Quick query; what should I be looking for in a relatively cheap USB Wireless adapter? Just need something to use for a few months, instead of having to use a laptop wired to the desktop - I live in a block of flats with a shared wireless router.
One of these for example; for pretty basic internet use and very light gaming.
Just wanted to make sure I didn't order some junk, there's alot of 'wireless G' and 'N' around that I don't fully understand.
Quick query; what should I be looking for in a relatively cheap USB Wireless adapter? Just need something to use for a few months, instead of having to use a laptop wired to the desktop - I live in a block of flats with a shared wireless router.
One of these for example; for pretty basic internet use and very light gaming.
Just wanted to make sure I didn't order some junk, there's alot of 'wireless G' and 'N' around that I don't fully understand.
Do you know what type of wireless router you would be connecting to? Because there is no point in paying for a wireless N if the router doesn't support it. Also, you wouldn't by chanve be trying to buy one of these for a xBox 360 would you?
Not for a 360, no, I'm aware of that particular nightmare. I'm not on Gold so I occasionally connect that via a bridge with my laptop, anyway. I just want to stop needing to do that to connect my desktop to the internet, and it's a solution I'll only need until May/June (So I don't think I'll invest in a PCI-E network card at the moment).
Unfortunately I know nothing about the router, although I suspect it's a 'BT Business Hub', which from what I've read is just 802.11g/b.
Any recommendations from Ebuyer would be really helpful.
Just to clarify, this is a tool I could use to give my desktop PC wireless access to the router?
Yes, you plug that into the USB slot on any Windows PC and it will give the PC wireless access. Just do not unplug that the thing without ejecting it, you could burn it out.
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Do you know what type of wireless router you would be connecting to? Because there is no point in paying for a wireless N if the router doesn't support it. Also, you wouldn't by chanve be trying to buy one of these for a xBox 360 would you?
Unfortunately I know nothing about the router, although I suspect it's a 'BT Business Hub', which from what I've read is just 802.11g/b.
Any recommendations from Ebuyer would be really helpful.
Yes, you plug that into the USB slot on any Windows PC and it will give the PC wireless access. Just do not unplug that the thing without ejecting it, you could burn it out.