As some people may know, I’ve recently moved house. One of the things I brought with me is my old cordless phone.
Here’s something I didn’t know: most cordless phones operate at 2.4GHz. If anyone’s set up an 802.11b wireless network, that number will sound familiar – it’s the same frequency that your wireless network operates at. Unfortunately, I found this out the hard way.
You see, whenever my phone rings, my wireless network stops working! Now generally, I don’t talk on the phone all that often. But if I’m using the internet when the phone rings, I really have to think about whether I want to talk to whomever is calling...
Another solution (that isn’t as anti-social) would be to buy a 5GHz or 900MHz phone, but right now a new cordless phone isn’t something I really want to buy. So if you try to call me and I don’t answer... well, it could be because I’m checking my email :)