Plantronics C12 Wireless Phone a Wireless Killer/Would a Range Booster Linksys Product help with Interference?

Hi All,
I am a technician in the I.T field of about 12 years. I am a rather decent troubleshooting, however wireless is not my area of expertise, but I am far from a beginner with it.
I read in some review that that phone mentioned inthe subject was a wireless killer, but I went ahead and bought it anyway.
Worked for a while with little issue, but often..as soon as I pick up the phone when receiving a phone call, my Wireless is shot.
I have tried changing frequencies from 1-11 hearing that 11 was the luckier pick. Nothing seems to be working.
It is cause and effect when I pick up the phone. Quite sick.
Plus, very recently it has been drop[ping frequently and intermittently. I have read the articles on intermittent connection and none of it seems to apply.
I am wondering if there is a way to analyze wireless traffic/noise/interference.
Live in an apartment and it usually works, but for the past month it has been the worst ever.
Any ideas?
Oh, I re-upgraded the firmware to 4,7,1,1 I think Its a WRT54GS V2
Be good.
Message Edited by souloffire on 06-20-2007 05:23 PM

There are also other things that you can do to improve your wireless connections:
First of all, give your network a unique SSID. Do not use "linksys". If you are using "linksys" you may be trying to connect to your neighbor's router. Also set "SSID Broadcast" to "enabled". This will help your computer find and lock on to your router's signal.
Poor wireless connections are often caused by radio interference from other 2.4 GHz devices. This includes wireless phones, wireless baby monitors, Bluetooth (including Bluetooth game controllers), microwave ovens, wireless mice and keyboards, wireless speakers, and your neighbor's wireless network. Even some 5+ GHz phones also use the 2.4 Ghz band. Unplug these devices, and see if that corrects your problem.
In your router, try a different channel. There are 11 channels in the 2.4 GHz band. Usually channel 1, 6, or 11 works best. Check out your neighbors, and see what channel they are using. Because the channels overlap one another, try to stay at least +5 or -5 channels from your strongest neighbors. For example, if you have a strong neighbor on channel 9, try any channel 1 through 4.
Ultimately, an apartment complex is often a difficult environment to run a wireless system. Other possible solutions include: (1) setting up a single (or perhaps just a few) wireless router in the building, and having all users share this router (2) change your system to wireless a, which runs in the 5+ GHz band or (3) change your system to a wired network.
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