NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter

Rating:
Summary: Fast and Easy
Review: This card went in without any problems, setup was simple enough anyone could do it. I'm using mine with the WGT634U, which will have an external hard drive connected to it next. What more could you ask for? A fast setup, fast secure connection, and no operating problems, superior range, and a quality name brand.

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Summary: Netgear Equals Superb Service
Review: This holiday season I was a good santa and purchased numerous wireless networking products for my various family members. Sure it was partially a selfish act as I wanted to be able to easily connect when I went to visit, but for the most part it was just an act of giving. I purchased mainly G products and they varied from routers to USB adapters to PC Card adapters. I did also purchase a couple of B products for those in the family that already had some wireless networking products (yes, I know they are backwards compatible but I didn't want to take any chances).

Only two members of the family had installation problems (considering my family is very non-technical I was quite impressed) and those two people both had yet to upgrade to Windows XP SP2. The rest of the family members were up and running within minutes.

As for the couple of family members that did have problems, well they called me first (of course) and I told them to just run back through the installation procedure again. This solved the problem for Uncle Dennis but Grandma Joyce still couldn't get it to work properly. I reluctantly told her to call Netgear's technical support (hey the reviews on Amazon haven't been too pretty for their tech support). I however was quite pleased when an hour later I got an email from Grandma Joyce thanking me for the great gift. I called her back and she told me that after fiddling with the settings with the Netgear people she was up and running within 30 minutes.

Overall, I consider this the ultimate test of product quality and support and I would give Netgear two thumbs up.

I hope this review was helpful to you in putting your mind at ease regarding ease of setup and trust of technical support if needed.

Rating:
Summary: Unreliable
Review: Very easy to install and setting up WEP security was easier than I anticipated. So...big bonus for that, which is why it got 2 stars instead of zero. Performance was fine, when it was working. Everything was peachy for about a week, then I began to randomly lose my internet connection. While this was likely the fault of the router, I thought I would post on this card as well. I also wired my pc through a Linksys 10/100 lan card, which also lost internet connection after working for a few days. The card and router could communicate, but the router and the modem would lose communication. I have a Zyxel prestige ADSL modem. Needless to say, I've returned my router and card and have purchased a 30 foot cable to run to my pc.