2.4ghz phone with wireless internet??

chemman14 · 12-25-2004

my mom just got a 2.4 ghz phone for xmas and i was told that this will make my wireless internet setup obsolete because of conflicting frequencies. is this tru???

Barry · 12-25-2004

It can mess with the network, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's more one of those try it and see things.

chemman14 · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by Barry

It can mess with the network, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's more one of those try it and see things.

hmm alright
hopefully you can take it back

beakmyn · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by chemman14

my mom just got a 2.4 ghz phone for xmas and i was told that this will make my wireless internet setup obsolete because of conflicting frequencies. is this tru???

It is possible that the phone will cause interference with your card, but unlikely. A quick way to check is to use a card that is compatible with NetStumbler and run it and then use the phone. If the signal to noise ratio goes up then the phone is interfering with your connection.

So, what do you do? Well first you switch the channel on your WAP and see if the problem goes away.

I use my laptop as my main computer at home and I'm sitting right next to my Uniden 2.4Ghz phone and have never had a problem with interference. For sake of arguement my WAP is <15 feet away also.

Granted your mileage may vary but it's definately not the end of the world.

OldSchool · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by chemman14

my mom just got a 2.4 ghz phone for xmas and i was told that this will make my wireless internet setup obsolete because of conflicting frequencies. is this tru???

I have a Panasonic 2.4ghz expandable system and have no problems. Most phones operating in the 2.4 range search for un-used bands that are fairly narrow and I have no problems at all.

streaker69 · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by OldSchool

I have a Panasonic 2.4ghz expandable system and have no problems. Most phones operating in the 2.4 range search for un-used bands that are fairly narrow and I have no problems at all.

While your Panasonic phone may do this, alot of the cheaper phones do not. I have had many (over 20) clients report issues with 2.4ghz phones and their wireless network. The biggest issue occurs when the base station of the phone is between the client machine and the AP. If that kind of circumstance can be avoided, you just might be able to use that phone. Otherwise exchange it for the new 5.8ghz phones.

RedSector · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by streaker69

Otherwise exchange it for the new 5.8ghz phones.

Or be cool like me and me and use older 900mhz phones

streaker69 · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by RedSector

Or be cool like me and me and use older 900mhz phones

Or really cool like the most of the Mods here and use them 43mhz phones..

RedSector · 12-25-2004

Those phones give me the creeps. I picked one up on my scanner once (didn't listen, thats rude/probably illegal). I have been paranoid about them since then.

Airstreamer · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by streaker69

While your Panasonic phone may do this, alot of the cheaper phones do not. I have had many (over 20) clients report issues with 2.4ghz phones and their wireless network. The biggest issue occurs when the base station of the phone is between the client machine and the AP. If that kind of circumstance can be avoided, you just might be able to use that phone. Otherwise exchange it for the new 5.8ghz phones.

Add me to that list. Our 2.4 phone wipes out the wireless. I can tell when anybody in the house goes off hook, 'cause my connection bites it. Sometimes it will reconnect, but mostly not. I could probably move the AP and the phone bases around and minimize it, but it just hasn't been that important.

The old spread spectrum 900mHz phone we had was amazing. I put the base up in the bedroom window and drove to the Wal-Mart parking lot about 1 mile away. I could get dial tone just about anywhere in the lot. It was line of sight with nothing in the way though.

sTEVE

wrzwaldo · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by Airstreamer

Add me to that list. Our 2.4 phone wipes out the wireless. I can tell when anybody in the house goes off hook, 'cause my connection bites it. Sometimes it will reconnect, but mostly not. I could probably move the AP and the phone bases around and minimize it, but it just hasn't been that important.

The old spread spectrum 900mHz phone we had was amazing. I put the base up in the bedroom window and drove to the Wal-Mart parking lot about 1 mile away. I could get dial tone just about anywhere in the lot. It was line of sight with nothing in the way though.

sTEVE

Thats reminds me of the time that my 900Mhz got packed in my suitcase on a trip back east. I was able to get a dialtone from my room (there was a rather large housing developement next to this hotel). Just curious if you actually verified it was your base you were connected to?

Airstreamer · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by wrzwaldo

Thats reminds me of the time that my 900Mhz got packed in my suitcase on a trip back east. I was able to get a dialtone from my room (there was a rather large housing developement next to this hotel). Just curious if you actually verified it was your base you were connected to?

Hmm.. Good question. However, while I was wandering aimlessly in the lot, the damn thing rang, and it was a call for my mother-in-law who lives with us!

It was supposed to be not only spread spectrum, but also was supposed to sync the encryption with the base when put in it for charging.

Guess it worked!

PS: Signed up for WiGLE, but uploads are busted at this moment. Bobzilla says they are working on it.

sTEVE

RedSector · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by wrzwaldo

Thats reminds me of the time that my 900Mhz got packed in my suitcase on a trip back east. I was able to get a dialtone from my room (there was a rather large housing developement next to this hotel). Just curious if you actually verified it was your base you were connected to?

Usually the phones only connect to thier own brand and model of base station. I don't think the phone will connect to another base station even if it is the same model though, because in a situation like an apartment there would be havoc. Though you never know.

Personally I prefer 900mhz for phones. They have pretty good audio quality and thier range is killer. If i were to get a new one id hunt down a 900mhz one.

wrzwaldo · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by RedSector

Usually the phones only connect to thier own brand and model of base station. I don't think the phone will connect to another base station even if it is the same model though, because in a situation like an apartment there would be havoc. Though you never know.

Personally I prefer 900mhz for phones. They have pretty good audio quality and thier range is killer. If i were to get a new one id hunt down a 900mhz one.

There was a time when this was in fact a problem. I recall a couple of instances where several long distance phone calls were made doing this. The charges ended up being reversed and the originator of the calls was charged with (if I remember correctly) theft of service.

Or it may have been diversion of services

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(b) Diversion of services.--A person is guilty of theft if, having control over the disposition of services of others to which he is not entitled, he knowingly diverts such services to his own benefit or to the benefit of another not entitled thereto.

streaker69 · 12-25-2004

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Originally Posted by RedSector

Usually the phones only connect to thier own brand and model of base station. I don't think the phone will connect to another base station even if it is the same model though, because in a situation like an apartment there would be havoc. Though you never know.

Personally I prefer 900mhz for phones. They have pretty good audio quality and thier range is killer. If i were to get a new one id hunt down a 900mhz one.

All modern day cordless phones have a security code that passes back and forth between the base and the handset. Unless the codes match, the phone will not communicate with the base and vice versa.

The old AT&T phones used to lose their code constantly and would give a "BEEP DA DA". If you heard that it was a clear sign it lost it's code. You had to put the phone on the base and unplug the base to resend the code to the handset. Technology for that system has improved greatly over the years and now it's very seldom that a phone will lose it's code.

Many times when you put a phone back onto a base station now, you'll see the "activity" light flicker. That's normally a sign that it's resetting the code in the handset.

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chemman14 CadillacStumbler Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 250	2.4ghz phone with wireless internet?? my mom just got a 2.4 ghz phone for xmas and i was told that this will make my wireless internet setup obsolete because of conflicting frequencies. is this tru???

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Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,883	It can mess with the network, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's more one of those try it and see things. __________________ Never do anything you don't want to explain to the paramedics.

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RedSector Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 673	Those phones give me the creeps. I picked one up on my scanner once (didn't listen, thats rude/probably illegal). I have been paranoid about them since then. __________________ Get thine ass into the Church The Church of Wifi

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