USB Wireless Adapter/Dongle - Advice?

mchu6am4 · 16-09-2005, 19:48

Hi,

I'd like to buy a usb wifi dongle to use on my laptop for broadband and would like some advice on the following item I'm thinking of purchasing:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/produ...oductID=269709

I'm concerned about the indoor 'range' of the dongle. I live in an old 3bed terrace house. The router is on ground floor (front room) and the laptop upstairs in the bedroom.

Price for this dongle is about ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£12 when its on special offer (which is when I intend to buy)

Thanks in advance, Ash

MovedGoalPosts · 16-09-2005, 19:53

At that price it seems to me to be worht a try. I know I paid a whole lot more for the more traditional connector PCMIA card for my lappy.

As you say transmission range and power may prove to be the issue. It claims to be OK, but you won't know until you try it.

Compatibility with wireless security protocols is important. I wonder if it is that lack of feature that make it so much cheaper than other cards.

DocDutch · 16-09-2005, 19:58

have to say that this looks alright...does all the current security modes WEP and WPA-PSK so I think with this adapter you should be sorted out okay.

akane1984 · 16-09-2005, 23:41

what is best pci or usb for wirless??

DocDutch · 16-09-2005, 23:42

PCI akane. its less resource drain on your system, but USB is okay as well but not as fast

akane1984 · 17-09-2005, 09:51

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Originally Posted by levig

PCI akane. its less resource drain on your system, but USB is okay as well but not as fast

yeah whats better for range and performance though. like a particular model?

DocDutch · 17-09-2005, 10:04

thats for you to find out Akane, I've got a belkin in mine and no problems with range at all but the way your going to use it you need something with a big antenna on it so it wont lose signal and perhaps improve your ping a bit

akane1984 · 17-09-2005, 15:54

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Originally Posted by levig

thats for you to find out Akane, I've got a belkin in mine and no problems with range at all but the way your going to use it you need something with a big antenna on it so it wont lose signal and perhaps improve your ping a bit

sorry to be pain, what kinda pci or usb would you recommend for room to room with good range and antenna please.

DocDutch · 17-09-2005, 16:52

look on Ebuyer akane. you can find most there, I cant really recommend any for what you want to do tho mate.