wireless interference from phones

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:19 am

anybody know off hand what mhz portable phones are the best for not causing interference with 802.11b/g ?

TIA

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 1:19 pm

I think anything but 2.4 is good. I have heard a lot of people say 2.4 phones are evil for wireless setups.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:14 pm

Any phone purchased in the last 3 years should have no problems with 802.11 b/g

Older phones can be problematic.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:49 pm

Yah, about a year ago I was using a fairly new 2.4ghz phone and it never interfered with my wireless..

eGo

ZYFER · Post by **ZYFER** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:05 am

Be careful, the cheap 2.4ghz models can also cause interference. I had a client who had a wireless network, and their neighbor had a new, cheap 2.4ghz phone set of two that caused all kinds of trouble for their network. Was nice that they had good neighbors who cared

Lmandrake · Post by **Lmandrake** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:57 am

I have an older 2.4 and it kills my wireless net when I use it...

wpublic · Post by **wpublic** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:41 pm

ditto on the cheap 2.4 phones. i used to just get a new cheap 2.4 phone when the battery went bad, but when i set up my wireless in here, it would interfere. now, the 5.8 phones are reasonably priced so i went to those. the jury is still out on my wireless headphones; but if i tune them just right and stand in the right place, i can inadvertently pick up someone talking on their cordless phone. i think my wireless cams also run in the 2.4 range and they are really picky about placement, but i keep them away from the WAP. they would interfere with the 2.4 phone i had.