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Cameron B.

Cameron B.

Joined on 12/25/06

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Unreliable and slow when it does work.

Linksys AE1200 Wireless-N Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates
Linksys AE1200 Wireless-N Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Small and compact. Sort of easy to setup.

Cons: This is incredibly slow. I am on 50Mbps in my apartment, using this temporarily until I can get the go ahead to run Cat6 cable through the walls from the leasing center (I am a professional). The only alternative is to run a cable through the hallway, and I don't want to do that, so I decided to make use of this adapter I bought back when I lived in a previous location. It didn't work well at all there and I ended up simply running cable, but I gave it the benefit of the doubt because it was pretty far from the router. In my new apartment it is much closer, so it can no longer be excused. Every other wireless device gets a decent signal in this room and maintains a reliable connection, but this adapter is just junk. It cuts out every 10-30 minutes (I will be surprised if it lets me write this without cutting out) and when it does work, it seems to max out around 4 or 5 Mbps. Note that when I say it's "cutting out" I don't mean the signal-- according to Windows, I am getting a full 5 bars of signal-- I mean the internet connection drops down to "Limited" and I am unable to do anything online. Typically unplugging it and plugging it back in (or enabling/disabling the device in Device Manager) will bring it back up, or it may come back on its own after long enough, but this is pretty unacceptable for anyone who wants to use their internet connection for gaming or streaming. Also, one more thing to be aware of: after you take it out and switch back to an ethernet connection, it can cause some problems until you manually remove the device in device manager. My previous job in my previous location relied on having a dependable internet connection, which is why I switched out the adapter for an ethernet cable. After doing this, I was left with some technical difficulties that made it difficult to do work until I finally tried uninstalling the adapter in device manager and completely removing all related drivers and software, which fixed it.