Because we are dedicated to honest customer opinions Belkin 802.11g Wireless G Desktop Network Card (Electronics), we have also included Amazon's customer reviews for this item (of which 5 are displayed below). Amazon customers have given Belkin 802.11g Wireless G Desktop Network Card an average rating of 3.0/5.
Top Amazon Review
Excellent wireless card. First it was very easy to setup,don't bother with CD installation just go to Belkin UK and download latest driver/package,install the drivers/software turn PC off and install card,switch PC back on and it should automatically be detected and installed.
I can use either the Belkin software or native XP configuration,one thing to remember is if you use an "open" encryption make sure you check in the belkin software its set to that,mine was set to "shared" encryption so would not allow me internet web browsing/connection with the belkin software until I changed that from "shared" to "open",took 5 secs to do but can cause headaches for new users,if you use XP to take care of the wireless setup it was already set for open encryption so easier to setup.
Signal wise it says excellent signal(its in a different room to my wireless router) and has not dropped connection so far.
5 stars since its easy enough to setup.Mine was version 7000 which is the latest for this model.
Customer Review 1
Belkin Wifi Kit is Rubbish. Bought this card when i moved into a house share setup with a Belkin Wifi Router. I'm in the loft 3 floors up, and while i get great signal strength (Excellent) i get constant dropouts and awful transfer rates across the network.
My Asus 1000H eeePc gets better reception and transfer rates without an external aerial.
The software is awful, and Belkin appear to have stopped working on the drivers and software which need significant improvements.
Really poor product, go with another card or USB receiver
Customer Review 2
Appalling signal quality and constant dropouts. I've had to give up on this card, should have heeded the reviews - buying a slightly pricier one this time. I guess you get what you pay for!
Customer Review 3
Connection drops constantly with XP. A stressful ordeal. . Having spent hours troubleshooting, I still can't find the solution.
The connection drops every 30 seconds without fail, despite having 'very good' signal strength and no interference from cordless phones.
I suspect something is wrong with the drivers, as 4 other computers in house connect flawlessly, while this utterly fails on a new install of XP (sp3).
Customer Review 4
Works fine.. I replaced my wireless UBS dongle with this. Not any faster though really, but less resource hungry and also out of sight. Happy all in all especially as I got it new from one of the cheaper sellers.
