I'm 18 years old, live near Newcastle, UK and work in John Lewis. I enjoy going out with friends and...
I'm 18 years old, live near Newcastle, UK and work in John Lewis. I enjoy going out with friends and if all goes to plan I am off to the University of Cambridge next year to read for a degree in Natural Sciences.
Member since:19.05.2004
Reviews:10
The parents recently bought a second PC to have downstairs for themselves to use and to access the internet with. As we have a cable broadband (512mbps) connection we thought we'd network them and use Windows' Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) tool to connect to the internet through my PC. This way we would save money on buying a wireless networkaccess point or router (which, for the 802.11g models was very expensive.)
After shopping around we found the Belkin cards for £35 (or thereabouts) and were told there were good quality and we could easily connect the two PCs together with them without bothering with wires.
This is where my review proper begins as when I got home and installed them (according to the limited instructions) I tried everything I could to get the computers to "talk to each other".
I visited the Belkin website where, to my delight, I found a tutorial instructing me on how to link the two computers together with the cards. However, this did not help either as all I managed to do was disable my internet to the point where I had to call my ISP to get reconnected.
Eventually, I had to hire a professional and found out I had to buy a wireless access point (the very thing I sought to avoid) and could only afford the 802.11b model. So now my network only runs at 11mbps.
Due to the differences in hardware etc. I cannot say whether this will affect all users but in my opinion it is not as easy as it says on the box. I would recomend these to people who know how to network properly and have a knowledge of IT. Do not be fooled by the colourful box and promises of ease of installation etc. This ain't plug and play.
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Belkin Wireless G, or 802.11g, refers to the networking standard that transfers data at up ... more
to 54 Mbps using the 2.4 Ghz band. It is ideal for homes and offices that require a flexible solution to download music from the Internet or share photos and oth...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Belkin Wireless G, or 802.11g, refers to the networking standard that transfers data at up ... more
to 54 Mbps using the 2.4 Ghz band. It is ideal for homes and offices that require a flexible solution to download music from the Internet or share photos and oth...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: good brand, lifetime guarantee, easy to install, good customer support Disadvantages: not universally compatible, more hassle than usb adaptors, poor signal
May 19th, 2004
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