From: GlowingBlueMist@blackhole.io   
      
   On 8/29/2017 2:03 AM, GlowingBlueMist wrote:   
   > On 8/28/2017 6:40 PM, danny burstein wrote:   
   >> 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   
   >>   
   >> _____________________________________________________   
   >> Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key   
   >>               dannyb@panix.com   
   >> [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]   
   > Sounds like you have the problem pretty much identified.   
   > What I would do is to do a WiFi scan of the available channels.   
   >   
   > If you are presently using channel 1 switch to ch 6 or ch 11, if on Ch 6   
   > switch to ch 1 or ch 11, if on 11 switch to ch 1 or ch 6.   
   >   
   > Basically move your current current radio frequency to one of the three   
   > clear channels farthest from your present channel and see if the problem   
   > goes away.   
   >   
   > The only other thing I can think of is to run one of the WiFi channel   
   > scanners that has a logging feature and let it watch and see what   
   > frequencies/channels they are hogging when your meter is polled.  The   
   > meter itself might have a FCC label on it showing what frequency or   
   > channel(s) it is using but it can also be hidden on an internal panel of   
   > the meter.   
      
     Meant to include this link to an article that might help explain what   
   is happening to you.   
      
   https://www.smartdatacollective.com/smart-meters-kill-wifi-not-people/   
      
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