About to give up on Wi-Fi

I spend hundreds of dollars on a wireless network only to have a neighbor's
$5 made-in-china wireless phone destroy my signal. I live in the 'burbs and
the houses are close together. I'm sick of all the interferrence and flaky
connections. I'm seriously considering going back to wired. I'll just run
the cable along the baseboards and through the walls. It's gonna be a pain
to install but at least I'll have a stable connection.

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In <wgucg.5333$(E-Mail Removed)> on Mon, 22 May 2006 19:17:00 -0700,
"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I spend hundreds of dollars on a wireless network only to have a neighbor's
>$5 made-in-china wireless phone destroy my signal. I live in the 'burbs and
>the houses are close together. I'm sick of all the interferrence and flaky
>connections. I'm seriously considering going back to wired. I'll just run
>the cable along the baseboards and through the walls. It's gonna be a pain
>to install but at least I'll have a stable connection.

Try different channels.
Try better gear (e.g., MIMO).

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"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>I spend hundreds of dollars on a wireless network only to have a neighbor's
>$5 made-in-china wireless phone destroy my signal. I live in the 'burbs and
>the houses are close together. I'm sick of all the interferrence and flaky
>connections. I'm seriously considering going back to wired. I'll just run
>the cable along the baseboards and through the walls. It's gonna be a pain
>to install but at least I'll have a stable connection.

The surest sign of success is pollution and unlicensed wi-fi is
certainly successful.

You might consider a directional antenna at least on the access point
end. It should be aimed in the direction you're working, and away
from any neighbors. Try to put a wall or two between you and them. As
John Navas suggested, better equipment and a different channel might
also help.

If you don't like running new cables, you can also use:

Phone line networking:
http://www.homePNA.com

Power Line networking:
http://www.homeplug.com

CATV networking:
http://www.multilet.us
http://www.coaxsys.com

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Mike <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I spend hundreds of dollars on a wireless network only to have a neighbor's
> $5 made-in-china wireless phone destroy my signal. I live in the 'burbs and

If the neighbor is the only problem, buy him a nice Panasonic 5.8GHz phone
at Target or Costco. No Wifi interference.

I bought a Panasonic KX-TG5453 at Costco. This is three handset,
5.8GHz-only. I've always liked Panasonic phones and answering machines.
The KX-TG5432M with two handsets, is $108 at Radio Shack.

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