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Anonymous - Thu Jun 17, 2004 4:34 pm
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ok, well my wireless connection stops responding when the telephone rings, im on cable, any one kno anything?

myke - Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:19 pm
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i'm not sure but i think its cause your phone and router is on the same frequency

50% Packetloss - Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:31 pm
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I assume this is a portable phone, press the CHANNEL button on your receiver and it will fix the problem. Also switching channels on your wi-fi should work too. Its strange that they would interfere with each other, you might want to call the FCC about it: if switching channels fixes the problem.

Cyan~Fire - Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:03 pm
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I know someone who has this problem, it's definitely radio interference and definitely common.

Anonymous - Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:39 pm
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i tried to.... i tried changin channles i went throuh all 11 of them for my wireless and my chordless phone doest have the channel thingy

wEaViL - Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:41 pm
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If you have a cell phone or a friend and a regular phone try unplugging the cordless and plug in the regular phone. Then whoever has a cell phone or whatever have them call and see if it still does it... if it dont then buy a new cordless phone that has the channel feature

Lumenesc - Fri Jun 18, 2004 11:03 pm
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Yea cell phones are just wierd...they can also make your radio turn off if they're sitting on top of them o-O.

Off topic subject...I have wireless conection on my laptop, and uh i can connect to a network, how do i get internet connection with that? I tried it at like a public place, connected but no internet. And i cant share files with my cpu.

Also does dialup work with wireless?

Alllssoooo, do i need a router with wireless, i have some "base statino thing" connected to my cpu, but do i need to connect my laptop to a router?

Maucaub - Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:59 am
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50% Packetloss wrote:

Its strange that they would interfere with each other, you might want to call the FCC about it: if switching channels fixes the problem.

Actually, this is a well known issue and not an infringement with the FCC. WiFi, namely the popular 802.11b and 802.11g, uses a slice of the frequency spectrum in the vicinity of 2GHz (specifically a 2.4GHz band) that is not regulated. Instead, this particular range of the spectrum is designated for amateur/experimental operator use and for certain types of short-range commercial devices.

Behold! This is the same frequency range used by the latest and greatest 2.4GHz cordless phones. My guess is that you're using a 2.4GHz phone in close proximity to your WiFi device(s). One possible solution, as already mentioned, is to cycle through the different channels to try to find a combination that minimizes the interference. This may not always work. Another approach is to rearrange the layout of your devices to keep potentially interfering devices away from eachother. The final resort, change one or more of the aggressor devices.

FYI, phones aren't the only devices that cause interference in this range. Certain kinds of microwave ovens and even TVs can interfere with your WiFi reception. If you want to read more, just do a web search for 802.11, WiFI, interference, or any combination of the above. It's common enough that you should be able to find plenty of links discussing sources of interference and ways to minimize them.