Cti,

It would most likely take 2 AP's to cover the area we would need to cover.

As far as the official answer, that is the same that I have been given here in the US. However, like you I don't see how if the phone is 802.11b compliant any network would not function in a limited capacity unless they intentionally disable it in the hardware somewhere. As previously mentioned, I also recall reading online somewhere that it is possible.

I was hoping someone here may have actually done it previously to confirm this information and be able to provide some information if any default settings needed changing or any other general tips for making it work.