802.11a and 5.8 GHz cordless phone

I have a fair amount experience with Wireless LANs in general, but am
looking for some information regarding practical experience using both
802.11a and 5.8 GHz cordless phones in the same area.

I have an access point that supports both 802.11a and b, (no g), and decided
that I wanted a two line phone for a home office. I have very satisfactory
service from my WLAN using 802.11a, which normally only has 1 or 2 clients
in use at a given time, (and is using channel 36 as we speak). I have older
cordless phones (900 Mhz) that are reaching the end of their useful life.
I've been looking at phones in the 5.8GHz range to avoid the crowded 2.4GHz
spectrum. My thought was that the phone operates in the upper range of the
802.11a spectrum, so if I set my AP to use the lower band, then I shouldn't
have contention between the two products and would avoid all the usual
culprits from the b/g band. Nice theory, but I'm looking for anyone who
might have practical experience.

The particular phone I was looking at was a Panasonic 5.8GHz model,
(KX-TG6500). The fall back is an AT&T 2.4GHz model that has both a corded
and cordless handset, (the E2562, I think...)

Thanks in advance for any practical advice offered.

Stay on a low band channel and you should be fine. 5.8Ghz phones operate in
the 5.8 ISM band and indoor wireless lans are in the UNII band an operate at
5.15 to 5.35ghz. The upper band of 802.11a is for outdoor use only, it
operates in the 5.7 to 5.8ghz range


"Sean" <noreply_nospam_@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:boNgd.280$a24.31@trndny07...
> I have a fair amount experience with Wireless LANs in general, but am
> looking for some information regarding practical experience using both
> 802.11a and 5.8 GHz cordless phones in the same area.
>
> I have an access point that supports both 802.11a and b, (no g), and
decided
> that I wanted a two line phone for a home office. I have very
satisfactory
> service from my WLAN using 802.11a, which normally only has 1 or 2 clients
> in use at a given time, (and is using channel 36 as we speak). I have
older
> cordless phones (900 Mhz) that are reaching the end of their useful life.
> I've been looking at phones in the 5.8GHz range to avoid the crowded
2.4GHz
> spectrum. My thought was that the phone operates in the upper range of
the
> 802.11a spectrum, so if I set my AP to use the lower band, then I
shouldn't
> have contention between the two products and would avoid all the usual
> culprits from the b/g band. Nice theory, but I'm looking for anyone who
> might have practical experience.
>
> The particular phone I was looking at was a Panasonic 5.8GHz model,
> (KX-TG6500). The fall back is an AT&T 2.4GHz model that has both a
corded
> and cordless handset, (the E2562, I think...)
>
> Thanks in advance for any practical advice offered.
>
>
>