Re: Reduce WiFi Power?

On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:40:45 GMT, Mr User <not@home.com> wrote in
<NTAGh.28845$mn2.1898@newsfe7-win.ntli.net>:

>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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