Thanks I will look for an update. This was not supplied by my ISP. Max On 1 Apr 2014, at 2:37 pm, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote:
> Well, if it's 802.11G then it's not going to interfere with phones running at > 5GHz. Maybe the device is reaching its end of life? I poked around in some > forums and apparently there have been firmware updates for this device. Have > you ever done a firmware update? Is this hardware supplied by your ISP? If > so, maybe you can contact them about dropouts. They might have a few > suggestions. > > CB > > On 3/31/14 5:53 PM, Agent086b wrote: >> Hi, >> the router is a Billion BiPac 7300G running 802.11G. >> Thanks again for the help. >> Max >> >> On 1 Apr 2014, at 8:24 am, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >> >>> What kind of router is it and can you tell what networking is it using >>> (802.11G or 802.11N)? 2007 is right about when the 802.11N routers came out >>> and many of those were built using the draft standards which means they >>> didn't get everything right. 802.11N also can run in the 5GHz range. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 3/31/14 4:56 PM, Agent086b wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> I am reasonably sure that my phones are on 5GHZ band, so that shouldn’t be >>>> the problem. I am still having problems with the iPad continuing to play >>>> music. I called Apple but of course the problem did not occur when I was >>>> talking with them. >>>> Max >>>> >>>> On 1 Apr 2014, at 6:04 am, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> As some background, years ago I had an 802.11B or G router (can't recall >>>>> which) that would drop connections when I used my particular Panasonic >>>>> wireless phone. Apparently that phone ran on the same 2.4GHz radio band >>>>> as the Wifi which is also the same band as my microwave oven. In other >>>>> words, that radio band is crowded such that using my microwave made noise >>>>> on the phone while using my phone would cause my wifi to slow to a crawl >>>>> or drop. The oven is old so apparently it is not as shielded as newer >>>>> ones. Anyway, I never could get the wifi and phone to cooperate and ended >>>>> up having to get a newer phone. Apparently the newer ones are 'frequency >>>>> agile' and will hop around noisy parts of the spectrum such as my wifi >>>>> and microwave. After that I had no more problems. I ended up giving the >>>>> old phone to my inlaws who put it in their detached garage, away from >>>>> everything else. >>>>> >>>>> CB >>>>> >>>>> On 3/27/14 8:13 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Nope. Your devices will just grab the signal they need no matter which >>>>>> channel is being broadcast. >>>>>> >>>>>> Later… >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 27, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Agent086b <agent0...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks Tim, >>>>>>> the router is on channel 6. If I change it to 11, do I have to do >>>>>>> anything to other wireless devices using the network? >>>>>>> Thanks again. >>>>>>> Max >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 28 Mar 2014, at 10:19 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It could have something to do with the signal your router is >>>>>>>> delivering, that is, B, G or N signal. If it is an older router and a >>>>>>>> newer iPad, they often don’t like each other that much and this sort >>>>>>>> of thing isn’t out of the ordinary. The other option is signal >>>>>>>> interference from things like cordless phones and such. These sorts >>>>>>>> of wireless devices often interfere with the WiFi signal at those >>>>>>>> older frequencies. Make sure that those kinds of devices are not set >>>>>>>> close to the router itself and you may wish to change which signal >>>>>>>> frequency your router emits. If it is transmits using channel 6, >>>>>>>> maybe change it to channel 11. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Later… >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mar 27, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Agent086b <agent0...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> I have my Mac set to sleep after 3 hours. This is not an issue in >>>>>>>>> this case as I was working on my computer and my wife was listening >>>>>>>>> to music on the iPad. Yesterday it was dropping out after 15-20 >>>>>>>>> minutes. >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the help. >>>>>>>>> Max >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 28 Mar 2014, at 12:02 am, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> First, confirm that the computer delivering the Shared iTunes >>>>>>>>>> Library is not going to sleep. You can set those settings in the >>>>>>>>>> Energy Saver pane of System Preferences. Make sure that the >>>>>>>>>> computer never goes to sleep and that only the display goes to >>>>>>>>>> sleep. 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