Belkin F5D9050 Wireless G Plus MIMO USB Network Adapter

List Price: $59.99 Discount Price: $49.99

Features:

• Adds 802.11g wireless capabilities to desktop and laptop computers
• Fits any standard 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 USB slot
• Provides up to 1,000 ft. of wireless coverage
• Features WPA & WPA2, 64- and 128-bit WEP encryption
• Offers backward-compatibility with all 802.11b network devices

Customer Reviews:

Does not work out of the box for a Macintosh [Posted on 2007-09-15]
The previous review by a Macintosh user is right on target. Unlike what is advertised on the box, this adapter is NOT ready to use straight out of the box for the Mac user. You will have to go to Belkin's website to download drivers. Also, to second Craig's comment, the newest software is extremely buggy. Numerous crashes and dropped connections later, I finally have gotten the idea to install older Belkin software (as suggested by Craig again), but have yet to have a status report on this.

To add a new point, Belkin's technical support (five calls and counting) has so far been pretty much clueless on how to tackle these issues on the Mac OS. Four of five tech agents had not the slightest idea of how the Mac OS system works, and I received some laughable fix suggestions that would apply only to a Windows system (checking for install program under start menu, looking at registry file, etc.).

If the older driver doesn't work for me, I going to have to ask for my money back.

An Awesome USB Network Adapter for PC [Posted on 2007-10-09]
I bought this Belkin Mimo USB wireless network adapter for my PC, and it works great!

One of the reasons why I am very happy to own this Belkin USB 2.0 network adapter is, before I bought this Belkin wireless 2.0 USB network adapter, I had a bad experience with D-LINK wireless USB network adapter.

The D-LINK wireless adapter crashed my Windows XP every 5 to 10 minutes, and gave me a5agu.sys error message. So I basically threw the D-LINK USB network adapter into my office trash can since D-LINK tech support refused to help me out and to replace the broken network adapter.

I went to Target and bought this Belkin USB MIMO wireless adapter and I was so happy that I decided to pick this product. It is not cheap, but the price is right for its quality.

Unlike D-LINK USB network adapter, this Belkin USB MIMO network adapter worked out of the box flawlessly without crashing.

The installation process is extremely easy. When it says, plug-and-play, it really is plug-and-play. I had no problem installing it. Just make sure you follow the instructions, insert the CD containing the driver for the wireless adapter and then you plug the USB adapter into the USB port of your PC.

It's been almost a year now that I own this Belkin USB network adapter and it is working 24/7, day and night and it still works great for our business.

I haven't talked to Belkin tech support yet, because I had no need to talk to them since the network adapter works without any problems.

So if you want a reliable USB network adapter for your business or home use, I really recommend you to buy this Belkin USB wireless adapter. It is worth it! Amazing! Awesome!

Mac OS 10.3 - this one works! [Posted on 2008-03-31]
After searching far and wide for wireless card for my old G4 Titanium Powerbook, I happened on this one from Belkin. It's BIG and cumbersome, but works flawlessly with OS 10.3.9.

I had previously purchased a Sonnet Aria Extreme card for this book, but it was defective and was returned. I understand that a LOT of these Sonnet cards have trouble.

The Belkin wireless G comes with a CD, and drivers for both OS 10.3 and 10.4 are on the disk, contrary to other posts. This may be a new development from Belkin, as I purchased the adapter in late March 2008. I get great range and speed with this adapter, and would recommend it to anyone with an older Mac laptop, running at least OS 10.3, who needs a wireless solution.

Easy to install and does the job! [Posted on 2008-04-12]
I installed this adapter in a corner bedroom in my house where I previously couldn't even pick up my signal from my wireless network. This adapter did pick it up, but it's still pretty low. I do think this adapter works really well, but my router is in a bad place and unfortunately it can't be moved. I'm glad that I am now able to receive a connection thanks to this adapter!

The reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because it installs the "Belkin Wireless Client Utility" to manage your wireless connection and run every time you start Windows. I disabled this but still it is an inconvenience.

Does what I need [Posted on 2008-07-27]
Purchased this to connect to a Belkin F5D9230 wireless router. I have this adapter connected to an XP machine and my router in connected to a cable modem. I was able to get connect almost immediately using the Belkin wireless software, however, I did not want to run their software, I wanted to use the built-in Windows wireless drivers and had issues connecting this adapter to my wireless router. I contacted the techinal support (which was very helpful, to my suprise). It turns out that you cannot use 128-bit WEP security mode with Windows and this adapter (which I would like to use so that I can connect my work PC to my network), but it does work fine using WPA security mode (which is actually more secure). It is now running fine and seems to be very quick.

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