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Yeah, some devices can be extremely noisy. If you have a Chromecast or Google Home, for instance, turn Guest Mode off -- it creates a hidden network on the same channel as your AP.

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My chromecasts have been acting up really badly recently, I've just gone and disabled guest mode on them all based on this information.

I think sehugg was talking about self noise ie the noise created by the AP's internal electronics

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