This dilemma I'm in really sucks. I have to have 802.11b. I'm not giving it up. Ever.
I have to have a cordless phone. I'd really like to use the x-10 Wireless Video Sender I got. None of them interact well. I've intentionally kept my 900mhz cordless phone because it's, well, 900mhz and therefore won't interfere. I've bought and taken back a host of 2ghz cordless phones recently. I haven't tried the Siemens Gigaset yet, but I have they CyberGenie which is made by Siemens and it really sucks. I get a lot of static and the usability of the phone is terrible. So... Yesterday I bought the Vtech VT-5831 phone that runs at 5.8ghz. I should have no problems in my one bedroom apartment. Wrong. I get static pretty bad. I live in the upper east side in a block of Brownstones so it's understandable that I'd get interference, but this is the ONLY phone that does 5.8ghz. Unless someone is doing 802.11a nearby I should be in the clear. Plus, at $180 this phone doesn't even have a digital answering machine. Short answer... don't buy this phone. It sucks. The box alludes to a message waiting light and other voicemail like functions but it just means that it will piggyback on the phonecompany's voicemail service. After the PATRIOT act, they can shove their telco voicemail up their ass. cheers, Terry -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
