I know that for us, at least in the dorms, that cell phones have pretty much killed off all land lines- hence erasing the concern entirely.
Other than interference, there are security concerns with cordless phones. This is a bit dated (predates DECT 1.9 and was aimed at home users), but still accurate and hits on one case of cordless phone insecurity on our campus: http://lhbadman.mysite.syr.edu/cordlesscune2006monitoringtimes.pdf -Lee -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane Godmere Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cordless Phone Interference > My question to you is what do you do about wireless telephones coexisting > with your wireless network, if anything? > DECT6 (1.9 GHz) is the only way to go! They also work quite well. Note there are a LOT of other things in the WiFi bands that can cause similar problems. (leaky microwave ovens, some computers, video games, etc.) -- Shane Allan Godmere Senior Telecommunications Engineer II Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Dr. EERC-B31 Houghton, MI 49931 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
