intermitent wireless connection

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Linksys support is wrong. It isn't Windows XP or Service Pack 2, Andy, it
is that the 2.4 GHz phones or other appliances on the same frequency will
interrupt wireless transmission. It doesn't matter what operating system
you're running, if you've got a 2.4 telephone, chances are it will force a
dropped connection.

If you can set the phone channel really high (like 32 or so), and drop your
wireless to perhaps channel 1, you might be able to compensate for it,
otherwise, I would look for a different phone. I run either 900 MHz or the
5.8 GHz cordless phones here, without problems.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
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"Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running DSL through a Linksys wireless network adapter and an Apple
> Airport Express wireless router. It seems like ever since I installed XP
> Service Pack 2 that my broadband connection has been very sketchy. I
> called
> Linksys tech support and they said that the SP2 has a bug in it that
> causes
> wireless routers to drop periodically if you have a 2.4 GH portable phone
> (which I have). However, I tried to unplug the phone, yet the broadband
> connection is still sketchy. Is there something within my networking
> properties that I need to adjust so that I don't have to tinker with my
> settings every 10 minutes?
>
> thanks
> -a.