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Summary: Works but very buggy. Not worth it!
Review: Here is my story:As soon as I started the installation, Windows 2000 warned me the driver were not certified. However I just ingored the warning and the installation completed sucessfully. It works with my SMS 2404 WBR wireless router. However the signal strength is always about 50-60%, and the link quality never surpasses 60-70%, even though my laptop is just 3 ft from the router. For reference, my other Trendnet TEW-221PC card works just fine, with quality and signal strength approach 90-100% most of the time. Most anoying of all is its problem with DHCP. 3 out of 4 times I don't get IP address (DHCP). Remove and put it back a few times help. Another trick is change any parameter and "apply" (so that the card gets restarted) also helps sometimes. My other card does get this problem but rarely. Will try to return it next week.
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Summary: Constantly drops connections
Review: I bought this card because it was the only one the local Office Depot had in stock. I went home to read negative reviews of it, but hoped that I would be an exception. I was not. It constantly drops the connection, I have the same problem that someone else mentioend where I'll be within a few feet of the router and the signal quality will show up as poor (and continue to drop). I plan to return this today. If you're thinking about it, don't buy it.
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Summary: Siemens SS1021 Wireless PCM Ethernet Card
Review: I purchased the SS1021 because it has minimal hardware and software requirements which allowed its use with my old notebook computer that has a 166 MHz processor, 80 MB RAM, a 2 GB hard drive and Win98. The only other potential choice was a Microsoft MN-520, but it required Internet Explorer 5.X or 6.X, neither of which run well on my notebook. Most other cards require Win98ME or SE or later operating systems and greater than 200 MHz processors. If your wireless network knowledge is limited, adding this card to an existing could be frustrating, since the printed insructions are minimal and no glossary of LAN or internet terms is provided. My LAN is based on a Linksys BEFW1154 wireless router and two other WinXP computers, so it took me longer than expected to figure out which IP, DNS, DHCP, gateway, WEP encryptation and SSID settings to use on the Win98 system and how to enter them in the SS1021 configuration utility program. Solving these issues using a web-based tech support system would not be fun. After I got the card talking to the router, the notebook crashed repeatedly from a corrupted operating system file, which required reinstalling the system. This was my fault, since I forgot that any PCM card installed on this notebook requires the sound card interrupt and I/O address settings to be manually changed from the default, even though Windows Device Manager shows no conflict with other hardware. A distances of 10-12 from the router, but the data transfer rates seem comparable to the WinXP boxes and it hasn't drop the connection once in 8 hours of operation. When moved to the other end of the house (~75 feet and one masonry wall away) the data transfer and conection quality are unsatisfactory. My HP WinXP notebook's integral wireless system is unfazed in the same distant location. I downgraded my original rating to 2 stars due to the poor performance at larger distances from my wireless router.
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Summary: Excellent product even a hardware novice can install
Review: I wanted to be able to use a laptop with the residential highspeed cable internet we already have installed on our desk top PC. I looked at information on several different brands of wireless PC card and decided to try the Siemens products, as they seemed to be good buys. I am not very knowledgeable about computer hardware but the installation of the the PC card and related router was not difficult. I also wanted to be able to use a printer connected to the desktop computer. I was able to set that up as well. I did contact a customer service rep at Siemens to walk me through a configuration problem. She answered the phone quickly and solved my problems immediately. Try it, you'll like it!
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Summary: Excellent real plug-n-play product
Review: I've been having a difficult time setting up this SS2624 router and SS1021 wireless PC card combo to work within my network system. The signal is extremely weak, the SS1021 PC card is currently NEXT to the router and "Link Quality" is at 66%. Mean while, the "Signal Strength" is at 68%. PC card and router no more than 6 inches away without hitting 100% connection rate is pitiful. When I put the router two rooms, two walls away, the signal becomes "POOR" at 20%-30% quality rate... unacceptable. Siemens Wirless Network Card Status icon down at the task bar shows Signal Strength as "No Signal". The only problem is that there IS active connection being transferred between router and PC Card. Also, this PC card would not work at all with a friend's Microsoft Wireless Router. So far by following the intructions, I have been unable to fix the "ACT" (activity light bar) on the PC Card to stay "On". When data is being transferred, the light blinks as supposed to be. The light does not light up when data is NOT being transferred. Instruction states that when there IS connection, the ACT bar should stay "ON" and blink when bytes are being transferred (or when it is activity scanning for a "channel"). ACT light bar in the "OFF" position means that there is NO live connection, which obviously is not accurate in my scenario. I give it such low rating because even if there is something in the configuration that I am missing to complete properly, the signal strength is extremely weak compared other wireless router.
