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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"great router with one flaw"
Pros: great range and speed
Cons: drops wireless connections when a cordless phone is used around the router or laptop
Summary: The router was very easy to install. For a couple of minutes it wouldn't recognize my internet connection but I restarted the modem and everything was fine from there. Setting up WEP was very easy and configuring the router to my specfic setting (I needed to open ports) was much easier than a linksys. I can use my laptop anywhere in my house and the internet speed does not suffer. The only problem I discovered was that whenever the cordless phone was in use around my laptop or the router, the wireless signal would drop because of radio interference from the cordless phone. My cordless phone and router use the same frequency (2.4 Ghz) so it was sort of expected. If you are on a cordless phone a lot while using your wireless laptop DO NOT get this router or find a different frequency phone.
- 2 replies to this review
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Changing the frequency/channel on either the phone or router should solve your interference problem.
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Just change the channel sitting on the router, it should alleviate any overlap between the signals OR change the channel on the phone.
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