This Best Selling BELKIN F5D7050 Wireless 802.11g USB Network Adapter tends to SELL OUT VERY FAST!!
Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 2 inches ; 5.6 ounces
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
- ASIN: B0002HA7FY
- Item model number: F5D7050
Price : $11.99
You Save : $38.00 (76%)
Product Description
From the Manufacturer
The Wireless G USB Network Adapter easily connects your USB-equipped desktop or notebook computer to your wireless network for Internet and file sharing. 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.
Features
- Adds 802.11g wireless capabilities to desktop and laptop computers, for faster wireless networking available for home or office
- Fits any standard 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 USB slot
- Provides 3 times the wireless range of 802.11a adapters
- Offers backward-compatibility with all 802.11b network devices
- Features wireless 64- and 128-bit WEP Encryption
- Keeps notebook batteries running longer with advanced, low-power consumption chipset
- Works with Windows 2000, XP, or Vista
- Comes with Belkin Lifetime Warranty and free 24-hour technical support
The Wireless G USB Network Adapter easily connects your USB-equipped desktop or notebook computer to your wireless network for Internet and file sharing. 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.
This Best Selling BELKIN F5D7050 Wireless 802.11g USB Network Adapter tends to SELL OUT VERY FAST!!
Technical Details
- Product Type - Adapter
- Warranty - Lifetime
- - Offers backward-compatibility with all 802.11b network devices
- - Features wireless 64- and 128-bit WEP Encryption
Customer Reviews
I have an older iBook that requires an original Apple Airport card. Unfortunately these are no longer in production. They can still be purchased new online for $150-180 if you look for them, or you can get a used one from eBay for $100-150 or so. Couldn't see going those routes so I picked up one of these babies and it works flawlessly with OS 10.4. Belkin doesn't make drivers for it but you can get the driver at the Ralink Technology site (http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm). The Belkin adapter that I received from Amazon is version 3000, and it uses the RT71W driver. It's the one listed at the very bottom of the list of Macintosh drivers, dated 2006/01/25. When you open the box for this adapter, take the Install CD and the Quickstart Guide and all that other Windows-related stuff and throw them straight in the trash. Download and install the driver mentioned above and it'll prompt you to restart afterwards. Then go to your Network System Preferences pane and select Ethernet Adapter(en1) as your connection method. Plug the adapter into an available USB port (1.1 or 2.0, either one will work), then launch the Ralink Wireless Utility that you'll find in your Applications folder. And suddenly - hey yer smokin'! Been connected by cable for over three days now via a wireless Linksys router without a single disconnect. You can do it, too...
Installed drivers, plugged it in, nothing. Uninstalled, rebooted, installed drivers, NOTHING. Googled it and found tons of stories you have read here.
I like what a couple other people have said.
"Buy this for someone you hate." It's terrible...
I've had other Belkin products in the past and I'm surprised at how bad this thing is.
The few people on here that gave it 4-5 stars will probably win the lottery next week because they are the luckiest people I know.
BELKIN F5D7050 Wireless 802.11g USB Network Adapter
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