From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   About a month ago the utility swapped out   
   all the meters here with "smart" ones, and   
   ever since... I've had 803.11 problems.   
      
   We were away when they did the replacement, and   
   while we had to reset a bunch of clocks, things   
   in the house were ok.   
      
   However, ever since then, my laptop loses connectivity   
   to our wifi base. This typically happens (very roughly)   
   for ten minutes a couple of times/day. (Maybe more).   
      
   When this if going on my usual list of "in range"   
   wifi choices goes down from the half dozen to   
   maybe one or two. And the signal strength (as   
   measured by Apple's visual display, yes, I know..)   
   on my base, which is maybe 20 feet away, goes from   
   all five "cones" to maybe 1 or 2.   
      
   (This happens with all the laptops and desktops   
   in the house. Mostly Apples of various types, but   
   also a "smart phone")   
      
   Sometimes it's totally gone.   
      
   So my ques:   
      
   a: could this be a symptom of the electrical meters   
   getting polled and transmitting their data?   
      
   If so,   
      
   b: how best to verify this is the case?   
      
   Thanks   
      
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