Just occurred to me that the humble microwave should be a fairly effective Faraday cage, certainly for the microwave spectrum, anyone know how good it is for the relevant communication frequencies?
Just occurred to me that the humble microwave should be a fairly effective Faraday cage, certainly for the microwave spectrum, anyone know how good it is for the relevant communication frequencies?
I just tossed my phone in there and I still got a signal.
It’s actually super easy to build a simple cage. Just put whatever in a box, wrap the box in foil, then a thin cloth (I used a tea towel), then another layer of foil.
if you want something a little more convenient, they also sell faraday bags for phones and laptops.
Ahh - the ever ambiguous “they.”
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On mine the call got cut as soon as I closed the door.
For science! Good to know (how did you tell with the door closed? text it or something?).
I used the mobile hotspot feature. My internet speeds were very slightly slower, but barely any different, so it clearly leaks a lot.