Microsoft Wireless G USB 2.0 Adapter

Average customer rating: 3.5

Good reception and has worked for 2 years
Great! But rare....
Did great .....until it broke
Easy, inexpensive solution for wireless networking
A note for XP-RC2 users

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Microsoft Wireless G USB 2.0 Adapter

Manufacturer: Microsoft
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00018BN48

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Product Description

Broadband Networking Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter MN-710 lets you add a desktop computer to your 802.11B or 802.11g wireless network in your home or small office.Internal and external antenna maximizes your range with the state-of-the-art hardware with internal and external antenna. Transmit data more securely by using the latest in wireless encryption: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protection and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Get unmatched speed, freedom, and flexibility with state-of-the-art 802.11g wireless. Lightning-fast 54 Mbps delivers up to five times the network speed of 802.11b network.

Customer Reviews:

Good reception and has worked for 2 years.......2007-02-11

It picks up weak signals very well.

Great! But rare...........2005-03-16

Ok,isaacjs2 review said that when installing to XP there is a warning message... This is because XP allready has that feature built into it (connecting to wireless networks and such) and this is only on SP2. This product i find to be vErY good! A+, but its so hard to find now. All the networking equiptment is being replaced by belkin and netgear, so get this while you can! Its a great offer!!!
-Steve

Did great .....until it broke.......2004-10-15

Easy set up, worked great, for a little while. After a very short period, it just stopped working. Maybe it was just the one I bought, but I was very unhappy, especially since a fight ensued about who was going to replace it(Still unresolved)

An update: After several months of arguing about whether the failure was software or a hardware issue, Microsoft finally agreed to replace the adapter. Of course I had already bought another from a different company, and they wouldn't simply refund the purchase price. The one I have works fine, so I haven't installed the replacement adapter and can't say if it works any better.

Easy, inexpensive solution for wireless networking.......2004-08-23

After just purchasing a similar OEM unit from a major online retailer, I'm a little upset because I would of saved $20 if I had known about this product. USB alternatives like this have made desktop and notebook cards obsolete. You no longer have to crack the case or install and configure new drivers ... it can't get any easier than this plug-and-play solution to setting up a wireless home or small office network.

A note for XP-RC2 users.......2004-07-14

Overall, not a bad little adapter. The reception was adequate--not great. It did no better than my old 802.11b adapter, which had started acting strange at times. But so far, it is adequate. Note that if you have anything electronic--like a cable/DSL modem, TV set, etc.--near your router that this can greatly impact reception as well. I actually set my DSL modem inside a black, homemade box lined (believe it or not) with tin foil, and got another whole bar on my reception for doing it. This is because my modem and router are side by side. Aluminum screen wire has been said to strain such signals as well. :-) As many people already know, microwaves and 2 ghz cell phones are a really bad idea around either the 802.11b or g networks.

When I first installed the adapter, I got a warning message that there was a known issue with it and my version of windows. Not much in the way of details as of yet. So far, no problems, but we'll see. I'm running the RC2 version of the Windows XP service pack 2, which I presume is why I received this message. It directed me to MS's web site for an update, but none was there. It works, but this is only day 1. I will return if there are any further problems. Maybe MS will actually do something about the problem before then, if there really is one. They owe it to us customers to fix it before the official SP2 release.

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