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Summary: Smooth and easy.
Review: My neighbor has a lucent wireless access point hooked up to his cable modem. So, I bought this to get access and dump my own cable modem( I asked him first if this was cool with him). This thing works perfectly. I bought the usb so I could switch between my desktop and laptop(dell 4000/win200). They both work fine. Now I save $40 a month! :) No complaints at all.
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Summary: Excellent, pure and simple
Review: SMC's products are as great as Linksys. I bought this unit a month ago. Excellent, web based settings, make this a snap. True diversity with 2 antenna's. Encryption levels 64, and 128 WEP. Works up to 1800 feet. (Normally as the range falls, 11mbs is not sustained with the auto setting......However SMC give the option of sustaining the 11mbs through the software...(this is only good if you won't be moving consistantly.....)....Overall, excellent product.....Remember though, protect your data and enable the 128 bit encryption at all costs, otherwise you will be transmitting free ISP in default mode.......
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Summary: Works Great
Review: Snap to sep up on Win 2k. No problems, better connection then the laptop card I have from SMC. I haven't tested the range much yet. It is in a spot that has no real obstructions and is only about 25 feet away...
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Summary: Very good reception, would recommend over PCI
Review: This client will get a lot better reception than a PCI card or even a PCMCIA card, so if you are just setting up a wireless network on a desktop computer or on a laptop that won't need a PCMCIA card that it can use elsewhere, I would get this adapter because it gives you more freedom to position the antenna for best reception.
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Summary: Watch out for cordless phones
Review: This is a very good product, if it works. I would give it five stars for its range/signal strength, ease of use, helpful tech support, and good documentation if it always worked. BTW, I used it with an SMC2655W.But, I also have Panasonic 2.4 GHz Gigarange phones. When the phone is in use, the network stops working. The signal strength gauge drops to zero. Turn the phone off, the network recovers. Turn the phone on, the network fails. It is really easy to convince yourself of what is going on. Both are using 2.4 GHz, which I knew, but that they would be completely interfering was a surprise. The adapter was about 25 feet from the base station of the phone. It seems the base station is the problem, not the handset. The adapter was in the same room, but even hiding the adapter down the hall 5 feet did not solve the problem. I even put a bunch of metal next to the adapter in line with the phone base unit, but that did not seem to help. I tried different channels. I set it to use only 1 Mb/s. I called SMC tech support and was treated nicely -- but the answer was that the unit would not work near this phone. The cordless phone selects the channel it uses. Apparently the network is not strong enough for it to try to avoid. Changing the channel on the phone (hit the "ch" button) can get the network to work. I had to return the unit. However, I was very satified with SMC. I would definately buy from them again.
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Summary: Buyer Beware
Review: This product does not work currently under Windows XP, even though the SMC website clearly claims that ALL shipping SMC products have been tested with XP. Tech support does not respond to inquires about this issue. STAY AWAY!
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