Reduce WiFi Power?

Hi Group

I recently installed a Linksys WRT54G V1.1 Firmware Version : v4.20.8
which works flawlessly except for the issue below. My old Netgear MR314
was hopeless for WiFi but had no effect on mobile calls.

Anyway, since installation I find it sometimes drops my Mobile calls
(H3G Network) and interferes with the calls. Although I can hear the
other party fine they say my voice level reduces and sometimes is
inaudible. This affects the other parties regardless of location (for
cell calls) and same when receiving landline calls from me on my mobile.
Nothing around me that I can detect has changed except this router.

I use channel 6 as nearby routers use both 1 and 11. Could it be the
power output as I'm only 1 metre away from the router and if so is there
a firmware that would allow me to reduce the power output? or would
changing channels help?

I'm at a loss any ideas?

TIA

On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:40:45 GMT, Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<NTAGh.28845$(E-Mail Removed)>:

>I recently installed a Linksys WRT54G V1.1 Firmware Version : v4.20.8
>which works flawlessly except for the issue below. My old Netgear MR314
>was hopeless for WiFi but had no effect on mobile calls.
>
>Anyway, since installation I find it sometimes drops my Mobile calls
>(H3G Network) and interferes with the calls. Although I can hear the
>other party fine they say my voice level reduces and sometimes is
>inaudible. This affects the other parties regardless of location (for
>cell calls) and same when receiving landline calls from me on my mobile.
>Nothing around me that I can detect has changed except this router.
>
>I use channel 6 as nearby routers use both 1 and 11. Could it be the
>power output as I'm only 1 metre away from the router and if so is there
>a firmware that would allow me to reduce the power output? or would
>changing channels help?

Cellular and Wi-Fi are on different frequencies, so there shouldn't be
an interference problem unless one or the other device is defective.
I suspect you have some other problem, but to be sure, leave your router
powered off and see if your cellular problem goes away.

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John Navas wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:40:45 GMT, Mr User wrote
>
>> I recently installed a Linksys WRT54G V1.1 Firmware Version : v4.20.8
>> which works flawlessly except for the issue below.
>>
>> Anyway, since installation I find it sometimes drops my Mobile calls
>> (H3G Network) and interferes with the calls.

<snip>

> Cellular and Wi-Fi are on different frequencies, so there shouldn't be
> an interference problem unless one or the other device is defective.
> I suspect you have some other problem, but to be sure, leave your router
> powered off and see if your cellular problem goes away.

Ah common sense! That never occurred to me :blushes: thanks John will
give it a try