Intermittant Problem With Wireless

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Darkman90808
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Intermittant Problem With Wireless

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I'm using my MJ on a laptop with a wireless connection to the router at my office. Works fine, except when I go to call out and it breaks the wireless connection. I don't have any local tech staff I can get help from, so I'm wondering if there is a setting I should look at.

I'm on a Sony Vaio, OS XP Pro SP2, connected to a lynksys wireless network with a speed of 54 Mbps and an excellent connection.

When it disconnects, it seems to hang up on the receiving party, which I've tested by calling my own 800#. I'm not consistent about changing the magicJack.exe priority setting to High or Realtime in the Windows Task Manager, but it doesn't seem to help. Any suggestions?
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Post by LikeMagic »

Do you happen to use a 2.4GHz cordless phone with your MJ? If so, the 2.4Ghz cordless phone could cause interference with your Linksys wireless (2.4Ghz) router and cause your wireless connection to drop.
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Post by Darkman90808 »

That's exactly what it is... I'm using a Plantronics CT11/12 cordless headset telephone. Thanks! I'll test it with a conventional non-cordless phone.
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Post by curiousgeorge »

I agree,please post your results,I use a 5.8ghz vtech with no problems,good luck.
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Post by HolmanGT »

I also use a 5.8 GHz phone because of my router and I Have a DECT 6 which I use for a regular household land line. The 5.8 or DECT 6 work great and do not interfere with my router. I had tried a 2.4 some time back because it said Wireless Network Friendly. Every time I tried to use it my laptop would disconnect. I should have know better than to believe some advertisement that I knew was phony as hell, but it was such a good looking phone and the price was right (and I wanted to believe it :oops: ). - but thank God for Wal-Mart, they took it back no questions asked.

PS - The 2.4 that didn't work was not a cheap phone either it was a Cadillac Panasonic. I have seen people use some 2.4 phones around routers and get away with it. But it is just way more trouble than it is worth. Oh and since the DECT 6 units came out the would be my phone of choice in a wireless network environment, they are great and have tremendous talk and standby time.
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Post by LikeMagic »

My 2.4Ghz DSS Panasonic set works very well near my 2.4Ghz G routers, no problem whatsoever. My 5.8Ghz Uniden set performs just ok, not as good as my 2.4 Ghz DSS Panasonic. I guess YMMV :)
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Post by Stewart »

Many "5.8 GHz" phones only use that band for base->handset, still using 2.4 GHz for handset->base. See http://telecom.hellodirect.com/docs/Tut ... 1903-P.asp .
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Post by HolmanGT »

LikeMagic wrote:My 2.4Ghz DSS Panasonic set works very well near my 2.4Ghz G routers, no problem whatsoever. My 5.8Ghz Uniden set performs just ok, not as good as my 2.4 Ghz DSS Panasonic. I guess YMMV :)
I know I am going to regret asking this but what does "I guess YMMV" mean?
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Post by LikeMagic »

YMMV = your mileage may vary :)

Did you reget asking it yet? :wink:
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Post by HolmanGT »

LikeMagic wrote:YMMV = your mileage may vary :)
I knew I would regret asking - the minute I read your answer I was thinking howmany times have I read and used that my self. I think I was just having a senior moment. But I went completely blank when I read it. Oh-well at my age it is all down hill anyway. :lol:
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Post by LikeMagic »

Yup! Been there, done that ... as well :wink: :lol: we all have our "senior moments" one time or the other :lol: :lol:
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Post by LikeMagic »

Darkman90808 wrote:That's exactly what it is... I'm using a Plantronics CT11/12 cordless headset telephone. Thanks! I'll test it with a conventional non-cordless phone.
Darkman90808,

Have you tried with a corded phone yet?
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