Wireless internet goes down when phone rings

Angelox · #1 02-04-2009, 08:50 AM

I have a wireless router, but don't use the wireless portion - I have everything wired to it, and still my connection dropped when the phone rang. I had to remove the phone and put in a regular wired phone.
I have DSL, and I thought my problem might somehow be related to DSL and my phone. Next time I get some money, I'll try you 5.8GHz phone idea

Yeormom · #2 02-04-2009, 11:31 AM

Angelox, do you have filters on your phones? To operate DSL properly, all analog devices must have a filter installed before them. Your ISP should have given you a handful when you signed up. If not, call and they will get you some free of charge most likely.

As far as wireless and phones go, just go buy a 900mhz phone and be done with it. Most 2.4ghz and 5.8ghz phones today have frequency hoping features which is for security so they're gonna get you regardless of what you configure your access point to use. If you don't use 802.11a, then a 5.8ghz phone will also work wonders much like the 900mhz.

Angelox · #3 02-04-2009, 03:34 PM

I don't think I do have all those filters, but the company here is about to switch me to a brand new fiber-optic network they built, I'm hoping all my problems will be over then (hopefully withing a month). If it's good, then I'll go static ip and buff my self up some more.

Yeormom · #4 02-04-2009, 05:03 PM

Lucky you! The best I will have in my area for the next few years is 16/2 cable which has nice throughput but the reliability can be depressing. Nothing like randomly having a 500ms ping at 7pm on a Monday night.

Valcrist · #5 02-06-2009, 05:23 PM

Does your toilet also flush when your doorbell rings?

**Congdar** · #6 02-07-2009, 03:23 PM

I had the same problem. The phone and the wireless are both 2.4ghz. Additionally, my connections drop when using the microwave oven. As I understand it, channel 6 and maybe one other channel is the only option that works reliably. Changing your phone to the 5.8ghz is one option, but you might want to keep them at 2.4ghz and upgrade your router instead from B,G to N which I believe uses 5.8ghz. I'm thinking the same disconnects would happen if you upgrade your phone now and then your wireless router later.

My solution was to drop phone service to my house completely. I have a cell phone and hated paying for 2 phone bills. Now, no disconnects when the phone rings. Now... what to do about the microwave.

Yeormom · #7 02-09-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Congdar

but you might want to keep them at 2.4ghz and upgrade your router instead from B,G to N which I believe uses 5.8ghz.

Incorrect. B/G/N all use the 2.4GHz spectrum. The only wireless network standard which has gone mainstream that uses 5.8ghz is 802.11a, which supports decent speeds but short distance.