I’ve experienced the ‘microwave problem’. While working at home I noticed that my wifi connection would drop when my wife would heat something up. The exact moment I heard the stop ‘ding’ from the microwave the connection resumed...like clockwork.
The guy at the store gave me a strange stare when I asked if they had any ‘wifi safe microwaves’ - he’d never heard of it.
“I’ve experienced the ‘microwave problem’. While working at home I noticed that my wifi connection would drop when my wife would heat something up. The exact moment I heard the stop ‘ding’ from the microwave the connection resumed...like clockwork.
The guy at the store gave me a strange stare when I asked if they had any ‘wifi safe microwaves’ - he’d never heard of it.”
Get ready! 5G is coming! Should help make that a more common experience!
‘wifi safe microwaves’ - Should have asked for ‘microwave safe wifis’................
Use a router in the 5GHz range. The microwave oven is competing with the 2.4GHz WIFI.
2.4 ghz wifi and microwaves are darn close in frequencies (actually overlap) and that is a very common problem. Given how weak wifi signals are (in the mili watt range) an the 1000+ watts a microwave puts out, wifi safe microwaves are not realistic because the shielding would triple the price. Switch to 5 ghz and no more problems. Almost all routers unless it is 15 years old can do 5 ghz. If your laptop or desktop is also ancient, a $10 usb 5 ghz unobtrusive little wifi unit will solve your problems.
Turn off beam forming and MIMO. They are teats on a boar unless your client expressly supports them and the implicit beam forming just doesnt work.
If for some crazy reason your wifi router doesnt do 5 ghz, something cheap like this works as a fine router. https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-AC1750-WiFi-Router-RT-AC65/dp/B091D71M6P or this https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-AC1750-Smart-WiFi-Router/dp/B079JD7F7G
If it just your computer that does not do 5 ghz, something like this adds it https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Mini-Wireless-Supports-10-9-10-14/dp/B07PB1X4CN and something like this adds it with a lot more range because of the antenna https://www.amazon.com/wireless-USB-WiFi-Adapter-PC/dp/B07P5PRK7J
All microwaves are “wifi safe”, at least when new and in good condition..
An old worn out microwave with a door that’s warped or otherwise doesn’t close tightly will leak signal...
...and should probably be replaced.