which wireless adaptor ?
 

Hi Guys, I have bought a virgin media router, its says i need a 2.4ghz wireless adaptor, is there a specific one i should get, looked on e bay and they all seem to be bluetooth usb wireless adaptors are these compatable ?

Appreciate any replys

Thank You

Re: which wireless adaptor ?
 

If you have bought Virgins £40 netgear router and the equipment you are using is not already wirelessly enabled you will need to purchase the USB dongle/PCMIA card for £20 from Virgin or your wireless connection will be unsupported if you purchase a third party version.

Re: which wireless adaptor ?
 

Not sure they actually "support" the wireless anyway.

It seems the Virgin cable router is a WGR614, an unimproved 802.11g unit with no super, max or other tweaks, just bog-standard 802.11g, so any higher specification adapters should inter-operate in 802.11g standard mode.

Bluetooth is NOT what you want.

You need 802.11g, in either:
USB: To fit anything with a USB port.
PCMCIA/CARDBUS: To fit a laptop that has a PCMCIA/CARDBUS slot (but lacks integrated Wifi) - caution, older slots may be 16 bit PCMCIA and not compatible with 32 bit CARDBUS.
PCI: The least common adapter type, but probably the most efficient for a desktop, though internal fitting is required.

Re: which wireless adaptor ?
 

If you buy any Wireless devices direct from Customer Services on 150 then you are offered full support for you wireless connection.

Re: which wireless adaptor ?
 

Another thing for them to tell you to switch off and on again over and over :p:

Re: which wireless adaptor ?
 

That's not in the script yet! do you think it could be a problem:rofl::rofl:

Re: which wireless adaptor ?
 

Is the customer services ordering the same selection as here
http://accessories.virginmedia.com/w...nSelected=3404

The cheapest are (surprise, surprise), out of stock, so in USB, it is the Belkin at £17.74, or in PCI internal, the D-Link at £17.53

One error on the site:
That is actually a 10/100 Ethernet, not a wireless adapter.