I've got a 802.11g wireless network in my home (Linksys equipment almost entirely) and, while it works pretty well, the range isn't as good as I'd like and it is subject to interference from my 2.4Gig cordless phones, microwave oven and other "usual suspects". I've just read up on the latest group of enhanced wireless routers that supposedly increase range, increase throughput and reduce interference from other sources (Linksys Wireless-G with SRX, D-Link SuperG with MIMO and something coming out from Netgear). The reviews I've read say they work at least reasonably well. OK. I've got two basic questions.
#1 -- How do they affect the OTHER DEVICES? Like my cordless phones? Will these more powerful routers just drown out the signal to my cordless phones so I can't use them properly? ALL of our phones are cordless, and we use Vonage for our long distance, so increasing interference on our cordless phones would be a disaster.
#2 -- Will we see a significant improvement with one of these new routers even if we kept our existing 802.11g "cards" (some Linksys pc cards), one Linksys PCI card, one Linksys USB adapter, one 3Com pc card)? I'm less interested in improving throughput than I am eliminating dead spots, improving signal strength and reducing interference. Would I have to buy new adapters TOO to realize those benefits?
Thanks for any information. WC