Belkin BELKIN F5D7050 Wireless 802.11g USB Network Adapter

My tempermental green eyed monster

Posted Nov 4, 2007 - I have two of these, on similar computers sitting almost next to each other. One gets a strong signal, the other does not (note: this has no impact on wireless throughput, which is high in both cases). The green LED light on the good one is always on, on the not so good one seldom on. What gives, Belkin? But, when it starts to work, it seems to stay working for a long time. Until I change something, such as my monitor. The monitor? Yes, the monitor. It took about 6 hours after I installed a new monitor for the not so good Belkin antenna to start working correctly. My last, successful, step was to deinstall it and reinstall it. The Belkin software, by the way, is a dictionary definition of el crappo. But the little thing sure is cute, sitting there on top of my CPU. If it weren't for the emotional attachment I have developed, I would crush it under the heel of my jackboot and send the carcass back to Belkin. Grrr...

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Piece of garbage

Posted Sep 28, 2007 - You get what you pay for. If I would have known how terrible this product was I would have opted for a more expensive one. I do plan on replacing it and promptly throwing it in the trash. Wouldn't sell this thing to my worst enemy. Do yourself a favor, don't buy it.

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3 Belkin products - all crap

Posted Jan 5, 2007 - Make sure you get the correct drivers for ur USB stick cos there are different versions and even if you don't seem to find the correct driver, search again its out there somewhere. I had a pci version of the wireless 54G and that card kept on rebooting my pc randomly. I won't buy Belkin anymore.

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no belkin

Posted Nov 16, 2006 - connecting and disconnecting until you get mad. searching for available networks most of the time. it finds a network, it connects, but after some minutes it loose the connection and try again to find networks. and it doesn't find everytime.

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Big Little

Posted Apr 23, 2006 - Buyer beware, manufactures are using feet, line of sight? Do not buy any wireless under 1000 feet for home use. Compare price by this standard of feet. The USB is an easy product to install.

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