Hi Larry,

Did you try power cycling the modem and router?  It is recommended to leave the modem plugged-in to everything, but pull the power connector from the modem.  Wait 30 seconds.  Then plug the power connector back in and the modem should boot-up fresh again.

Then do the same thing with the router after you have plugged-in the modem.

Did you resolve this issue?

I don't have references for the information you're after.  Indeed, any jewelry and conductive material will have an impact on the fields and radiation to which your body is exposed.  So yes it would, but I can't really quantify it.  I have not had many people complain of sensitivities to jewelry, so that is a good sign.  And we have talked to people with sensitivities to just about everything.  But I don't recall many regarding jewelry.  :)

Hi Heidi,

With the unshielded cords, there is nothing that can be isolated.  We use the Ethernet isolator for shielded cables in situations where both ends of the shielded cable would be plugged-into an Ethernet port that is groundable and already grounded.  Connecting a cable to two such devices would normally cause a ground loop, so we isolate that.  But in your case with unshielded wire there is no way to create a ground loop - there is nothing that can be isolated.

We are building a product review site right now.  We do NOT recommend purchasing any products that do not measurably reduce exposure at this time.  I still to this date have not seen any such products with compelling scientific or legitimate scientific evidence for that matter that they actually do something and work.

Another analogy for these types of EMF products which "neutralize" or "harmonize" or counter-act EMF in some way making it "biologically-compatible" or other non-sense is that they prey upon the lack of knowledge the consumer has in the same way ultra-high-end audio/video cable products prey upon consumers.  There are companies out there manufacturing and selling cables such as speaker wire, power cords, and digital video cables that can cost as much as 100 times (10,000% higher!) than equal-performing cables.  There is absolutely no benefit, other than if someone wants to show off.  But people are duped into buying these things!!!  http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm

Thank you, Jenn!  Yes, the best advice is to disable WiFi/mobile data while hooked up to Ethernet.  But on my Android the Ethernet does take over - so that is good.

Yes, we often use MOCA adapters when running Ethernet is too difficult or costly.  It is better than wireless.  I still would prefer shielded Ethernet, of course.

I can't speak to what another product from another seller does.  Our isolators will isolate/stop ground loops and neutral current, which also is technically a ground loop.  But I would be careful about using anything else out there.

Usually we only use one - at the first cable junction/disconnect on the property - often in a gray plastic box attached to the side of the house.

If you have a complex system of a lot of TVs/devices, there are other ways to stop ground loops besides using these isolators.  That's something we could discuss in more detail in a quick phone consult.

Let's first see if there is an issue with the particular device (phone) that you are trying to connect with.  We have noticed one phone - an LG brand phone - has difficulty connecting to a higher beacon rate.

Login to the router admin by going to http://192.168.1.1 or for newer routers (August 2020 and newer) http://192.168.143.1

Username: admin

Password: password

On the left side go to Advanced

Then go to Wireless

Find the "beacon interval" setting - which is set at 2000 by default.

There is a separate setting for the 2.4ghz radio and the 5.0ghz radio.

If a device is having trouble connecting, try changing the beacon interval to 1000

Click Save at the bottom

Here are a couple of guides on how to setup a guest network.  We could assist on the telephone via paid support if you would prefer that support option.

https://learntomato.flashrouters.com/setup-guest-network-guest-wifi-tomato-vlan/

I'm very sorry for the late response.  We do not currently sell cable modems, but I will check to see if we have any in stock.  If we did, it would be an older, slower DOCSIS 3.0 modem.

As for a router, you would definitely want the R6 router: https://www.electrahealth.com/low_emf_wifi_router.html

The R7 access point could also be used, if you plan to wire a number of devices and then use A LOT of WiFi devices on the 2.4ghz network.  The R7 access point has slightly higher speeds for the 2.4ghz.  With the R7, you would also need to use a wired router, and you lose the functionality of the WiFi physical on/off button.  So the way to shut off the WiFi is to actually power down the access point.