Customer Reviews

Cisco-Linksys WPC55AG Dual-Band Wireless A+G Notebook Adapter

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I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless G router and I have tried it with 2 card offerings from Linksys - the WPC54G (for 802.11 b/g) and the WPC55AG (for 802.11 a/b/g). I can honestly say that with my router (w/ latest firmware version 1.02.1) I have had very strong streaming connection w/ the WPC54G card, not so with the WPC55AG. Using the a/b/g WPC55AG, the connection was significantly weaker and I would lose connection at the same distance. My desk is about 20 paces away from the router as the crow flies, (ie: other end of the 2 bedroom condo). Here is a pic of the 2 cards side by side: http://....

In conclusion, I would NOT recommend the linksys WPC55AG card if you DO NOT have to connect to a 802.11a wireless network.
I have not had to connect to a 802.11a wireless network so I cannot comment on this card's connection ability in a 5GHz network. Secondly, wireless 802.11a networks are quite rare. If you only have a Linksys WRT54G, then stick with the WPC54G card.

I purchased the Linksys WPC54G laptop card and WRT54G wireless 4 port router on Amazon for $...(UPS ground shipping included).

I purchased the Linksys WPC55AG laptop card for $...(SHIPPING included) on ....com. Their price unfortunately has since gone up ($...), but I was happy w/ their service. I received the product 5 days later via FEDEX.

Look up WPC55AG on http://www.....com for the best deal. Enter your ZIP to see the bottom line price including shipping.

One last tidbit, you could always go to Best Buy and purchase both cards to test them out for yourself. You are allowed to return the product withing 14 days. CompUSA will also probably have the product but imposes a restocking fee :(

Hope this was helpful.

- vw

I purchased this card to complement my WRT55AG, dual-band router. I've not had particularly good luck connecting in A mode; in fact, I rarely use it because it's unable to maintain a solid connection. I don't know if this is the hardware or just life with "A", but I would not recommend using it in a residential setting. Save the bucks, stick with G/B.

On the other hand, I"ve had no problems connecting to G (which I use at home) or B (on the road). The supplied software is pretty good for helping identify and select new networks, though it does take a few minutes to switch to a new network.

Summary: unless you have a compelling reason, just stick with B/G.

I am very satisfied with this wireless network card. It is much easier to configure than my last network card. It is able to detect the networks right away. The connection is fast. The only drawback is when leaving the "Autodetect" of both network speeds on (for the A and the G networks speeds), it takes about 30 seconds to figure out the speed. But if I disable autodetection, it works in just a few seconds. I guess you just have to remember to switch the network protocol/speed when getting to a different wireless network, but still this feature is very nice to have in the case of occassional visits to customer sites and coffee shops.

This is my first attempt at a wireless network, and I am just blown away with this Linksys dual band system. I am writing this review from my HP ZE4220 Pavillion notebook a half a house away from my cable modem. I installed this card and the matching router with no problems...I was expecting to be [messing] with it for days, but I was finished in less than an hour...pretty much plug & play. I did not use the setup CD...I configured everything per the Quick Install guides. I have three wired desktops running Win98se along with this notebook running WinXP home edition on the system. The performance now is just as fast as when I had this notebook wired directly via cat5 cable. This setup was way too easy, now I have to find another project for the weekend. Rock solid so far.

We have one of these and, to put it mildly, it is a piece of crap. The signal is often weak even if we're only 3 feet from the wireless router. It's so annoying that we've resorted to just using a wired connection most of the time.

Brand New In A Box - Works - Got here on time - No Issue - Works with Linux. The only reason I got it but realize that I think it's faster on my laptop to download since I have 2 wireless going on at once.

I originally ordered a WPC54G card from AONSale through Amazon. They sent me a WPC55AG Dual-Band Wireless A+G card. The card works fine, but if you use the installation disk that comes with it, it installs a Wireless Network Monitor with icon that you can use to connect to a wireless site. The only problem was when using the Wireless Network Monitor the card would connect to the site but would not connect to the internet. I uninstalled the card, unplugged it from the computer then plugged it back in and used Windows to install the card, that way the Wireless Network Monitor is not installed on the computer. I use Linksys EasyLink Advisor that was installed on the computer when I installed my WRT54G2 router to connect to wireless sites. Bottom line, its a good wireless card so far with good download speeds.

Received adapter within 3 days of ordering. Setup was painless but I changed to Microsoft Network Connection instead of Linksys. Works great, no complaints.

This transaction was very satisfactory. I think this was the cheapest I could get this adapter anywhere, and I had searched a few places, in stores and online.

Look no further. FreeBSD 6.1 and later will recognize this card. Earlier versions of FreeBSD might work, too. But this card will do the trick. I am so glad I found this card!