Major Stare Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Swapping our hub/router position tonight and will need a Wireless USB Adapter ("N" type). I will be visiting PC World today to get one. As the prices vary from £10.00 to £80.00 and the support team are only 16 yrs old and only interested in a sale...... can someone recomend a decent N type wireless USB adapter that has a very good range. Quote
RedditchJay Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 I got mine from ebay, N type but a good speed, paid approx £25 for it Quote
Ninja Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 I've only ever been let down by Belkin, my recommendation is Netgear. If its going in a tower machine, stay away from the nano form factor, the antenna performance is significantly affected by the PC chassis. A USB extender cable can also be a good idea so you can position the antenna in free space. An excellent alternative to wireless is the home-plug system, if you are connecting fixed equipment (i.e. router to a PC) at a reasonable range, these are definitely the way to go (I use them, and i work for a company that makes wireless technology!) - Ethernet-over-mains Quote
hilux Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Recommended to me by a PC techy person About £9 from E-buyer So far so good, seamless, it works but I was told not to plug directly into the chassis but use a USB lead to get the best from it. Tenda Wireless-N300 USB Adapter Quote
Doug Dastardly Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 I would second Ninja's suggestion of the home plug system if it's for a pc. Wireless probably is the way to go for a laptop though. Quote
Major Stare Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 It is for a PC. The hub/router is hard wired to a PS3 and gives wireless to 2x laptops. The adaptor is for a PC elsewhere in the house. Thanks for the advice guys Quote
davidgh Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Cisco Linksys works well on mine. If buying on eBay, make sure that the model you are looking at is supplied with drivers for your OS. I had to buy a new one when I upgraded to Win7-64 -- my old Belkin was the only piece of hardware which failed to work. HTH Quote
Major Stare Posted March 9, 2011 Author Posted March 9, 2011 Cheers guys. Purchased two 84MBs sockets and they are running excellently. I cannot see why anyone would use Wireless Dongles at home after trying these Quote
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