Can microwave ovens close down Sims4?

Simburian

Only ask this as I moved my laptop to another room about 10 feet away from the kitchen area, started defrosting something and found Sims4 closed down as not working on my return and lost a house I was building. The oven was not directly inbetween the router and the laptop.

I've never had the game itself stop working in the past because of the microwave - only losing the internet connection . Is it due to Origin in Game?

Looks like I am having to go back to my long ethernet lead.

rosemow

Hello
I don't think that microwaves should cause the sims 4 to close down. Try testing again, by having your laptop near the microwave and see if the issue occurs again.

WiggleyTuff

Never heard of something like that before, ive had my laptop almost right next to the microwave and my game didn't act weird or differently. Maybe your laptop isn't cutting the game. Maybe it got overheated or so.

Try to see if your game crashes near the micro and other places in your home. You could post your system requirements if they aren't cutting for sims now.

Simburian

My microwave does affect my wifi connection but am now wondering if something else turns the game off if not played with for a time. I am going to use the ethernet to see if the same thing happens in the same situation.

Thanks both.

rosemow

I hope that your testing goes well, and that you may be able to find if something else causes the issue in your game.

DeKay

Are you sure it's not just your computer?

Simburian

Still think it is the microwave that was/is the problem. It always affects my wifi. When EA had turned on all it's feedback Options again after Vampires or the latest Patch the connection was left hanging and didn't recover on getting wifi back.. I hadn't noticed their resetting this.

I hate EA eavesdropping so turned off everything leaving only My Library available, saved settings and then just applied the Gallery connection. The online Gallery Gallery loads much faster and there are no whirling green circles.

rosemow

Mchap353 wrote: »

Still think it is the microwave that was/is the problem. It always affects my wifi. When EA had turned on all it's feedback Options again after Vampires or the latest Patch the connection was left hanging and didn't recover on getting wifi back.. I hadn't noticed their resetting this.

I hate EA eavesdropping so turned off everything leaving only My Library available, saved settings and then just applied the Gallery connection. The online Gallery Gallery loads much faster and there are no whirling green circles.

Hello
It is good that you are finding that your online Gallery is loading faster.

I am sorry that your microwave is affecting your wifi

Simburian

Thanks Rosemow. I just hope that the microwave isn't affecting me too! I'm getting a newer one.

rosemow

It is great that you are getting a new microwave I hope that the new one may not cause any computer /internet issues.

Nearia35

No, a microwave cannot stop a single program from working on your computer. That's either a problem with Origin, some CC/mods that you have, or your laptop just isn't happy with the game.

A microwave CAN interfere with standard 2.4GHz Wifi, though. Microwaves operate a very close frequency to that, and if the shielding on the microwave is damaged, the radiation from the microwave can flood out the wifi. Note that while I say it can happen, it should not happen. A fully shielded, properly functioning microwave should be completely self-contained.

From experience, our router is 6-7 feet across from our microwave and it never has any problems. Our previous router in the same location was a rather unstable. I have a friend who's microwave completely shuts off their wifi. I think it just depends on the quality of the hardware and how it was built.

Note that WiFi is slowly making the move from 2.4GHz up to 5GHz. If your router can broadcast 5GHz and your computers can receive it, 5GHz is far enough away from the range of microwaves that it will not be affected.

DarkSuperNinja

I don't know why, but I find it pretty funny that a microwave can affect the wifi! xD

At least my laptop can take 5GHz so I don't have to worry about the evil gosh darn microwave! xD

Simburian

Nearia35 wrote: »

No, a microwave cannot stop a single program from working on your computer. That's either a problem with Origin, some CC/mods that you have, or your laptop just isn't happy with the game.

A microwave CAN interfere with standard 2.4GHz Wifi, though. Microwaves operate a very close frequency to that, and if the shielding on the microwave is damaged, the radiation from the microwave can flood out the wifi. Note that while I say it can happen, it should not happen. A fully shielded, properly functioning microwave should be completely self-contained.

From experience, our router is 6-7 feet across from our microwave and it never has any problems. Our previous router in the same location was a rather unstable. I have a friend who's microwave completely shuts off their wifi. I think it just depends on the quality of the hardware and how it was built.

Note that WiFi is slowly making the move from 2.4GHz up to 5GHz. If your router can broadcast 5GHz and your computers can receive it, 5GHz is far enough away from the range of microwaves that it will not be affected.

Thank you @Nearia35 Actually I'm very glad I asked this question as on checking with my ISP Virginmedia I found that I could upgrade to a new 5G router for only a little extra expense each month. A bit worried about the microwave so I am going to do a bit of checking up on shielding before I get the new one.

rosemow

Mchap353 wrote: »

Nearia35 wrote: »

No, a microwave cannot stop a single program from working on your computer. That's either a problem with Origin, some CC/mods that you have, or your laptop just isn't happy with the game.

A microwave CAN interfere with standard 2.4GHz Wifi, though. Microwaves operate a very close frequency to that, and if the shielding on the microwave is damaged, the radiation from the microwave can flood out the wifi. Note that while I say it can happen, it should not happen. A fully shielded, properly functioning microwave should be completely self-contained.

From experience, our router is 6-7 feet across from our microwave and it never has any problems. Our previous router in the same location was a rather unstable. I have a friend who's microwave completely shuts off their wifi. I think it just depends on the quality of the hardware and how it was built.

Note that WiFi is slowly making the move from 2.4GHz up to 5GHz. If your router can broadcast 5GHz and your computers can receive it, 5GHz is far enough away from the range of microwaves that it will not be affected.

Thank you @Nearia35 Actually I'm very glad I asked this question as on checking with my ISP Virginmedia I found that I could upgrade to a new 5G router for only a little extra expense each month. A bit worried about the microwave so I am going to do a bit of checking up on shielding before I get the new one.

It is great that you will be able to upgrade to a new 5g router It will help you with your internet service.

chesterbigbird

Keep in mind 5Ghz has a shorter range so your signal may not be strong compared to 2.4Ghz.
The biggest culprits that interfere with signals are cordless phones/microwaves. Having you're router in a central location within the home is a must for good signals.