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Title: Fairy lights and wi-fi
Post by: Hope on December 06, 2015, 09:09:46 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34964847

Anyone having any problems?
Title: Re: Fairy lights and wi-fi
Post by: Bubbles on December 07, 2015, 09:32:09 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34964847

Anyone having any problems?

LOL!

Before I read the actual report I had visions of wide awake neighbours who can't sleep, because of light pollution from the house opposites Christmas display, hacking in to their wifi system to sabotage them  ;)

I was just about to advise you to turn them off at night  :)

🌹
Title: Re: Fairy lights and wi-fi
Post by: floo on December 07, 2015, 12:13:53 PM
I wish people wouldn't put those ghastly lights up outside their homes, especially the ones that flash on and off. Light pollution is the right term for them! >:(
Title: Re: Fairy lights and wi-fi
Post by: Bubbles on December 08, 2015, 07:31:02 AM
I wish people wouldn't put those ghastly lights up outside their homes, especially the ones that flash on and off. Light pollution is the right term for them! >:(

We have a couple near us.

One does the whole front of his house with a whole curtain of blinking lights that flash so they look a bit like a huge purple waterfall, the lights all flashing in sync. Then there are other colours flashing as well plus a large Rudolph and Santa that flashes as well.

If you think of that Coca cola advert, you get the idea  :o

It doesn't shine in my house at night, fortunately as I am set back a bit, but if it did I could see it could be annoying.

It's really quite pretty, he has a different scenario every year and the other houses in the close do a smaller version, maybe just one thing in the garden.

But every year this one house goes over the top and his house and garden is totally smothered in flashing lights.

 ;D

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎇🎉🎈🎈

It reminds me of that film " deck the halls "

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790604/
Title: Re: Fairy lights and wi-fi
Post by: Rhiannon on December 08, 2015, 09:07:42 AM
I've solved this problem by not having any decorations at all. It works surprisingly well for Christmas tree needles in the carpet, too.
Title: Re: Fairy lights and wi-fi
Post by: Shaker on December 08, 2015, 03:56:32 PM
I've solved this problem by not having any decorations at all. It works surprisingly well for Christmas tree needles in the carpet, too.
... unless you get one of them there sacrificial trees.
Title: Re: Fairy lights and wi-fi
Post by: Hope on December 08, 2015, 05:57:59 PM
I've solved this problem by not having any decorations at all. It works surprisingly well for Christmas tree needles in the carpet, too.
You clearly live a long way from your neighbours, Rhi.  Our neighbour's fairy lights (we live in a semi-detached property) has been known to affect our house wi-fi.   ;)