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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent item but overpriced, 17 Feb 2006
By A Customer
Once I opened my 360 box and saw a great big chunky ethernet cable I decided I would need a wireless bridge. I was horrified to realise that it was so overpriced. Anything that has the xbox 360 name on adds on so much more money. However this is a very good bit of kit and is essential in my view. I am using the Voyager 2100 and as far as I know most routers are supported. The signal strength is excellent and I only have lag on FIFA: RTWC, which is an laggy game anyway (I never play it really lol). This wireless bridge is easy to install in a few simple steps. It even picked up my neighbours Belkin router!!! Overall a great product but I would wait if you can to see if it has a price drop.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
(gamertag:monkeroony) see you on xbox live!!!, 7 Nov 2006
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i bought this because my dog ate my ethernet cable and had been meaning to upgrade to wireless for a while anyway.
i didnt realise how easy it would be, (or how small!) you simply plug it into the back of the 360 and turn your xbox on and you're nearly done, all that was left for me was to input my wep key and i was downloading demos within minutes and playing online shortly after.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Wow..how easy, 31 Jan 2006
Decided to buy this rather than have a cable running down my stairs!...£59 seems steep , but i checked PC ethernet bridges and they werent much cheaper...so decided to go for this.....and how glad i am, i just plugged it in and it worked , no set up and it clips to the back of your Xbox 360 for those who like things neat and tidy!
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47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
Not bad....., 2 Oct 2006
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Right, not meaning to sound arrogant but I know the ins and outs of a pc and the stuff that goes with it.
This thing was so unbelievably easy to set up that I just breathed a sigh of relief that I didn't have to think about anything. Brilliant.
I set up my Linksys router, didn't need to install that - plug and play. Plugged in the wireless bridge, no installation required. I didn't have to configure anything. As soon as I switched on my Xbox a message popped up saying "Rollamoff (my username) signed in to Xbox live".
I mean that's just amazing! I didn't have to do a thing!
Only bad point which is why I didn't give it 5 stars, if I want to connect to a Windows XP SP2 pc I need to use Windows Media Connect and store the settings on a flash drive, mp3 player or whatever. I plugged it in hoping to stream media and it completely over-wrote my wireless settings and I could not for the life of me connect my PC to my Xbox 360.
So if you've got Wireless LAN built into your PC or got a USB wireless hub then you'd probably be fine. But I think you'll find some difficulties or complete incompatibility.
If you don't want to stream media, then this thing is so unbelievably easy to use and I've noticed that I've been able to download faster than when I used a wired ethernet connection (weird I know, but it's true)!
£60 very well spent!
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
Easy!!, 10 Sep 2006
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I have a wireless set up at home running a desktop PC and a laptop, I have a Belkin wireless Router and had a hell of a job getting it to work with my ISP AOL (yeah yeah i know!!!)so I kinda got myself ready for an afternoon of grief when I wanted to hook my Xbox 360 up to go live, but I have to say it was easy, and i mean very very easy, you just plug the Xbox 360 Wireless Bridge into the port at the back of the console find your Network, pop in the keycode and your off and running, this is a must have product for anyone wishing to play live games and the ease of use far outweighs the cost.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
welcome to wireless, 16 Jan 2006
This is a nice item, and a must have if you have a wireless home network and want xbox live without miles of chunky grey cabling. It has a nice range, and works pretty much lag free even in between floors of houses, and I can even see my next door neighbour's wireless network. Very easy to set up, pop in your network details and away you go. I have known it not to work properly with a friend's router, from Belkin. However, another of my friends owns a belkin wireless router and it works perfectly. I use it with a BT voyager router and haven't looked back.This is not a cheap piece of equipment by a long stretch, however i don't particularly find it overpriced, as wireless access points and wireless cards for pc are not much cheaper and are often much more of a hassle to set up. My verdict: It does what it is supposed to do without lag, and is easy to set up even for a complete beginner in wireless internet access. A top-hole item that i would highly recommend.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
Pricey but worth it., 18 April 2007
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After my mum was complaining that I was always using her TV I thought it was about time I took my 360 to my bedroom. The only problem was that I couldn't play online as my xbox was no where near my wireless router. So I had to take the plunge and splash out £50 to have the convenience of wireless. At first I thought the price was extorcionate but now I have no regrets. I can play on xbox live as much as I like now virtually lag free considering my router is at the other end of the house. If you are considering buying one just do it.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Pricey but Good, 2 Dec 2005
As the other reviewer said this is pricey, but it is good, once plugged in, you can setup your connection to xbox live, it found my access point first time, i had to enter my WEP key and then it made the connection to live and i was ready to play.It's better than a standalone adaptor (i have 2 asus ones and a Cisco/Linksys one) but you will need an extra power cable in addition to the XBOX power cable. You can get usb ones (my asus ones are usb powered) but they are picky and seem to lose their settings and look untidy. If you have a wireless AP, get one of these.
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76 of 83 people found the following review helpful:
Nevermind the price concerns, this is a quality product., 21 Feb 2006
On a whim I bought the wireless xbox 360 bridge. I didn't really need it as I could use my pc and internet connection sharing to connect to the network in my house - although the guilt over the power usage nagged away at me!My network consists of a Linksys BEFSR41 router (which is connected to my NTL cable modem) and a Linksys WAP54G wireless access point. You must also take into consideration that the house I live in was built in the mid 1800s. The significance of this is thick stone walls that obviously impede communication. The WAP54G, for logistical reasons, is based upstairs. The room that I am currently in (due to my ususal one being re-decoarated) is downstairs. And yet I have played upon XBox Live without any real lag issues. And I should also mention that my Linksys USB network card struggles cannot gain a connection unless I place it outside the room. I have seen that you can buy other wireless bridges - in fact I did have a Linksys WGA54G for my original XBox - but the beauty of the Wireless Bridge for the XBox 360 is a streamlined product that does not require an external power socket (unlike the WGA54G). The design is minimal and clean - apart from the ariel you wouldn't know it is there. As for setting the device up, the XBox dashboard makes the whole process quite simple. Once I had added the MAC address of the bridge to the WAP54G permissions list and also set up the WEP key, that is. So, in summary, this is a great device. Clean, unobtrusive design, and an uncomplicated set-up should sway your mind over and above the percieved (by some) high cost. As a friend of mine is fond of saying: " You buy cheap, you buy twice" This won't be a factor with the XBox 360 Wireless bridge.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
Neat, 4 Jan 2006
If you have a wireless router in the house then you need one of these to get your Xbox 360 onto Live. It is very easy to install - the casing has small pins that fit into corresponding holes on the back of the console, with a short USB cable sprouting out the side which is just long enough to reach the rear USB port. It also has a pivoting antenna so you can point it skyward regardless of whether your Xbox is upright or lying down.The price is about right, seeing as a PCI wireless adaptor for a PC isn't a lot cheaper. It connected to my BT Voyager wireless router without any fuss, but I've been told that some routers do not work with it. Check this out before you buy one.
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