John W. Colby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Wed Jul 28 18:01:07 CDT 2004
Let me know if it helps. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Porter, Mark Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 5:17 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] WAN - Interesting experience Thanks, my 2GHz phone is sitting ON my wireless 4 port. I don't have a lot of wirless laptop usage, but my range is abysmal. I'll try moving it. Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of > John W. Colby > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:28 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] WAN - Interesting experience > > > Yea, unfortunately I threw away all my 900 mhz phones (they > were awful), and > then spent $150 on a new two handset 2ghz set BEFORE even > looking at the > wireless router. If you know anything about power though, > you know that > power diminishes at the square of the distance, thus simply moving two > transmitters as far apart as possible is going to help reduce > interference > between the two. And of course, I knew this. ;-) I didn't > really know I > had an interference problem, or not enough to worry about > trying to move > things around. After all, everything worked. > > In my case I had the two within about two feet of each other, > and at times > about a foot apart. The only reason I didn't do this sooner is that I > wanted the phone handset cradle on my desk. I'll live with > it where it is > given the performance increase of my WAN. > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Scott Marcus > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:24 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] WAN - Interesting experience > > > That's why all my cordless phones are 900mhz. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of > John W. Colby > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:14 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: [dba-Tech] WAN - Interesting experience > > > I have an internet phone - regular 2ghz wireless phone > connected to a "phone > modem" - Vonage. I have a wireless LAN. I had heard about > interactions > between the two, but mostly of the "can't connect to the LAN" variety. > > I had a regular 4 port router, then purchased a 4 port with > wireless router > which I got hooked up and functioning. I then later added > the internet > phone. All in my office in the basement of my house. The > wireless phone > base (transmitter) was within a couple of feet of the wireless router. > Everything worked. I had an old slow laptop and never really > noticed any > problems, I could connect, my phone conversations > occasionally dropped bits > but I expect that, this is internet phone after all. > > I got a new laptop with 802.11g built in. The old wireless > router is only b > so it worked but only b. It was not lightning fast but fast > enough. The > range wasn't really great though. > > I finally decided last night to move the wireless phone base > / transmitter. > I moved it about 12 feet away from the wall where the > wireless router sits. > My new laptop doubled or even tripled it's apparent speed, > i.e. the time it > takes to finish opening a complex site such as msnbc or bestbuy. My > apparent range just about doubled as well. Previously I was > unable to even > use my laptop inside the RV parked in the driveway at the far > end of my > house - 75 feet or so through several walls. Now I am > getting 2mbit link > and an entirely satisfactory experience using the laptop there. > > What a difference 12 feet makes! If you are getting poor > performance from > your wireless, look at what you have where and try moving > things around. It > sure helped me. > > John W. 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