While streaming music, my airport loses connection, is this typical?

While streaming music through my iPhone, my airport extreme loses connection. Is this typical?  I assume it loses connections at other times, but it most noticeable while streaming music.

It's a sign of a wireless environment that is less than ideal, which can be the result of wireless interference from competing wireless networks, the presence of intervening building materials and other obstructions, or any combination of these factors. They can't all be avoided but you may be able to mitigate their effects.
Streaming music or video is demanding of bandwidth and intolerant of the minor interruptions that go unnoticed when performing simpler networking tasks.

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    Message was edited by: MBaker22

    MBaker22
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