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Summary: Good Luck with this Baby!!!
Review: I'm writing this review while waiting on hold for technical support. This is actually the third time I've called technical support today: on the first call, I held for 25 minutes before being unceremoniously dumped, the second I was rudely disconnected after 50 minutes. Anyway, I followed the written instructions for the installation of this product to the letter. It didn't install as indicated on the instructions. A perusal of the Linksys web site was met with equal frustration. I was doing all these things while waiting on hold. In fact, I wrote this email to Linksys during an earlier frenzy of frustration:
"I've been trying in vain for over 1 hour to install my WPC11 in to my new Dell Inspiron 2500 laptop. I followed the enclosed directions to the tee. The installation did not go as you had documented.
I called technical support and after 15 minutes I was told the "the average hold time is 25 minutes." One hour later, still no one answered the phone. While I was cooling my heels waiting for some help, I tried installing the drivers by going through the supplied CD and installing where I could find it.
The PC Card still did not work.
I am now calling Amazon.com to return this item. When asked why, I'm going to tell them that your support department sucks! You don't answer the phone, your support search engine doesn't query such words as "Driver" or "Installation". I therefore have concluded that if you support is any indication of the quality of your product, then I seriously doubt the stupid thing works anyway.
Have a nice day."
In closing, I must confess to exaggerating my evaluation of this product. In giving it one star, I'm being far too generous. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't offer me a lower choice.
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Summary: Easy Install
Review: We have 2 of these cards and are ordering our 3rd. We're also using the Linksys wireless access point and router, the $... one. Before this we were using Powerbooks with Airport cards. The install on a new Toshibal laptop running Windows 2000 Professional was incredibly easy. The install on a new HP running Windows ME was a little more complicated, we had to manually install the drivers. We get around the same coverage as with the Airport cards, maybe a bit less but nothing drastic. We don't have any complaints about speed. We bought our first 2 at CompuUsa within 2 weeks of each other. One is a newer model than the other, the older one isn't quite as square shaped as the newer one plus the older one has a hard plastic carrying case. Since the Airport cards are completely internal, having this stick out of the side takes a bit of getting used to. Overall this product works well and setup is easy enough on Windows 2000 Professional and ME. We haven't had any problems so can't vouch for Tech Support or Customer Service.
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Summary: dependable
Review: I now have 2 cards one for each of my laptop. one is running 2000 one is running 98. It works fine on both. It picks up the signal right away after I installed my wireless router. Be careful not to name both machines the same name, otherwise you'll need to change one. :) Great value for the performance.
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Summary: Good solid product
Review: This card works good. The software is kinda buggy. It monitors the conection and if i go out side it says i have no signal but i am still connected to the internet at full speed. Other then the software problem this is a good card.
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Summary: Great product
Review: I purchased the WPC11 Wireless Network PC Card along with the BEFW11S4 Wireless AP and Router. First, I received my shipment in less than 36 hours. Second, both products were installed and working in less than an hour. I am on Windows 2000 with a cable modem connection to the internet. After installing the drivers using the Quick Installation sheet for the appropriate OS, go straight to the User Guide and follow the configuration instructions. Two changes that I made from the default settings are to set "Network Type" to "Infrastructure" and "Preamble Mode" to "Auto". I found these recommendations in reviews I read prior to purchasing and installing. Next, go to the Configuration Utility section and install the utilities. These are necessary to monitor and troubleshoot your wireless connection. One other problem on the Quick Installation sheet is the "Specify a location". For Windows 2000 the path is "D:\WPC11-WDT11\win2000" not "D:\win2000". I was able to go anywhere in my house and maintain an uninterupted connection. I also maintained the connection while sitting on my gazebo at the edge of my property. This is 110 feet from my access point and must travel through 3 walls and several moveable obstacles. I did notice that my Link Quality and Signal Strength would register "Not Applicable" at this distance, but I maintained the connection with no noticeable performance problems.
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Summary: Forget this product if you are running Windows ME
Review: I purchased the Linksys Wireless PC card and returned it the next day This card has serious issues with Windows ME. I could not even get the drivers to installed. I purchased a D-Link card which works like a charm. I can't stress enough. Do not buy this card if you are running Windows ME!!
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Summary: Poor Range and installation
Review: I ordered DWL-650 with DI-713P based on the features. The first DWL650 had very poor range, would not work more than 30 feet away with two walls in between in my home. And the second card would not even install on my W2K machine. It keeps saying unknown pcmcia device ( I did not have problem with my first card though) and would not load dwl-650 driver for it. To me, the range is useless, and the tech support is helpless. Avoid this product if you can.
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Summary: Incorrect documentation, Poor fit, High price == Bad.
Review: I have had lots of problems with this card, and I have still not gotten it to work. I have an IBM Thinkpad, a Sony Vaio, and a Powerbook G4. This card doesnt work in *any* of them. I have followed the instructions very carefully. An important note here: The Windows 95 instructions are downright *wrong* and make no allowances for differences in system configuration (for example insisting that the CD-ROM be D:, as opposed to E:). There is _no_ installer on the CD, and Windows wasn't able to find any drivers on the disk. Linux is another story. The card does not seem to power up correctly, so the Linux kernel module cant seem to talk to it. This is probably due to the poor fit of the card in all three of my laptops. I'll get into that in a moment. In MacOS, the card powered up (the Powerbook has a very slick PCMCIA dock, so that doesnt surprise me at all). However, there are a) no drivers and b) it doesnt even attempt to identify itself as 99% of the other PCMCIA cards out there do. In general, this card has been bad news, and I'm not sure what to make of it, other than chalking it up to $100 down the drain. A further issue, which really prevents me from ever wanting to buy Linksys hardware in the future, is that the card just doesnt "fit" right into the VAIO or the Thinkpad (both very mainstream, expensive laptops). It is necessary to push the card in so hard it feels like the antenna may break off. This is a horrible way to manufacture a product. Lastly, and mostly least, is the fact that the card comes with no case whatsoever. Because it has this huge antenna sticking out the side, it could be easily broken by leaving it in the laptop when moving the laptop around (which you do with every other card, right?). Your only choice is to continue to use the static baggie that comes with it or improvise something. Overall, the implementation and conception of this product is poor at best, and I will never buy another Linksys product again. Its a miss in three different operating systems on three different laptops.
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Summary: The range!!!
Review: Easy setup, good manual. Very dissapointing range when combined with LinkSys wireless access point. At the distance of about 21 feet the signal strength was down to 60%(through one wall). I returned it promptly and got neatgear pc wireless card and access point.
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Summary: Range is very poor
Review: Using this card with the Linksys wireless cable/DSL router and access point, the best I could manage in my house was 40-50 ft. from the access point, practically useless. I returned the card and got an Orinoco Silver card for $90. It has about twice the range communicating with the same access point, and I can now use my laptop anywhere in the house. No compatibility problems either (I have Win2000 on both machines). Buy the Orinoco!
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