But even with all the advantages these gadgets provide, it is inevitable that there are also disadvantages. Comparing Wireless With Wired Baby Monitors Baby monitors can come as wired and wireless devices. Wired baby monitors, as its name implies, makes use of wires to be able to connect the transmitting device and the receiving device. From time to time, their receivers are able to pick up signals from their neighbors' wireless devices baby monitors included. Because of these occurrences, a lot of people have made it a point not to mention any private or confidential information while the baby monitor is switched on. Interference with cordless phones and wireless routers is also a common problem. There are actually a number of ways to get rid or avoid interference issues when using baby monitors inside an apartment building. Here are some of them: 1) Change the frequency band. Most modern wireless devices are equipped with capabilities of channel adjustments. This is one way of patching up interference problems. You and your next-door neighbors may utilize similar channels and wind up hearing noises from each other's homes. Cordless telephones may also interfere with your signal. In case interference is a big issue for you, you can always look for something that utilizes the so-called no-interference technology or has additional security features. To get the best possible reception and transmission from a 2.4GHz baby monitor with video capability, switch off all 2.4GHz devices in your house. After that, you may turn on the baby monitor followed by your wireless router that is if you have one. Last but not least, you may switch on the base unit of your wireless phone. The most simple baby monitors make use of a simplex transmitter and receiver system. In the baby s room, a transmitter device with microphone is installed while the parents have a receiver device with a speaker. Any sound the baby makes in the room will be transmitted directly to the device held by the parents.