2WIRE Interfering with my wireless connection through Airport hub

I live in a condo in the downtown area. I use cox communication as my internet provider. Because this is a condo located around other condos my wireless connection stops as soon as someone turns on their 2WIRE wireless router. In fact, even if I use a linksys or a Netgear wireless router, 2WIRE interferes or steps all over my wireless signal. Has anyone been experiencing this problem? In other words, how does one stop other wireless routers from stepping all over my signal - Airport Extreme or any other type of wireless router.

Try configuring your base station to use another channel until you find a channel that works or you run out of channels.

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