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Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter Review (continued)
More User Submitted Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter Reviews
Date: 2008-10-30
Pricey, but GREAT!
While the wireless adapter is a bit pricey, Amazon has the best price on the market. Everything works great, and with a house of 7 guys that play Halo online almost everyday, it's a must have. Just properly set your Xbox network settings, plug it in, and you're good to go!
Date: 2008-10-29
Wireless is not universally consistent
I've got one of these, and run it in 802.11a (5GHz) mode connecting to my Linksys dual band router. It works flawlessly and securely, and was easy to configure.
A note to those who read reviews and are worried about getting signal, you SHOULD be. Every house/apartment/neighborhood is different, and you mileage with WiFi will vary greatly. At my house there are so many devices running in the 2.4GHz band around the neighborhood that it's impossible to get a consistent connection - there's just too much interference. I went to a dual band router, switched everything over the the 5GHz band (which has more channels, less contention from neighboring devices, and a shorter range so it's less likely to end up causing the same issues) and everything works great now. 5GHz also is less likely to be messed up by things like microwaves and refrigerators in the path of the signal.
Bottom line:
1.) If you are looking at wireless, be sure you know what you are getting into before you buy and get your initial equipment somewhere where you can return them without hassle in case your environment is problematic. 2.) Think about getting dual-band equipment to begin with as well; it costs a bit more, but it can make the difference between your WLAN working or not.
3.) Before you blame your equipment and write reviews that bad-mouth it, make sure the equipment is really at fault.
4.) WiFi isn't for everyone. If you can't get it to work, take a look at powerline networking instead. It has its own laundry list of potential problems, but if your house wiring is fairly modern, you can usually manage to pull enough bandwidth to do HD streaming and/or gaming across it when your environment is found to be unsuitable for WiFi.
Date: 2008-10-28
XBOX 360 Wireless Network Adapter
This is a decent wireless adapter and even though i dont agree with the price of it either, its a nice addition though! But the range of it i did find problems with and also needing some type of line of sight to for the best reception. If you run a telephone through you internet box i suggest you disconnect while playing because it will disconnect you, lag, or even disrupt your xbox live experience...honestly if you can id just run straight hard wire then go wireless for xbox 360.
Date: 2008-10-27
Only giving 4 stars because of high price
I think this is a great, yet expensive product. I hated having to pull out my modem, hook up a cord to the xbox going all the way across my room making my xbox have to sit on carpet which isnt good for ventilation and it would often heat up easier.
So now instead of having to worry about hooking up/ putting everything back I can just turn on my xbox and DING, connected to XBL.
Not all of us are lucky enough to have an modem really close to our consoles, and for those of us who have to have cords going from room to room, or as the review below from floor to floor, this is a must have. There are cheaper alternatives, but I figured why not go with the product it was intended for.
Date: 2008-10-06
Pricy But Worth It
This was my first time using a wireless network connection so I did not know what to expect. While yes its expensive the price on amazon is the best price youll find anywhere. After I had set up my router and had my network up and running I followed the instructions and was on xbox live within 5 minutes.
I use a Lynksis wireless rangeplus router, the router is next to my pc in the front of my apartment and my xbox is in my bedroom approx 45 feet away with 2 solid brick walls in between and the connection is just as good as when I connected directly to my cable modem. I recommend this to anyone looking for a wireless connection.
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