Always On Wireless WDB20B WiFlyer Wireless Access Point

by Always On Wireless

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006ZTERE
• Item model number: WDB20B
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 9, 2004

Product Description

From the manufacturer

The WiFlyer lets you connect to an ordinary phone line to enjoy convenient, secure, wireless Internet access in your home, office or hotel. The compact and portable WiFlyer is a full featured Wireless Access Point that allows one or more PCs to share a single dialup or broadband Internet connection from your existing ISP. Designed for ease-of-use, your browser automatically directs you to clear, simple setup screens to make installation and dialing a snap. Files, photos and printers may be easily shared between PCs while the WiFlyer also doubles as a portable broadband wireless access point when an Ethernet connection is available. Compatible with any 802.11b or 802.11g WiFi-equipped PC and laptop, the WiFlyer can immediately access the Internet at distances up to 200 feet and network speeds up to 11Mbps.

Key Features

• Enjoy wireless WiFi/802.11b Internet access using existing dialup services.
• Sleek, portable design easily fits in any briefcase or laptop bag - or even in your pocket.
• Easy to install and use by connecting to a standard phone line.
• Browser automatically defaults to intuitive WiFlyer web pages for easy dial setup.
• Works with any WiFi-enabled Windows, Linux, Mac OS and UNIX system.
• Fully compatible with acceleration software and services to achieve up to a 6x speed increase.
• Convenient wireless networking allows multiple PCs to share files, printers, and a single dialup connection.
• Quick-connect button eliminates time waiting for dialup connection.
• Secure wireless communications using up to 128-bit WEP encryption.
• Supports broadband wireless connections through its Ethernet port.
• Internal high-gain diversity antennas permit up to 300 ft range, optional external antenna available.
• International design for worldwide use.

Product Description

The WiFlyer is a portable, shareable wireless access point supporting both dial-up and broadband connections. Simply attach an ordinary phone line or Ethernet port to enjoy convenient, secure, wireless Internet access in your home, office or hotel. The compact WiFlyer is easy to carry in any laptop bag and is a full featured access point that allows one or more desktop PCs, laptops or PDAs to share a single dialup or Broadband connection. It works with your existing dial-up ISP including AOL, MSN, EarthLink and most others with no additional monthly charges. Designed for ease-of-use, your Browser automatically directs you to clear, simple setup screens to make installation and Dialing a snap. Compatible with any 802.11b or 802.11g capable laptop or PDA. Supports a range of up to 300 feet and Network speeds up to 11Mbps. Browser automatically defaults to intuitive WiFlyer Web pages for easy dial setup. Dial-up connection compatible with AOL, MSN, EarthLink, SBCGlobal, Bellsouth and most other dial-up ISPs worldwide. Convenient wireless Networking allows multiple PCs to share files, printers, and a single dialup connection. Quick-connect button eliminates time waiting for dialup connection. Secure wireless Communications supports up to 128-bit WEP Encryption and MAC address authentication Internal high-gain diversity antennas permit up to 300 ft range, Optional external antenna available International design for worldwide use

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous product, January 5, 2005

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M. Mercer (Kansas) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

I've had my WiFlyer for a few months now and am very happy, overall, with the product. I cover an 18 county area, in a mainly rural state, and travel all over the state for meetings and trainings. The mix of dialup and broadband connections can be a pain. The WiFlyer has given me the flexibility to use any type of connection that I come across (Well, almost any, you can't use it on a digital phone system. Not sure why, but that was very disappointing when I spent a week in a room with a digital phone in at and was stuck using a regular phone line, plugged into the wall, to access my dial up account.). The WiFlyer interface is browser based, just plug it in and turn on your computer. Once the computer locates the WiFlyer signal you open your web browser and set up your connection. Its very easy to use and has worked great with both my work and personal laptops (Dells running XP Pro) and my Dell Axim PocketPC.
Sometimes the signal seems to be a little weak, I'd like to see it come with an external antannae (you can buy one, but you know, should you really have to?). And I always feel like I have to baby it, not sure why but it just feels fragile to me. That being said, I've had it in my computer bag and hauled it all over the place and haven't had any problems with it. I've never been able to get the dial up accelerator program to work either. I might use it if I could, but have had no success so far.
It's a great product. If you're on the road and need a great solution for dealing with a variety of Internet connections, or if you want to make your dial up connection wireless, this is for you. Easy to use, simple to hook up and gives you wireless access anywhere you go. Well worth the price.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what home dialup users have been waiting for!, January 10, 2005

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Go Caving! "Any day spent underground caving ... - See all my reviews

Setup was very easy. Connected to my ISP every time. In spite of what the WiFlyer tech support says, the LAN connection on the back of the WiFlyer CAN be used to link the WiFlyer to other networks, not just a single computer. In my case, I am using an 802.11g network with a physical LAN connection to the WiFlyer. Result, WiFlyer fits transparently into the network and I still get to use the 802.11g transfer speeds.

On the pricy side, but I've been waiting for something like this for ages!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but won't work for everybody., March 13, 2006

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Jerry L. Foote "Jerry" (Mystic, CT) - See all my reviews
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If you are going to buy the WiFlyer then you should know this:

"The following are the only known incompatible ISPs:

Compuserve
AT&T GlobalNet
Roadrunner dial-up
Walmart Connect"

This comes from the Always On web site, and could prevent a lot of confusion for customers. Always On has no way of making their product work with these ISPs and will normally not even respond to questions about them.

Never-the-less, it seems like a great product, if you have the right ISP. I had no problems communicating with it as soon as I plugged it in. But after several hours of tweaking, I found out it wouldn't work with my ISP. I wish I knew that before I ordered it!