Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter A/B/G Networks Only

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   12/04/2009 at 6:31 am

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2. Kevin Nicholls "jaded, aging hipster"
   12/04/2009 at 8:59 am

   I was using a basic Linksys wireless game adapter with my 360, and it worked fine. However, it needed to be connected to a PC for firmware updates (making it impossible for Mac users), and was generally more difficult to set up than the “official” adapter from Microsoft.

   I ended up getting this adapter on sale, and setting it up was a snap. It gets decent throughput, and saves some energy over an external adapter, because it only uses power when you have the Xbox 360 on. It was also nice to see that this supports WPA networks.

   If your time is valuable to you, this is probably worth the extra few dollars over similar products. You just snap it on, enter your network’s password, and you’re off.
   Rating: 4 / 5
3. Anonymous
   12/04/2009 at 9:33 am

   guys we have to take a stand and just do without!! if we do the price has to drop. Its just highway robbery to charge 33% of the console price for somthing that should have been uncluded.c’mon 60 bucs per (half decent) game. additional 50 bucs for a controller. and then this microsoft point rip off for gamer pictures, lame themes and games from atari 2600. other then the controller those things should be included in your live subscription. Ps3 i welcome u with open arms. please dont disappoint me. oh! anyone in the market for an xbox 360? lol
   Rating: 3 / 5
4. Michael Cochran
   12/04/2009 at 10:32 am

   Well, I must say after purchasing the Linksys WGA11B Wireless-B Game Adapter that while yes this adapter is overpriced, it does work and considering that I only got the Linksys adapter to work once and then it shut down in the middle of an update I must say the price looked worth it.

   I can’t vouch for your financial situations but after speading nearly 3 days trying to set up the Linksys when my wife finally said I should get this instead – this hooked up and connected instantly. No problems and I guess for the price it does look nice hooked in to the back of the Xbox. So you may not have as many problems as I do with the Linksys but if you have any questions or limited computer/networking ability this will be “worth” the price (only because nothing simplier does exist). So I would recommend this product if you want true plug-and-play which I don’t believe the Linksys to be.

   I’m sure plently of people are happy with the Linksys, it just didn’t work for me. So think first to avoid paying for both. I would go back and never buy the Linksys if I could.
   Rating: 4 / 5
5. SmoothC911
   12/04/2009 at 1:30 pm

   I don’t own this since I have my 360 wired via a switch, but I would say it is too expensive for what it is. I’m sure it works well, but again, I just can’t see paying this much for it. If you are technically adept I suggest some other wired/wireless options in order to spend less.
   Rating: 3 / 5
6. Zeevious
   12/04/2009 at 2:37 pm

   A lot of people don’t seem to understand this, and aren’t setup correctly to get the most out of their xbox360 wireless adapter. Yes, it supports 802.11 a, b, and g. But the important part is that it supports DUAL MODE (i.e. bonded) A and G. That means that if you have a dual-mode a/g wireless access point, you are using 2 wireless bands, the 2.4GHz band (used by B and G), AND the 5GHz band (used by A). B and G both suffer lots of interference from microwave ovens, bluetooth, and lots of other things. A however does not suffer from such interference. A’s theoretical rate is 54Mbps as is G’s. In reality in a best case you might get 26ish mbps for each band. A decent HD video stream can take a steady 20mbps (assuming WMV or AVC/H.264/MPEG-4Part2, etc) or half that for MPEG-2. Dual band A/G allows the wireless network to bond the effective 26ish Mbps in each band for an actual realistic 50+Mbps assuming best case, and half this band isn’t subject to local interference. If you are using a plain old 802.11g router and want to more than double your performance, get a dual-band a/g instead. Another nice part about the A channel is that not a lot of people use it, so you aren’t probably competing w/ other local access points.

   Oh… BTW… If you are running 802.11g and you have even a single 802.11b device on your network, your whole network will suffer greatly, so get rid of it. 802.11b is obsolete and will bring your whole network speed down.

   Also, if you are using Windows Media Center and you have Windows Vista on the PC, that version of Media Center has a very simple Network Performance Monitor that allows you to adjust your network in realtime, and it will tell you using a graph whether you reach acceptable levels for SD and HD video streaming.
   Rating: 5 / 5
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   12/04/2009 at 3:17 pm

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