USB Wireless Adapter Reliablity?

anil099 · 05-08-2006, 10:18 PM

Ok...someone on this site told me they werent very reliable..but i just got back from my uncles house and he praised USB Wireless Adapters...he has a two story house and the router is in the kitchen and the usb adapter is picking up great signals in the bedrooms in the top...so my questions...have you guys had any experience with USB Wireless Adapters? If so were they good experiences? Any complaints? and would you reccommend it over getting a wireless card for your desktop...thanks

**The_Other_One** · 05-08-2006, 10:24 PM

I had an old "pen" addaptor and it was actually pretty good. Dad got one with his router that sets on the table and it has MUCH better reception than my internal wifi card. So, I'm sure it all depends on what brand/model/surroundings there are...

If you must get a wifi card for your desktop, I'd reccomend a PCI card. But, from my experience with the USB one, they are good too.

Motoxrdude · 05-08-2006, 10:26 PM

I have been using my usb wireless G for about a year now and no problem. They do get better reception then those PCI slot/laptop slot ones. I havent heard of them being unreliable ever.

anil099 · 05-08-2006, 10:51 PM

Ohh great...cuz im gonna be living with 3 other roommates next year and everything is included in the rent except internet..no point in paying 40 bucks each...so all well need is like a wireless router and some usb adapters? sweet...and btw..my uncle had a D-link usb adapter..i heard those are reliable...are tehre better ones out there...i don't want to spend a crazy amount of money on this..id like to keep it under a 100 for the wireless router and the usb adapter...is that possible?

05-08-2006, 10:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
anil099 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 20 Posts: 365	USB Wireless Adapter Reliablity? Ok...someone on this site told me they werent very reliable..but i just got back from my uncles house and he praised USB Wireless Adapters...he has a two story house and the router is in the kitchen and the usb adapter is picking up great signals in the bedrooms in the top...so my questions...have you guys had any experience with USB Wireless Adapters? If so were they good experiences? Any complaints? and would you reccommend it over getting a wireless card for your desktop...thanks __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 3700+ San Diego GPU: MSI 7600 GS HDD: 200 GB Slave: 80 GB Memory: 2 x 512MB PSU: Hipro 500W 29A 3DMark06: 2502 Laptop: Acer 5601 Core Duo 1.66 Ghz...100 GB HDD...512 MB...8 Cell Battery...6.6 Lbs...Double Layer DVD Drive...

05-08-2006, 10:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,185	I had an old "pen" addaptor and it was actually pretty good. Dad got one with his router that sets on the table and it has MUCH better reception than my internal wifi card. So, I'm sure it all depends on what brand/model/surroundings there are... If you must get a wifi card for your desktop, I'd reccomend a PCI card. But, from my experience with the USB one, they are good too. __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

05-08-2006, 10:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 5,653	I have been using my usb wireless G for about a year now and no problem. They do get better reception then those PCI slot/laptop slot ones. I havent heard of them being unreliable ever. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

05-08-2006, 10:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
anil099 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 20 Posts: 365	Ohh great...cuz im gonna be living with 3 other roommates next year and everything is included in the rent except internet..no point in paying 40 bucks each...so all well need is like a wireless router and some usb adapters? sweet...and btw..my uncle had a D-link usb adapter..i heard those are reliable...are tehre better ones out there...i don't want to spend a crazy amount of money on this..id like to keep it under a 100 for the wireless router and the usb adapter...is that possible? __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 3700+ San Diego GPU: MSI 7600 GS HDD: 200 GB Slave: 80 GB Memory: 2 x 512MB PSU: Hipro 500W 29A 3DMark06: 2502 Laptop: Acer 5601 Core Duo 1.66 Ghz...100 GB HDD...512 MB...8 Cell Battery...6.6 Lbs...Double Layer DVD Drive...

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