WWhy does my internet get disconnected everytime my landline phone rings? Two different companies....?

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WWhy does my internet get disconnected everytime my landline phone rings? Two different companies....?

Answer 1

Do you have dialup or DSL?

If you have DSL, it's a filter problem.

If you have dialup, it's call waiting. Just select the 'disable call waiting' option on your dialer.

Answer 2

Sounds like you have dialup. If so, you have call waiting. You need to disable call waiting under your Windows Connection Properties.

Cheers

Answer 3

It's because your 802.11g/n wireless router and cordless phone are both using the same frequency - 2.5GHz.  Even when the phone rings, it's communicating via radio between the handset and the base.

Get a 5GHz phone

Answer 4

Well if you use your phone line to get internet it doesn't matter what company because the phone line can only hold one signal. Either get a new service like cable internet or add another phone line.

Answer 5

I suspect you have dial-up.  Regardless of whether you have a different ISP than your telephone provider, the connection uses the same phone line.  That's why you get disconnected.  Might I suggest getting a separate line for your connection so that you can bypass this issue if it's that big of a problem.