Comments on: Wireless Networking Standard With Higher Frequency Than Cordless Phones?

Question: Wireless Networking Standard With Higher Frequency Than Cordless Phones?

Fupped Duck — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:14:40 -0800

80211b vs 80211g: According to my research, both are using the 2.4ghz freq as are cordless telephones. Isn't there a wireless networking standard that uses higher frequencies so that there's no interference from cordless phones?

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:31:05 -0800

I had that problem, then bought this. No more problem. Phone and wireless can be used at the same time, even though the phone is 2.4 one way and 5.8 another.

By: Tenuki

Tenuki — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:36:06 -0800

802.11a is up in the 5-GHz range.

By: Fupped Duck

Fupped Duck — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:33:00 -0800

thx 2 u both

By: hattifattener

hattifattener — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 22:58:43 -0800

Also, neither the 802.11 nor the phone are going to be taking up the entire band (it's about 80 MHz wide).

By: kindall

kindall — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 00:18:24 -0800

Your microwave oven is a much bigger threat to your wireless connection than your cordless phone. I have a set of Panasonic 2.4 GHz phones -- no problem with WiFi at all.

By: yerfatma

yerfatma — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 08:32:08 -0800

With XP? Everytime I call out on the phone near the computer XP claims my Wifi connection is gone (which leads to the ironic situation where I can't be on the phone and the Internet at the same time in spite of a broadband connection). I can get the connection back by opening "View Available Wireless Networks" and refreshing a few times until it reconnects.

AFAIK, it's an XP-only issue, resulting from XP's idiotic handling of wireless connections: anything thta interrupts for a split-second is handled as a lost connection.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:15:08 -0800

Ooooh. I'll bet that's why I lose connection: probably a neighbour in my condo complex has a 2.4 phone.

The next question, naturally, is whether there's a replacement for XP's idiotic software...

By: adamrice

adamrice — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 16:35:23 -0800

Of course, there are also 900-MHz cordless phones (supposedly poorer signal quality, but mine sounds fine), and for that matter, I'm pretty sure there are 5.8 GHz models.

By: stew560

stew560 — Sat, 24 Apr 2004 21:53:27 -0800

Exactly why I got 900 MHz phones :) They work fine...now if only my apartment wiring was better...