Apple AirPort Express with AirTunes Digital Media Streamer (M9470LL/A)
- Type: Digital Media Streamer
- Usage: Music
- Connectivity: Wireless / Wired
- Network Standard: IEEE 802.11g/b, IEEE 802.3 10Mbps Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u 100Mbps Ethernet
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Audio Streaming Useless - Conflict with 2.4 Ghz wireless phones.
Pros
Streams to your USB printer wirelessly.
Cons
Useless to listen to iTunes music wirelessly if you have any 2.4 Ghz wireless phones.
Recommended it?
No
While the print server functionality works fine, the Apple Airport Express AirTunes function cuts in and out all the time. The music is un-listenable.
It turns out the problem is 2.4 Ghz wireless phones. If you've got any of these phones in your home, then AirTunes may not work as you might expect. (It works fine on my significant other's AirPort Extreme card, which is apparently new and improved and seems to work better than my setup. I, on the other hand, have the old, original Airport card and cannot get an Airport Extreme card for my old G4 Titanium laptop. Seems that Apple changed the form factor when they came out with new laptops two years ago.)
Once I turned off (i.e. unplugged from the AC Power sopurce) all my Panasonic and Uniden 2.4 Ghz wireless phones, then AirTunes worked.
So, now I get the distinct pleasure of replacing perfectly working wireless phones and buying all new expandable 5.8 Ghz wireless phones, since the 5.8 Ghz band does not cause any interference with Airport.
It turns out the problem is 2.4 Ghz wireless phones. If you've got any of these phones in your home, then AirTunes may not work as you might expect. (It works fine on my significant other's AirPort Extreme card, which is apparently new and improved and seems to work better than my setup. I, on the other hand, have the old, original Airport card and cannot get an Airport Extreme card for my old G4 Titanium laptop. Seems that Apple changed the form factor when they came out with new laptops two years ago.)
Once I turned off (i.e. unplugged from the AC Power sopurce) all my Panasonic and Uniden 2.4 Ghz wireless phones, then AirTunes worked.
So, now I get the distinct pleasure of replacing perfectly working wireless phones and buying all new expandable 5.8 Ghz wireless phones, since the 5.8 Ghz band does not cause any interference with Airport.
