3COM Corp U.S. ROBOTICS 802.11G WIRELESS USB ADAPTER ( USR5420 )

by 3Com

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001UEGYA
• Item model number: USR5420
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #350,434 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 9, 2004

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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, January 2, 2006

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Trixie "cupcakejones" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3COM Corp U.S. ROBOTICS 802.11G WIRELESS USB ADAPTER ( USR5420 ) (Personal Computers)

I used to work in Tech Support where we were plagued with problems with customers who had US Robotics modems. I was told the company had been sold and their problems were behind them. I then made the mistake of buying this adapter because it was on sale.

Despite what it proudly displays on the box, this device is not Windows compatible. The contents inside sheepishly explain that it's not recognized by Windows exactly but it'll still work. And it will. For a day or two at best and then you'll have to reboot. Sometimes repeatedly followed by shutdowns. Eventually it will pick up the wireless signal again for a day or two whereupon the cycle will repeat. After a short time period, the software Configuration Utility will not be accessible (literally when you try to open the program nothing happens) and the Adapter will drop the signal from the Router. Considering all of the above, the problem is clearly not in my wireless router. Their Tech Support suggested I change some BIOS settings. Nothing works and I don't feel the average consumer should have to be monkeying around with their BIOS for a piece of equipment labelled as plug and play. This is a poor product. I won't be purchasing anything from US Robotics again.