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Summary: Not friendly for me
Review: I've been having a difficult time setting up this SS2624 router and SS1021 wireless PC card combo to work within my network system. The signal is extremely weak, the SS1021 PC card is currently NEXT to the router and "Link Quality" is at 66%. Mean while, the "Signal Strength" is at 68%. PC card and router no more than 6 inches away without hitting 100% connection rate is pitiful. When I put the router two rooms, two walls away, the signal becomes "POOR" at 20%-30% quality rate... unacceptable. Siemens Wirless Network Card Status icon down at the task bar shows Signal Strength as "No Signal". The only problem is that there IS active connection being transferred between router and PC Card. Also, this PC card would not work at all with a friend's Microsoft Wireless Router. So far by following the intructions, I have been unable to fix the "ACT" (activity light bar) on the PC Card to stay "On". When data is being transferred, the light blinks as supposed to be. The light does not light up when data is NOT being transferred. Instruction states that when there IS connection, the ACT bar should stay "ON" and blink when bytes are being transferred (or when it is activity scanning for a "channel"). ACT light bar in the "OFF" position means that there is NO live connection, which obviously is not accurate in my scenario. I give it such low rating because even if there is something in the configuration that I am missing to complete properly, the signal strength is extremely weak compared other wireless router.
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Summary: Doesn't work on IBM T22
Review: I've had a terrible time with this card. I bought it as a present for my son, only to have him discover that it didn't work on his IBM T22 notebook. The store (Circuit City) wouldn't take it back because it was more that 14 days after I had bought it, so we returned it to Siemens (actually, Efficient Networks) for repair. They sent a new one, which also didn't work. We verified that the card works in a different notebook (a Gateway 450) and that other wireless cards work in the T22 (a D-Link and a Netgear). The symptom with the SS1021/T22 combo is that the SSID is garbled and the card won't connect to the access point. I called Efficient today to try to return the card but all they'll do is repair and return it. I just want my money back! My advice -- don't buy this card unless you can try it out in your notebook immediately!
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Summary: Doesn't work on IBM T22
Review: I've had a terrible time with this card. I bought it as a present for my son, only to have him discover that it didn't work on his IBM T22 notebook. The store (Circuit City) wouldn't take it back because it was more that 14 days after I had bought it, so we returned it to Siemens (actually, Efficient Networks) for repair. They sent a new one, which also didn't work. We verified that the card works in a different notebook (a Gateway 450) and that other wireless cards work in the T22 (a D-Link and a Netgear). The symptom with the SS1021/T22 combo is that the SSID is garbled and the card won't connect to the access point. I called Efficient today to try to return the card but all they'll do is repair and return it. I just want my money back! My advice -- don't buy this card unless you can try it out in your notebook immediately!
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Summary: Trouble maintaining connection using Windows XP
Review: Installed nicely, was up and running in 5 minutes. Would maintain connection for 2 or 3 minutes and then lock my P3 700 laptop with 384 MB Ram up tight and cause the Blue Screen of Death at start up. I bought this card on a friends recommendation, however he also has a Siemens wireless router. I was using it on a 2WIRE Wireless DSL Modem/Router. Worked with their customer support people on-line and on the phone for 4 days before giving up. Mought a Microsoft MN520 Adapter and have had not one issue. However Microsoft Card does not appear to be constructed as well as the Siemens, but it works.
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Summary: Excellent real plug-n-play product
Review: It just can't be any easier. A real plug-n-play product. Compared to other wireless 802.11b products, this is definietly the best. Performance is just great. I can take my laptop to the backyard (while my siemens base station is on the ground floor) and still get a very decent signal.
I just love this product (specially when I compare it to the horrible cards from microsoft and linksys).
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