Can wifi conflict with my keyboard/mouse's wireless signal?

[lsquare]

Earlier today, I bought the Microsoft Wireless Comfort 5000 Keyboard/Mouse combo. There's an unbelieveable amount of lag with my keyboard and mouse. Certain keystrokes don't get registered and the mouse pointer doesn't move smoothly as I move the mouse. My desktop is currently connected to the internet via wifi. Could that conflict with the signal of my keyboard and mouse? I've never had this problem before when I was using Logitech Wireless keyboards and mice.

It felt like a chore creating this thread thanks to the lag.

 

[handyrandyrc]

2.4GHz is public band, as you already know. The keyboard and mouse 'bind' themselves to the receiver, but if you are having lots of 2.4GHz in the air, the 'loudest' signal is the one that gets heard.

It's a basic way that radar jamming works for the military. They just send out a signal at the same frequency, but at a much higher power output. It essentials drowns out anything else on that band.

Microwave ovens operate in the 2.4GHz-ish band. Cordless phones. Many game controllers. Wireless speakers. Wireless mice and keyboards. All using the same band, you can see why I am a fan of wires plugging everything together.

You could try using your mouse/keyboard in another room of the house, just to see if the interference is different/better. But I realize that may be a pain to do so.

 

[corkyg]

Try this as a work around. Get a USB extension cable, and connect the keyboard/mouse receiver device to the cable and then move at farther away from your Wi-Fi antenna.

 

[0roo0roo]

i have two wireless logitech mice next to my wifi router.
seems ok

 

[JohnnyTech]

Have you tried disconnecting the wifi router and then testing the keyboard and mouse? Maybe test them on another computer. If your Logitech set worked fine and this one doesn't, could be a hardware prob.