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Linksys WUSB54G Wireless-G USB Adapter

Linksys WUSB54G Wireless-G USB Adapter

List Price: $69.99
Your Price: $49.99
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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Complete disappointment
Review: The adapter was working great until I decided to upgrade to a new computer. While I thought installation would be easy plug and play, it was not. After four calls to Linksys tech support and installing numerous driver updates, I still cannot connect the computer to the router (as a side note, I have another computer in the network NOT using a Linksys adapter, and it connects just fine).

Save yourself the trouble, and do not buy this adapter.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Novice Nightmare
Review: The router installed with no problem, this USB adapter was not easy to install, driver installed just fine, but it would not recognize the router. My 1st phone call to a tech was a woman with a strong accent which I could not place, useless. Gave it one more shot before pure frustration would have made me return the adapter. My second call resulted in a very knowledgeable tech, she had me run upstairs and down 5 different times to configure both computers, but it was worth it, the speed and range surprised me. This is a good product, just lacking in good installation documentation.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Signal Fluctuates
Review: The signal and speed fluctuates constantly! I dont think this device is as powerful as a PCI wireless ethernet card. If you can - go the wireless PCI card route. I bought this for the portability and it is OK for that - but it drops connections for no reason and you have to reboot or disconnect/reconnect the USB cable for it to reattach to the preferred network. I also have a Linksys 54g pcmcia card and Linksys 54g pci card - both work a lot better than the usb wireless device.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Simply does not work with Windows XP. Buy at your own risk!
Review: The signal received by the WUSB54G installed on three different Windows XP machines flunctuates quite a bit, from very good to very low, and at which point it drops the connection. Other wifi client devices in the same area suffer no such phenomenon, using the same WRT54G router.

Based on the comments from other users of this device, this is an inherent defect of the WUSB54G. I recommend that Amazon not sell this item any more, as it simply does not work with Windows XP (despite Linksys claims that it does).

This is not my first experience with a Linksys product that simply does *not* work! However, it will definitely be my last.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wireless internet rocks!
Review: This is a great addition to anyone's home computer network, especially if you don't enjoy tripping over piles of wires/cables etc. This worked as soon as i hooked it up to my XP Pro desktop(homebuilt). It connected to my wireless G router right away and i was on the net. I thought i was "the man" so i tried to network my wireless desktop with my wireless laptop, and then my whole desktop crashed and couldn't "find" the internet anymore, even though the connection was strong. I ended up restoring XP to an earlier date, reinstalled the wireless adapter, and was on the net once again. Note to self: Leave networking to the damn pro's...stick with wireless internet...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Don't Buy This For TiVo!
Review: This is just a correction to a review that "kish" posted a while ago, regarding compatibility with TiVo's Home Media Option.

I purchased this adapter based largely on the statement "kish" made saying the beta software upgrade supported this adapter. It does not. TiVo does not support _ANY_ Wireless-G adapters. Period.

What "kish" is referring to is actually the WUSB11 USB Adapter, also manufactured by Linksys, which is an 802.11b device. The firmware version 2.6 is currently supported by TiVo, and the 2.8 is supported pending a beta software update available from TiVo (you can request it for free from TiVo's website).

So, please, don't buy this product for TiVo. I'm sure they'll eventually add support for Wireless-G products in the future, but it's not there yet.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very simple install
Review: Took very little time to install. The G router is two floors up. Getting very good signal strength. Very happy.


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