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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 901110" data-attributes="member: 59833">Wow! Except I would not consider the wifi channel a &quot;deeper setting&quot;. The channel has absolutely no effect on the data seen on the ISP&#039;s side of your gateway device (typically the modem) so I don&#039;t see why they would care. And the channel is for the wifi side only having absolutely nothing to do with any of your Ethernet connected devices. And changing the channel is not one of those settings that, if done wrong, will break a wifi network. Changing the channel is a common practice used to improve performance in crowded wifi neighborhoods. So I see no advantage for the ISP to lock users out. In fact, it seems to me allowing users to change that setting would even relieve some of the workload from the ISP&#039;s tech support. In fairness, most WAPs use an automatic channel selection process to determine and set the device to the least &quot;busy&quot; channel. But we have found here that the least busy channel is not always the best option. For example, if the adjacent channels are busy, a different channel might offer better performance with less interference. So having the option to do it manually is nice. This is just another reason I recommend users buy their own wireless routers and modems - when possible. Sadly, that type of &quot;Consumers Rights&quot; is not an option in some countries. Anyway, I am glad you figured out it was the Epson and not a nosy neighbor. Thanks for posting your findings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 901110, member: 59833"] Wow! Except I would not consider the wifi channel a "deeper setting". The channel has absolutely no effect on the data seen on the ISP's side of your gateway device (typically the modem) so I don't see why they would care. And the channel is for the wifi side only having absolutely nothing to do with any of your Ethernet connected devices. And changing the channel is not one of those settings that, if done wrong, will break a wifi network. Changing the channel is a common practice used to improve performance in crowded wifi neighborhoods. So I see no advantage for the ISP to lock users out. In fact, it seems to me allowing users to change that setting would even relieve some of the workload from the ISP's tech support. In fairness, most WAPs use an automatic channel selection process to determine and set the device to the least "busy" channel. But we have found here that the least busy channel is not always the best option. For example, if the adjacent channels are busy, a different channel might offer better performance with less interference. So having the option to do it manually is nice. This is just another reason I recommend users buy their own wireless routers and modems - when possible. Sadly, that type of "Consumers Rights" is not an option in some countries. Anyway, I am glad you figured out it was the Epson and not a nosy neighbor. Thanks for posting your findings. [/QUOTE]

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