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Using phone kills wireless router

If you have a 2.4 GHz cordless phone and a wireless router, you may have a problem. Wireless routers use the same 2.4 GHz frequency as many phones. This can lead to problems on both devices: static on your phone when the wireless network is in use, and poor signal strength on your wireless network when using your phone. If this is happening to you, your really have two options to fix this problem.

The first, and most reliable way, is to get a different phone that does not use 2.4 GHz as the frequency. Most newer phones use higher frequencies and they do not interfere with wireless networks.

The second is to configure your wireless router. All routers have multiple channels available, there are usually 11 channels. Try changing the channel to see if this improves the problem.
Rating: 100% positive, 2 total Votes
Categories: wireless internet routers phone
Added: on Oct 22, 2007 at 11:23 am
Added By: an anonymous user

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Another option, if your router is using next-generation 802.11n, is to switch the router to the 5ghz range. Worked for me in two seconds.
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