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		Relys on July 15, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USB 3.0 Radio Frequency Interference on 2.4 GHz De... I found out about this issue while purchasing an AC spec router last year: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Netg... The Asus RT-AC68U did not have proper shielding on their USB 3.0 hub (at least in their launch hardware revision) which lead to interference.

chocolatebunny on July 15, 2016 [–]

Is there an easy way to test for this? I just bought an AC router (TP-LINK AC1900) and I had planned to use the USB port.

Relys on July 19, 2016 | [–]

I would assume running USB 3.0 read/write tests with radio on vs off would provide a good benchmark.

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