Customer Reviews

Belkin Certified Wireless USB 4-Port Hub with Adapter (F5U302)

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Belkin advertises a range of up to 30' however that ONLY applies if there is a direct line of sight between the transmitter and receiver.

My intent was to set this next to the HDTV and use it to connect to my HTPC in the next room, but it is unable to maintain a signal even 2 feet between the walls.

Very disappointing considering all of my other wireless devices such as my logitech wireless keyboard have no problem even up to the maximum advertised range. At this price point I fully expected better performance.

Consider getting this only if you will be able to set it up in the same room with absolutely no obstructions, as even the slightest obstructions tend to severely limit performance.

OK So it is easy to setup and use, but if you have a few other wireless devices or an electronically noisy environment then don't expect great range on this product.

The USB connection drops if over 8feet apart and sometimes if you walk in between the transmitter and receiver the signal also drops. Thankfully for me I'm using it to connect to something that I dont use all the time so I'm happy with it but if you are going to want to always use the USB devices you have connected then I would suggest looking for a different product.

Iffy performance at a high price. Alternate: For $150-200 you can buy a low end netbook to multifunction as a wireless USB hub, media server for your hi-def TV, portable movie player, etc. The netbook will function wirelessly up to the capabilities of your wi-fi router and provide portable storage and access to your media and/or backups for travel.

This isn't 100% usb compatable, implies that if is like a wired usb 2 port but isn't. If you plan to run anything other than a usb drive best to test that it works first in the shop. You also, can't power things from it, even though itself is powered by a mains adapter which I think is criminal. Don't buy it, it's nearly completely useless, and judging from the other reviews unreliable and buggy to boot. This is my first negative review in 5 years of shopping with Amazon.

This is one of the worst devices I've wasted my money on in a long time. It can barely maintain a line-of-sight connection at arms length! I thought it was a defect with my radio but apparently seeing the experiences of others both here and on the forums, this hub is just a pile of dog excrement. I used to think Belkin made good products but this is most likely the last thing I ever buy with their name on it. It can barely maintain a connection to print. Honestly, you're better off buying a 10' USB cable.

I just installed this and it works well. Setup was easy and the product does what it's intended to. I had an HP all-in-one connected via USB. The other reviewer was right about it working only when it has a direct line of sight.

It does come with a vertical stand to connect the wireless transmitter into. This allows you to not have to connect the wireless transmitter directly to your laptop but rather have it sit on this vertical stand and then the vertical stand connects to your laptop. This will at least allow you to move the stand & wireless transmitter around a bit to get the direct line of sight.

Funny thing is after everything was working good, I put the wireless hub behind the printer (no longer direct line of sight) and it still works. It didn't detect it when I did this during the setup though. The signal dropped from 4 bars to 3 bars but still prints fine. I suspect that the signal must bounce off the wall since the printer and wireless hub were next to a corner of the walls.

This thing is expensive though. Amazon of course ships the slowest way possible if you use their free shipping.

This product is a little finicky to set up but once working it does OK with a range of up to 8 ft. If it loses signal, simply unplug and replug the remote device to reacquire. I have used it for scanners, printers including all in one's, and all kinds of USB flash and hard drives. For some reason it won't work with the dongle which may be faulty?? It sure eliminated a lot of wires!

The hub is slow, nowhere near the speeds advertised. Even with the computer within 2-3 feet of the hub, it sometimes drops connections to devices. It can be made to work... if it is positioned perfectly in line of sight. I upped my rating to two stars (but the page won't let me) since it is possible to get it to work if positioned ideally. Bottom line: this product is slow, unreliable and I would not recommend it except for very light usage within line of sight.

I bought this setup for a direct view link with my ugly printers. It worked great for two weeks and now the signal from Windows is corrupting as it goes through the wireless process to the hub. I get an error message with each print attempt. Sending it to Belkin to see what's wrong. Now my ugly printer is out in full view!

The Belkin Wireless USB 4 Port Hub with Adapter (F5U302) did not work with Windows 7. The company was eventually going to work on their product so it would be compatable with Windows 7 but it was not when I bought it. I sent mine back so be sure and check with the manufacturer first if you have windows 7.