On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > And they won't blow away your WiFi, necessarily. A 2.4 GHz phone will > interfere with your WiFi if it's on the same frequencies. How much is > problematic. The biggest problem is that the phone will change > frequencies as needed to avoid interference so it might not cause a > problem today but may tomorrow and then not again the next day (or hour).
Everything is always relative. All I know is that in my experience all it takes to kill my 802.11n is to get a dial tone on my 2.4GHz cordless phone. Also, over at http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com it is among the first things asked about when someone complains about intermittent wireless problems. Cordless phones are much more likely to be a source of interference than the other usual suspects such as microwaves or baby monitors. While the 2.4GHz phones are always a possible suspect, apparently some 5GHz phones will also use the 2.4GHz band so a phone claiming to be 5GHz does not necessarily mean you are "safe". What they like and recommend for use around a wireless network are the DECT 6.0 phones. Turning on my cordless phone will stomp on my wireless when I'm just on the other side of a small room from my WAP. I can only imagine what would happen with any 2.4GHz phone at the very weak signal strength out around 240 feet from the WAP ... -irrational john --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
