Belkin F5D8010 Wireless Pre-N 802.11x Pre-N Notebook PC Card Adapter | List Price: $124.76
Discount Price: $69.99
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Brand: Belkin
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
Features: - Note - increased speeds require a Belkin Pre-N router or access point
- With increased Pre-N speeds & coverage, you can more easily transfer large files!
- Improved resistance to wireless interference - the adapter will sense potential interference and dynamically shift to the clearest wireless channel available
- If a standard 802.11g or 802.11b networking product is introduced into the Pre-N network, the Pre-N adapter will not drop to the lowest networking speed.
- When used with 802.11g & 802.11b devices, the Pre-N adapter improves their wireless coverage by up to 20%!
Noticeably Faster! [Posted on 2007-02-16]
Just installed it following the directions from a previous review on this site...THANKS. Its fast! The card DOES SUPPORT WPA ENCRYPTION, just don't install or use the Belkin connection utility. Only install the drivers then cancel and let XP handle the connection. You plug your encryption key back into windows network connection manager when you connect and you are good to go. Have used several newer and supposedly fast adapters and this one smokes them on speed and range. Belkins website says that they were out of stock due to popularity of the product so you would think that they would get the message, pump out more of these and upgrade their software to take advantage of the higher security encryption.
Great PC card with very good range [Posted on 2007-04-03]
I use two of these cards. I bought one for my neighbor to utilize my wireless Belkin network and have had no problems or dropped connections.
card didn't work - poor customer service [Posted on 2007-04-16]
I bought this card and the Belkin Pre-N wireless router in Nov. 2006 at a BestBuy store during Thanksgiving sale. The router worked but the card did not. I called Belkin many times. Everytime they asked me to re-install the drivers and software for the card but the card never worked. I wasted more than 4 hours on phone and re-installing drivers again and again. Then finally Belkin asked me to ship them the defective card to get a replacement. I pointed out that I should not have to bear the shipping costs because the card never worked to begin with but Belkin was not ready to cover the shipping costs. I have shipped them the defective card today and am awaiting a replacement to arrive.
Great Hardware Poor Software [Posted on 2007-05-15]
Works as advertised. Going from "G" to "Pre-N" increased my range by at least 30 feet but more importantly the signal was able to get through walls that that the "G" signal could not penetrate. The drivers work fine but the configuration software supplied with the card does not work very well. Use the Microsoft operating system configuration wizard for best results.
hopeless [Posted on 2007-07-22]
First off, there is no cards slot for the iMac. My bad for not checking, but the product was touted as compatable with Apples.
But for my PC, this and the Belkin Pre-N router I got, would not set up, ever. I'm not a computer guy, but I'm no dummy and I could not set this thing up. Technical support was worse than unhelpful. They knew less than I did and deflected reponsibility at every turn.
The seller, Shopila, was also unresponsive at their "customer support" email and phone number. I tried four times at each avenue. I sent the cards back and hope to get my money back. If not, I don't know what my recourse will be.
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