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Your Bluetooth signal shares space with microwaves

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Despite decades of updates, your wireless audio will inevitably cut out because of a fundamental design compromise. Bluetooth relies on the overcrowded 2.4 GHz spectrum, fighting for signal space with microwaves, Wi-Fi routers, and baby monitors, making true stability mathematically impossible.

Your Bluetooth signal shares space with microwaves
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