Stop phone from messing up wireless signal?

So I have a D-Link Wireless Super G router with range booster and all that other crap (that I don't use). I have no idea what that stuff does. What I do know is that I have multiple devices depending on this wireless signal ... namely, my PS3, Wii, Brother's Laptop, Sister's Desktop and my Laptop.

I have the router set to automatically pick another channel if the signal gets interrupted. Problem is that anytime the phones in the house ring, they cut the wireless router out if it happens to be on their channel. If both the phones in the house and the router are able to use different channels, why do they keep interfering with each other? Is there a way to set each 2.4 GHz device (there are 3 cordless phones and one router) to remain on a certain channel as not to interfere with one another? OR is there more at play here?

It's fine if I'm surfing the net - router just needs to re-connect after switching channels, but if I'm playing a game - it's all over.

For reference, I believe this is my router:
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-WBR-23...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1204057318&sr=8-2

 

The way I solved this was two fold, first I moved the phone and the router as far away as possible, second I found the channel of the cordless and then set the router to the farthest channel possible from that of the cordless.

But then the DLink Router died on me, and the Linksys router I bought doesn't have that issue, so perhaps this is a sign of a failure?

 

Get a 5.8 GHz cordless phone. Doesn't interfere at all with WiFi.

 

There are 3 pretty expensive 2.4GHz phones in the house that I really have no say over, so that's definitely out. Otherwise, I would have done that to begin with (i.e. I live at home and really have no power beyond my own bedroom).

 

Well, I think you're pretty much SOL then. With all your cordless phones and your wireless network talking on the same frequency range, the stronger signal is going to cancel out the weaker.

 

That's CRAP WackyT. Crap I tell you!!!

Well whose idea was it to use the same frequency in the first place?!?! If I were a mastermind engineer-type person, I would have thought to myself, "Oh, a lot of cordless phones and other devices use 2.4 GHz. Let me make life easier by changing the frequency!" BUT NOOOO!!!!

 

Oh...oh...oh...that might well be why my Dlink dies randomly at home I so should have gone with the Linksys...arr! Also...my phone is basically about 3m from the router... Can't do much about it, its in an apartment.

 

If you have all 3 phones using a different freq, your in trouble. Need to look at what freq it is using and lock the phone on 3 freq close to each other. This should allow you enough distance.

Another possability if this is DSL line, you may have a connections that is bad, pulling the signal down. This can be fixed by cleaning up all of your phone line connections. Including the one outside the house. Copper will tarnish if exposed to air, so this is a possibility. Ant they loosen up over time too.

 

There are only so many open frequencies available to non licensed wireless equipment, so mastermind engineer-type people don't really have much choice in the matter.

That's why I use 2.4 GHz for computer wireless, and 5.8 GHz for my cordless phone. I used to have an old Toshiba cordless phone that was on 2.4 GHz, but got rid of it when my computer wireless would be knocked offline when I received or made a call. It was either change phones or move from 802.11b/g to 802.11a, and getting a new phone was a lot cheaper.

 

I suggest you switch the router/wifi adapters to A or N. You've got to change the phones or the wifi, or get used to using one at a time like dial-up.

 

Oh, N uses a different frequency? Then how can they sell cards that are b/g/n? If N uses a different frequency, then I'm all over that like white on rice.

 

N operates in the 2.4 GHz band also. The only commercially available standard for computer wireless outside the 2.4 GHz band is 802.11a.

 

11n router that is a Dual Band will use the 5ghz, other wise it uses the std 2.4ghz that b/g uses. Now there are a lot of a/b/g/n cards for NB. The most common is single band 2.4ghz.

So if you go with a Dual Band Routers that has seperate radios, you can isolate networks. Current most have a problem if g and n is being used at the same time.

 

If you're willing to use a release candidate standard, then N will be a good idea. Besides performing better in speed and range, the 5.0-5.8GHz range allows for 24 distinct 20MHz wide channels instead of the 3 in 2.4GHz. Even if everyone does channel bonding (speedbooster/super N/afterburner) to achieve 600Mbps (realistically much lower), there'll be 12 40MHz wide channels.

 

Can you recommend a good 802.11n Dual Band router that operates on both 2.4 & 5 GHz? Is the 5 GHz also compatible with 802.11a?

 

Go to www.smallnetbuilder.com and read their review and test results. There are only 4 on the market so you will not have a large selection to choose from. Belkin's always seam to test good, but my experience with their hardware is they are not reliable.

 

Thanks blue. I personally try to stay away from Belkin network equipment also.