Belkin Wireless Network USB 2.0 Adapter N1 | 
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Brand: Belkin
Category: CE
List Price: $142.53
Buy New: $59.00
You Save: $83.53 (59%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Network Interface: Hi-Speed USB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 8.9 x 2.4
nv:Device Type: Wireless Adapter
Interface: USB 2.0
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Data Transfer Rates: 300 Mbps
Wireless Transmit Power: 15 dBm
Security Protocols: 128-bit WEP
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
MPN: F5D8051
Model: F5D8051
UPC: 722868605080
EAN: 0722868605080
ASIN: B000JHMJE4
Release Date: November 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Device Type - Network Adapter | | • | Form Factor - Wireless Technology | | • | Interface Type - USB | | • | - Play online games |
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Product Description
The N1 Wireless USB Network Adapter easily connects your computer to a wider, faster network. N1 provides an excellent solution for efficiently transferring such large data files as video, music, photos, and documents among the networked computers in your home. Desktop users can now join the network with the ease of a USB plug-in, without opening their PC cases. Laptop users can enjoy the benefits of staying mobile-while connected to the Internet. Belkin's N1 wireless products are based on the 802.11n draft, N1 Wireless enables multiple receivers and transmitters to send and receive data using Intelligent MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) spatial multiplexing techniques. This smart-antenna technology builds upon the 802.11g standard by greatly increasing range and speed, transmitting at up to 300Mbps.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 can't get into the internet October 9, 2008
watch out,. you should try buy, and used at your local stores first (at walmart or bestbuy....) if it work for you then you go buy online, then you can return to your local store. I have window vista, . the signal shows the network is ok. but I couldn't get on the internet explore.
Strong performance w/ Intermittent Operation August 4, 2008
I have used the desktop card and the USB adapter for the Belkin N1 wireless router. Both items perform well while connected but my desktop card stopped working after ~2 yrs (I replaced it with the USB adapter thinking it would be more versatile).
I have one major issue with this product: it stops working when left unattended for a short amount of time. This means, almost without fail, that if I walk out of my office for 1 hour or more and then return later the blue connectivity light will either be on constantly (no flicker denoting connection or data transfer) or completely off.
The only remedy is to unplug the adapter, wait for windows to recognize it with an audible sound, then re-plug the adapter in, wait for it to be recognized and for the networking software to re-establish a connection. I'm not an avid user of my external connectivity so this isn't a serious problem but is a major annoyance. If you are looking for a consistent connection to the internet or your home network, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT.
First day experience June 28, 2008
I moved into a new place with thicker walls/more space, so my trusty Wireless B router was finally not good enough. I read a little on MIMO and N and decided on this adapter and the parent router (matching, how cute).
The router works wonderfully, but the adapter gave me a lot of problems in the initial hours. From conking out on one USB port (worked fine at first then no more lights) to just dropping and coming back, I am not sure how happy I'm going to be in the end. That said I have been using it for a few hours now without a problem, so maybe the hiccups were just me. I have not yet experienced the USB conflicts I have read in other reviews.
The support software, however, is slapped-together. The whole screen doesn't provide you with a lot of info, I feel like it's very unresponsive, and doesn't troubleshoot the way you would hope it would. For example, the adapter's lights stopped blinking. The software told me it was the router, and to go restart it. But the router was fine. The problem was the adapter needed to be unplugged/replugged, but the software didn't know that. And on top of it all it has an ugly system tray icon (it's a very picky annoyance, but it nags at me nevertheless). I hear you can use the device without the software. I'd recommend that.
SO, wrapping up, I am not a fan just yet, but a few more days of flawless service and I'd bump my review up to a 4.
Useless for me under Windows XP April 20, 2008
The provided software doesn't function at all (UI elements are not manipulatable, no networks show up). Which incidentally means you can't tell it to release control so WZC can configure it; and even if you do sneaky things like kill the Belkin software and make WZC try, I get no love -- no matter what, Windows doesn't acknlowedge that there's a potential connection.
 Not any better than the wireless g April 2, 2008
I have a Belkin pre-N router and pre-N wireless cards in our desktop PCs. We have one laptop with a wireless g USB adaptor. Replaced the g with the N1 - no difference in performance. Bummer.
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