jakkwb
join:2009-04-27
USA
| blocking 900mhz waves from baby monitor
Hello all,
I have a customer on our Canopy 900 system. Their daughter lives next door (about 75 yards away) and has a dual channel 900mhz baby monitor. Needless to say, the monitor is wreaking havok on their internet connection with our service (its off more than its on).
I plainly told them that their monitor is causing the problem. The mom says "oh, she simply has to use the monitors". End of story.
I wouldn't be trying so hard with this had she not been a former customer of my competition - they are using 2.4 gear. She had heard how good our service was, so she decided to switch to us.
So....is there a way to block or absorb the signal from the sides of the monitor where it is not needed to broadcast? Really, it just needs to have about 20 feet of signal strength, instead of 75+ yards right now.
Thank you,
Jakkwb |
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cdiggity
join:2008-09-04 | buy them a 2.4ghz baby monitor |
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JEhmanCTI
join:2008-02-06
| reply to jakkwb
***DISCLAIMER: CTI IS A DISTRIBUTOR***
I can think of 2 possible solutions.
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If you have the ability to move the SM around, maybe you can find where the baby's room is and where the monitor typically is kept. Then try to place the SM the farthest possible place from it.... That is a long shot but it may work. Maybe those monitors aren't too powerful.
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What about using an SM at a neighbors house and setting up a quick PtP with an NS2 or NS5 to that location? Just share the signal off that one SM for the two houses.
-Jeff |
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Inssomniak
Premium
join:2005-04-06
Cayuga, ON | reply to cdiggity
said by cdiggity  :buy them a 2.4ghz baby monitor +1 |
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JEhmanCTI
join:2008-02-06 | reply to jakkwb
yes, or just buy them a new monitor. |
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX | reply to jakkwb
Adopt out the baby... |
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CanItBe
join:2009-10-29 | reply to jakkwb
Tell them to buy a new monitor in a different band. |
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Nitroxide
join:2009-06-05 | reply to jakkwb
Tell them to get rid of the baby. |
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shorthairedp
join:2005-11-21
united state
| said by Nitroxide :Tell them to get rid of the baby. *&$% pesky babies
Try an indoor unit if youre close enough to the AP |
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John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp | reply to jakkwb
Aluminum foil... |
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raytaylor
join:2009-07-28
| reply to jakkwb
In 2.4ghz, using a higher gain antenna that has a small beamwidth usually works well at blocking sidenoise but i dont know much about 900mhz.
If i have problems with a nearby 2.4ghz cordless phone, I just put on a higher gain dish antenna and lower the transmit power of the cpe radio. Dont know how this might work with FCC rules in the US tho. |
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX
| reply to John Galt
said by John Galt :Aluminum foil... I was thinking more of Velcro and a Mongolian ball gag instead of aluminum foil. |
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Full Power
"Cloture" is not a word.
join:2009-09-25
Houston, TX
| said by nevtxjustin :....I was thinking more of Velcro and a Mongolian ball gag instead of aluminum foil. That is the answer. No need to monitor the baby if it is gagged. |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to jakkwb
Tell them to respect the babys privacy and stop spying on their baby. |
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jakkwb
join:2009-04-27
USA | reply to jakkwb
Seriously, will aluminum foil reflect the waves? Or any other kind of material, such as window screen, etc... |
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Killa200
Premium
join:2005-12-02
Spring City, TN | If my ISP told me to duct tape up some aluminum foil, or tried to do it themselves, to fix this issue permanently, I'd be canceling my service with them.
Do things to do them right... |
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX
| said by Killa200 :Do things to do them right... Fiber optic extension for baby monitor and media converters might be a tad expensive. 50 ft mast for CPE? |
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milbrath
join:2006-03-27
Dresden, TN | reply to jakkwb
your only real option is to replace the baby monitor...BUT only if they agree to exchange. Otherwise they will plug the old one back in, or give it to a neighbor that just happens to live next to someone else with your service. |
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shorthairedp
join:2005-11-21
united state
| reply to jakkwb
have you tried a m2 11db yagi, ive noticed they pick up a boatload less interference than the integrated units. I have one 900 in an attic, you could try that.
the antenna guys might know if you could build a cantenna type shield around a yagi. If it met rf specs then its not neccessarily a cobbled solution. |
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John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
 ·CenturyLink
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said by nevtxjustin :said by John Galt :Aluminum foil... I was thinking more of Velcro and a Mongolian ball gag instead of aluminum foil. LOL
Use the aluminum foil as a shield for the transmitter portion of the baby monitor, installed between the monitor and the CPE.
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