Intermittant Problem With Wireless
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Intermittant Problem With Wireless
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?
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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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
). - 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.

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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HolmanGT - St. George, UT MJ-Area/Prefix 435-275
ooma-Area/Prefix 435-579
Baja Broadband, up-1mb dn-10mb, on days with a good tail wind.
MJ on HP T5730 2GBF/2GBR Thin Client XPe SP2 Router Dlink Dir-655
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 .
Last edited by Stewart on Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I know I am going to regret asking this but what does "I guess YMMV" mean?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
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HolmanGT - St. George, UT MJ-Area/Prefix 435-275
ooma-Area/Prefix 435-579
Baja Broadband, up-1mb dn-10mb, on days with a good tail wind.
MJ on HP T5730 2GBF/2GBR Thin Client XPe SP2 Router Dlink Dir-655
HolmanGT - St. George, UT MJ-Area/Prefix 435-275
ooma-Area/Prefix 435-579
Baja Broadband, up-1mb dn-10mb, on days with a good tail wind.
MJ on HP T5730 2GBF/2GBR Thin Client XPe SP2 Router Dlink Dir-655
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.LikeMagic wrote:YMMV = your mileage may vary

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HolmanGT - St. George, UT MJ-Area/Prefix 435-275
ooma-Area/Prefix 435-579
Baja Broadband, up-1mb dn-10mb, on days with a good tail wind.
MJ on HP T5730 2GBF/2GBR Thin Client XPe SP2 Router Dlink Dir-655
HolmanGT - St. George, UT MJ-Area/Prefix 435-275
ooma-Area/Prefix 435-579
Baja Broadband, up-1mb dn-10mb, on days with a good tail wind.
MJ on HP T5730 2GBF/2GBR Thin Client XPe SP2 Router Dlink Dir-655