Customer Reviews

SignalMax Wireless PC Card LAN Adapter

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I've struggled with picking up my Linksys wireless router signal when 3-4 rooms away. I've tried a Linksys booster as well as high gain antena but got only a marginal increase in reception. That all changed when I installed this card. I now get a "verry good" or "excellent" signal from anywhere in my home. I can even get a good signal from my back yard, 1/2 an acre away from my house! The trick is to configure the card precisely per the directions and not to allow windows to install it automatically.

Range is not significantly better than my previous Linksys USB Wireless - speed is somewhat faster. The range is certainly not over 10 times other systems (don't believe the fantastic claims in the ads).

I have tried several other wireless products, none have been able to cover my entire home, until I purchased the ParkerVision wireless card and router. Not only am I able to cover my entire house, but I can walk down the street to my neighbor's house and still get online!!!

Had a Linksys router and card, couldn't access the network from several rooms in my house. Got the SignalMax card and have a great signal everywhere - even now picked up my neighbor's wireless network! A huge boost in range compared with the Linksys.

This card is obsolete now that most laptops come with better long range wi-fi built in. But, back in the day this wi-fi card would let you use wi-fi a lot further away than say a Linksys 54G card. The Parkervision is a 11B card though. It's fine for most any internet surfing but, not so fast for file transfers from one pc to another. I don't think Parkervision is still in business. It's still a good card if your PC does not have wi-fi built in.

was let to think that this was 802.11b/g, but it is only 802.11b, which limits speed to 11 Mbs, not exactly the speed I was looking for. Also, the software isn't seamless, you have to run the software, and pick the connection you want each and every time, adds to startup time. I could have done better....

The signalmax works as is supposed to be. I have 67% of signal where the my laptop built in wifi doesn't have any and it's quite cheap.

First of all,

the cd with the drivers didn't work.

When i downloaded the drivers from there website, it gave me an amateur impression.

The product though does what they say, if you can get connect to the network first. You can get connected if you are in normal paramaters ( first 100 meters). if you move then, no problem, you can internet, but you can't connect if you get disconnected.

Maybe the product does more with there router, but I doubt it.

I don't want to return the item because they do what they say, you get a longer range, and that's all about that, but if you can choose for a repeater of the signal or this product, then i suggest an repeater.

If the price was a bit lower, then i really suggest this product, but it isn't worth the amount of money

Just my two cents.

After about 5 hours of work with the installation software, I find these problems:

1) A user must have Windows ADMIN RIGHTS to use the network connection. This is a problem in a house with kids, or similar situations. I've confirmed this limitation with their tech support, and will be returning the product because of this.

2) The software doesn't load and recognize the connection automatically. You have to click on the icon to get it going, rather than making startup seamless.

Seems to be great hardware, but the firm is small compared to vendors like Cisco, so it seems software development may not be up to par.