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Summary: better range, more stable
Review: I previously had d-link USB wireless cards on 2 computers. One with ME, the other with Win 98. The ME computer could not hold a signal and would routinely crash. The netgear device gives a better and more stable signal. I found tech support quite helpful. (d-link was a disaster) I don't know about XP compatablity, but I have a new laptop arriving this week.
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Summary: No SMP support and horrible tech support
Review: This device caused two different dual cpu Xp systems to bluescreen every hour or so. Booting the same systems with only one cpu enabled fixes the problem. Netgear tech support was no help at all because they had no known issues about xp compatibility. They offered no solutions to my problem. I grow tired of companies that slap NT compatibilty on the box but don't even bother with SMP compatibility. Due to the horrible tech support and poor drivers I recommend you avoid this product no matter what type of system you have. The one time I don't buy linksys... :( Thank goodness it isn't too late to exchange it.
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Summary: Great
Review: This is a great price for a wireless card! It is a way better deal than going with the MA401 deal.
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Summary: No Luck With This Adapter
Review: For a month now I have been trying to get my MA101 to work with my Cisco 340 base station with no luck. I can associate with my base station but I have not luck when I try to connect to the Internet. Successful pings are intermittent at best. I spent some time with Netgear tech support and they have not been very helpful. Truthfully, I was surprised at their lack of trouble shooting effort. I'm going back for one more shot to see if I can get it to work.I have been able to use this very same base station successfully with 3 other 802.11 adapters from other vendors so I am confident that the problem is with the Netgear. I have also tried 2 different Netgear adapters. If you buy this adapter keep your receipt.
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Summary: MA101 Great USB - IEEE 802.11b adapter for Win98+
Review: If you have a PC with Win98 or better and a spare USB port, the MA101 is really great. The installation is easy - you don't have to open up the PC, just plug it in and run the installation CD. The big advantage of the MA101 over the alternative, an MA301/MA401 combination is that you can position the unit on your table or desk to get the best link quality and signal strength. If you are running XP, this unit may require a driver update to run properly. That should be available on the netgear website. Konrad Roeder (...)
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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.
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Summary: Works great in spite of abuse
Review: This unit set right up on my daughters desktop computer. It wasn't quite plug and play, as I did have to load the driver from the disc that came with the unit. But, it didn't have any issues with loading.
It was worked fine for the most part, in spite of my daughter throwing it across the room. She also kicks it around and steps on it. The little plastic that goes around the antenna has popped off, but we were able to pop it back on.
We did have a couple of occasions where it did cease to work. I am not sure what happened. My daughter's computer was a mess due to viruses and spyware from all the sites she visited. To get it working again, we just had to plug it into a different USB port on the computer.
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Summary: Poor Reliability
Review: Easy to set up and worked great except two different routers failed within the first 8 hours of use. The outsourced tech support (email and voice) was marginally acceptable with garbled email due to different ascii character sets.
Be sure of vendors return policie before you buy.
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Summary: Works great with TiVo
Review: I got this for my Tivo Series2 and it works great. It was easy to set up. I actually bought this used from Amazon, from some dude. I'm 100% satisfied with the process and the purchase.
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Summary: Elated Customer
Review: I was very impressed with the speed that it arrived and more over the appearance of it. It was well kept. It works great and the price was great. Thanks!
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