Mine knocks out my TV when I use it because the ROKU can only function on the 2.4 GHz band.Regardless it is a very good reason not to use old electronics.
This article makes me question our old microwave. The thing is only 30+ years old. I have no idea how well shielded it is.
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What made it even more confusing is that it passed the cell phone test so I don't really know why it does it. My router is just a few feet from it but when I move it to 4 ft. or more then it doesn't happen.It shouldn't affect 2.4Ghz devices at all, might want to get that replaced as you might be absorbing radiation as well.
How does one receive a signal on such an old device? OTA uses new frequencies for HD. Or was this thing still analog cable as well? Which, really, who still uses analog except for vinyl?
That's not entirely accurate. You need a licence to watch TV as it's being broadcast and to use the BBC iPlayer catch up service, but you don't need a licence to own a TV or to use it any purpose other than those I've just mentioned. It's still not particularly good value though.
I think some time ago they made it that you pay TV licencing fee no matter what, like if you have any type of electronic device (smartphone, tablet etc.) that could be used for any type of streaming content including YouTube. Otherwise it was designed to pay for the BBC but from what I read their extended ToS made it applicable that unless you do not have any type of device capable of watching media content, or you are exempt, you must pay for TV licence.
In the UK, you have to have a license for a TV set. They used to have a van that drove around detecting sets at addresses that had not paid the tax. So, he may have not paid tax on his old TV, or they may have revoked his license. If so, he IS obligated not to use his TV set. Ever.
TV Licence - GOV.UK
You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayerwww.gov.uk
Not quite the same at the moment but we are definitely heading in the same direction as the US.From what I know about the UK, they are not lawyer happy like we are in the US. Thus, please mind the gap.
In the UK, you have to have a license for a TV set. They used to have a van that drove around detecting sets at addresses that had not paid the tax. So, he may have not paid tax on his old TV, or they may have revoked his license. If so, he IS obligated not to use his TV set. Ever.
TV Licence - GOV.UK
You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayerwww.gov.uk
Do they still have to if they are not capturing any "over the air" signals? I remember we in India too had to pay the licence fees radios and TVs but in turn there were ZERO commercials or ads.In the UK, you have to have a license for a TV set. They used to have a van that drove around detecting sets at addresses that had not paid the tax. So, he may have not paid tax on his old TV, or they may have revoked his license. If so, he IS obligated not to use his TV set. Ever.
TV Licence - GOV.UK
You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayerwww.gov.uk
Americans - straight to the lawyers! Maybe the rest of the village should sue the old couple for the loss? If they played their cards right they could get them evicted and a nice little windfall from the sale of their modest cottage...in fact a good lawyer could make the case that the internet provider had failed to design a product that would be protected from such interference ....
Tell me how good FCC cerification is when I drive down the road listening to an AM radio station, and broadcast gets drowned out by massive static. Say what? Can't hear you!United Kingdom not US so laws may be different, here in the US we have an FCC certification that devices are tested to not cause interference.
Lmao!
No. Just no.
That is the certification, it doesn't cause interference and can receive it. Perhaps read those little labels they stick on everything as that is working as intended.Tell me how good FCC cerification is when I drive down the road listening to an AM radio station, and broadcast gets drowned out by massive static. Say what? Can't hear you!
It doesn't matter how the TV channels are broadcasted - it's a question of whether or not it's live. So watching any TV channel or listening to any radio broadcast, regardless of the device or means of transmission, requires a licence.Do they still have to if they are not capturing any "over the air" signals?
I believe Germans are the strictest in this regard. In fact you can be penalised if you use certain specified equipment during certain hours of the day too.Tell me how good FCC cerification is when I drive down the road listening to an AM radio station, and broadcast gets drowned out by massive static. Say what? Can't hear you!
Not when I read it, it wasn't. I'm glad they read my post and clarified the glaring omission.As the article pointed out it was an older broadband network and standard so it was susceptible to shine.