Re: Wireless Ethernet and DECT Phones?

[Ant Skelton <ant@xxxxxxx>]

> Jason Lee wrote:
>
> Does anyone on the list run Wireless Ethernet and DECT at the same
> location?

Yep. No problems.

> I thought I remembered reading of some problems with this, but I've
> got a feeling it may have been with bluetooth and wireless and not
> DECT and wireless.

Yes, bluetooth and 802.11 share spectrum up at 2.4GHz. DECT lives a bit
lower down, around 1900MHz I think, but don't quote me. Bluetooth will
stomp all over 802.11 - you'll see 802.11 throughput drop to around 50%
with a bluetooth node active nearby. There's a newer version of 802.11
in the works which will go some way to addressing this, but it's always
going to suffer a bit at the hands of bluetooth.

> But either way, there is no safer way to spend money than being
> assured that someone else already has it working.
>
> If anyone does have both running, could you please include the
> make/model of the equipment, and any opinions on the quality and
> support, as I plan to buy both soon.

I'm running a Home Wireless Networks DECT voice and data system (sold as
BT Airway) with the HWN 802.11b Access Point module clipped on the
bottom of it. I'm not sure if the 802.11 AP is available from BT.

HTH,

ant
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