Can 2.4GHz cordless phones...

[Sqube]

Pretty much like the title says. I'm having intermittent connectivity issues and was just curious as to whether 2.4 GHz cordless phones could cause issues. The phone is about 12-15 feet away, if it makes any difference.

Also, if there's anything else you can think of that would help or cause the problem, that'd be great. I'm kinda going up the wall, and customer service = no help unless, apparently, the problem is happening as I'm talking to them. Up to this point, it hasn't been that accomodating.

 

[aircooled]

You should have filters on the phones. The phones would otherwise only interfere with your wireless (assuming you have wireless).

 

[archiloco]

you have to get a splitter (or signal combination) , it comes with the dsl package on the phone lines.

filter that is it!!! hehe. not the wireless it's your actual connection to the phone jack.

 

[thesurge]

My 2.4 ghz interferes with my wireless connection. (Cuts when someone calls, I have to force my phone to another channel with the "channel" button each time).

 

[Sqube]

I'm not talking about the wireless, I'm talking about the physical connection. I didn't think it was likely, but I needed to throw it out there. My computer is connected to the modem via ethernet, but my connection keeps cutting out. I've got the Versalink modem that Verizon provides, and the Internet light cuts off regularly; then the DSL light will blink for a while, come back solid, and the Internet light will come back on. I've noticed that, while it's mostly solid, it will flash from time to time even when the net is working.

I keep checking and checking but, as far as I can tell, all the phones have filters on them. If I use a 1-into-2 splitter, do I have to split each phone line individually or can I just put the filter in first? Graphic example ensues:

Phone Jack --> Filter --> Splitter --> Two Phone Lines --> Two Phones. Is this acceptable, or do I have to do the following?

Phone Jack --> Splitter --> Filter/Filter --> Phone Line/Phone Line --> Phone/Phone

 

[Rubycon]

Perhaps the phone's base (charger) is allowing RF to enter the lines either on the power side or phone line side. DSL can be flakey especially if your noise margins are borderline for the speeds provisioned. Have your ISP perform a MLT on your line to see.

 

[Sqube]

Well, I just unplugged the cordless phones to see if they were causing the problems, and the internet flaked on me again. I think that means I can eliminate them as possible sources for the wired connection, right?

This is really driving me up the wall. I left Verizon for Comcast because Verizon was having issues, found out that Comcast was unimaginably worse, and returned to Verizon to find... connectivity issues. I was hoping maybe the modem replacement would solve the problem, but it isn't the case. I'm also going to be reformatting, but I'm relatively sure that the sort of problem that made the modem's DSL and Internet lights blink wouldn't be something that could be caused by my computer... right?

Also, what's a MLT?

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: Sqube
... what's a MLT?

That stands for Mechanized Loop Test and the telco does this. Depending on your modem (they call that the CPE or customer premise equipment hehe) you may be able to run a simple test yourself or at least see the noise margins both upstream and downstream.