WiFi for Entertainment?

Marcia Loewenstein | March 09, 2005, 09:46 AM

I was recently asked about some data, “So why people aren’t using it (Wi-Fi) for entertainment today – they have all the equipment they need if they already have a wireless network at home?”

Piggybacking on some work that Julie’s team conducted, we recently took a deeper look at Wi-Fi and interference for a client.

It is amazing to see the numerous ad-hoc ways that people deal with interference symptoms (and Wi-Fi) at home. Think about using Wi-Fi as a vehicle for watching TV or listening to music if you were making the following adjustments to make it work:

"I have a multi-level house and I only use Wi-Fi in the middle level."
"I wait 'til my neighbor is done using their microwave."
"I wait 'til my wife is done using the microwave."

Would you turn off your stereo so you can cook? Not me…music is always part of the cooking experience.

(OK – maybe ‘microwaving’ is not cooking…but you get my point.)

Julie can speak more on this.