Microsoft MN-720 Wireless 802.11g Notebook Adapter

Average customer rating: 3.0

I wonder whats wrong here
Horrible card, bad signal
Does your card have the dropsies?
The worst wireless card ever
Durability issues

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Microsoft MN-720 Wireless 802.11g Notebook Adapter

Manufacturer: Microsoft
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0000BZO6E

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54 Mbps

54 Mbps

Product Description

Supercharge your notebook with high-speed 802.11g wireless. Joining a state-of-the-art wireless network couldn't be easier; just plug this adapter into your notebook computer to access any 802.11b or 802.11g network, and share files, printers, and a single broadband Internet connection with unmatched security and performance.

Customer Reviews:

I wonder whats wrong here.......2006-07-13

i have been using this lan card for almost a year now and i have yet to have any problem. either i am the lucky one or the other people got a bad unit. but again its build by microsoft so there is a greater probablity that others got bad unit. its common about Microsoft to make stuff that might or might not work. anyway, enough of Microsoft bashing, and more about the card iteself. i have used this card with different routers and it performed pretty good. i have used it with belkin router, verizon's westlink (??) router and my school's linksys network, and worked flawlessly with each setup. the installation was a little longer than it should have been, specially as compare to my belkin g mimo lan card on my newer laptop, but still it was alright. i am using this MN-720 with a dell latitude PIII with 450 mhz and i am pretty alright with the performance. if you can get this card for a good deal, say for under 20 bucks, i think it will be worth the money. oh yeah about the suggestions by other users to change the channel from 6 to 1 or 11, it doesnt have to be 1 or 11. as long as its anything but the default it will work. i run my networks on either 5 or 7 and no problems. i think it depends more on how many wireless/cordless devices you guys have in your household that are running on the 2.4ghz frequency. good luck guys.

Horrible card, bad signal.......2006-01-21

I rate this card 1-star. It has a weak signal. Where Netgear saw 6 networks this carrd saw zero. I had trouble making it see my two routers. Changing channels and searching for the right one helped at one time. But I tried it recently, and it just couldn't find my wireless router on any channels. (the laptop was very near the router) So I replaced it with netgear and all was fine. Was a cheap move on my part to buy this one in the first place. Not that cheaper always means worse, just in this case it did.

Does your card have the dropsies?.......2006-01-21

OK so the number 1 complaint with this card is it drops the network, A LOT. Well I used to have that problem too. So here is how you fix it. Move the channel on your router +/- 5 from where it is currently set. If you have the Microsoft router move the channel to 11 or 1 it comes set as 6. Presto, problem solved and now this card works just like it should. All the time.

I seriously can't tell the difference between this and a Linksys. They both connect to the network and both test out at the same speeds when I check them.

With the drop problem fixed this is top rate stuff. I give it four because it was awful up til I fixed it and that isn't right to sell something like that.

The worst wireless card ever.......2005-09-06

Alright before I begin let me just say I know quite a bit about wireless networking. I had already connected 2 wireless pc's to my 128 bit WEP encrypted router. I had initially set it up as WPA but opted to change it as this hunk of junk doesn't support WPA. This card will detect your network no problem, just try connecting to it. Apparently I am typing in the wrong WEP pass.... I can assure you I am not. Perhaps there is an issue between Micro$oft and D-link I am unaware of...go figure. I do not have the time nor patience to deal with Micro$oft's customer support regarding this issue. Back to the store this goes. Do yourself a favour and do not buy this.

Durability issues.......2005-03-31

Quite frankly it was a lovely little card thats sleek and easy to use, it ran the connection at my school really nicely the only thing thats bugging me now is that it's a year later and it went and died. Like the Power supply won't even turn on, and it's not the slot in my computer. So I called Microsoft and they told me this item has been discontinued and I have to send it in and they will have to send me a refund instead of a replacement.

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