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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Don't believe the haters!!!
I have read various negative testimonies about this device on the difficulty in configuring and overall quality. I purchased mine yesterday and I had absolutely no problem setting it up. I even now have it working on an old PS2 system with no problem! If you are patient and do everything step by step, you'll find once you plug in to your game console, its ready to play!
Published 7 months ago by E. A. Vermeulen
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Decent, if tricky
I purchased this item because I really didn't want to spend a ridiculous amount of money on such a small device, and I was hoping for something easy to install that was also functional. Well, once you get it running, it's functional enough. After it was installed, I had very little trouble running it.
The issue actually comes with installing it. If you have...
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Don't believe the haters!!!, February 4, 2010
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This review is from: Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Adapter - Black (Accessory)
I have read various negative testimonies about this device on the difficulty in configuring and overall quality. I purchased mine yesterday and I had absolutely no problem setting it up. I even now have it working on an old PS2 system with no problem! If you are patient and do everything step by step, you'll find once you plug in to your game console, its ready to play!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Can be touchy, seems different from unit to unit, August 4, 2010
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This review is from: Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Adapter - Black (Accessory)
I'd thought mine was broken cause I was following all the instructions from various sources. It turns out there's one thing you MIGHT have to do that no one mentioned to me. I'll note a couple of small issues here some people might get caught by.
1. One reviewer on a different website claimed their unit didn't hold it's settings if it was powered off. This may cause problems in using the adapter for some, but mine didn't have that problem.
2. In my case, the only thing that was actually holding me back from getting it to work? The xbox 360 needed to be set back to it's factory defaults. After that it connected like a charm, no problem in the slightest.
I don't really know any other tips to give that aren't covered right there in the manual, it's really very simple besides such small issues.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Preforms well but instructions are overly simple., April 1, 2010
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This review is from: Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Adapter - Black (Accessory)
I purchased this adapter to connect a launch 20GB PS3 console. I do believe some of the reviewers have underestimated the possible difficulty in setting up this device. While it is not technically difficult, the instructions, both paper and on the disc are less than helpful to novice users. There are some major caviots with the instruction manual and disc that are included with the adapter.
-The manual reads like an IKEA manual. It's overly simple and does not consider the various operating systems people may be using. I found much better instructions online via google. (Read the comments sections in this page and it'll give you an idea of what to expect: [...])
-The disc included is a mini-cd (88mm), which is not helpful to those that own laptops. Additionally, the program on the disc is windows only, very disappointing considering amazon lists mac as being supported. Disc aside, mac users can change the IP settings on the device via systems preferences>network, but of course don't have the support of the windows walk through disc/support.
-Nowhere in the manual is it mentioned you need to log in to the device via 10.10.10.254. I suspect this info is on the disc, but here again mac users or those unable to play a mini-cd are out of luck.
-I hope other reviewers will correct me if I am wrong but from what I could tell, this adapter does not support WEP wireless connections.
That said, the product preforms well. I'm able to get a good connection to my PS3 one floor below by wireless router. Just beware that some effort is involved in setting up the adapter and that there are serious limitations to the instructions and install disc. Here's hoping Mad Catz listens to the complaints regarding the awful instructions and support and does a much better job detailing the set-up process for future purchasers.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
WHAT SETUP PROBLEM!, March 8, 2010
This wireless N adapter works flawlessly. The nay sayers consider it an inconvenience to have to connect it to your PC first but it's easy as 1-2-3. It takes less than 3 minutes to configure and you are up and running. I was lucky enough to pick this up from an Amazon seller for $20.00 and is well worth the $49.00 that most Amazon sellers are selling it for. It's cheaper than the Microsoft adapter and well worth it. The other reviewers must have had other home network issues because it is a breeze to get up and running. I was enable to configure it in Windows 7 64 Bit with zero problems. There are many negative revies on this product here at Amazon but let me tell you this thing has worked flawlessly quite a few days now. The key is not to use auto channel selection within your wireless router settings. This thing is so easy to configure Stevie Wonder could do it. You don't have to be a computer tech to set it up. If you just use the disc that comes with it and follow the on screen instructions you should have no problem. If you find yourself in the network adapter properties of your computer in Windows 7 just keep clicking every item in the box until the property tab allows you to select it. Then set the ip to the one suggested on setup. When you'r done just change it back to obtain ip address automatically. If you set it up properly you wont be dissapointed.
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XBox 360 adapter, August 12, 2010
This review is from: Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Adapter - Black (Accessory)
Product works great. For me, the intructions for connecting it to the router could have been written clearer, but once it was connected there hasn't been any problems. My router is in my bedroom and the xbox is in the other side of the my house in the living room and it always connects to Xbox live.
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a pain to setup, but works great!!!, August 6, 2010
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Oh man!!!
I set this beast up on a Mac mini (which cannot take the 3 inch setup CD that it came with) by using on-line resources. It should of been easier to setup, or even possible on an actual XBOX, but it's not.
Once it was config'd correctly, it works great! The speed and rang on wireless is impressive.
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Decent, if tricky, July 25, 2010
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I purchased this item because I really didn't want to spend a ridiculous amount of money on such a small device, and I was hoping for something easy to install that was also functional. Well, once you get it running, it's functional enough. After it was installed, I had very little trouble running it.
The issue actually comes with installing it. If you have an old wireless router, expect to spend an hour or two trying to figure out how to configure the thing withough some of the things setup for the device requires, and the diagrams are not nearly as helpful as a step-by-step written explanation would be.
All-in-all, though, it was worth what I paid for it and it works just fine now that it's running. If you're pretty savvy when it comes to computers, or know someone who is, this device works just fine. Just make sure that you have google ready to look up instructions if necessary.
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Great Connection, July 22, 2010
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This review is from: Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Adapter - Black (Accessory)
This is a great product. It has a good wireless range. It can reach my router in my basement to my room on the 2nd floor. It was easy to setup. I followed a quick tutorial on youtube. Here's the link: [...]
I highly recommend to anyone with a 360 and a wireless home network.
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amzzing, June 27, 2010
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just recived mine today and i love it. there is alomost no lag at all. i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Poor Quality control???, April 6, 2010
I read all the reviews on Madcatz WGA for the Xbox 360 and saw that about 30 to 40% just gave up on it and sent it back. I figured I knew what I was doing, so I took a chance and picked one up.
While the instructions are poor, I was able to get the thing configured by accessing the WGA through my browser at 10.10.10.254. I was able to see my wireless network but was surprised at some of the signal strengths being a little low given that my WGA was 6 inches from my wireless router. I pinged it and got a response, so there definitely was a connection. Didn't really think of it and took it to the basement on the other side of the house and plugged it into the Xbox360. Nothing. Went back reset it and tried again. Went into the settings and tried configuring static IP address, etc. Nothing. Quit for the night. At work, I talked to one of out network guys and he said try a few things, I did and nothing.
Was going to give it one more try but my daughter was on our desktop where our wireless router is connected. Took the WGA and our laptop went into the next room connected the WGA to the laptop. Accessed the WGA through browser and could not pick up my wireless access point. It saw it, but signal strength was zero.
After all of the messing around with this thing, the problem was the thing was not receiving the wireless signal. So my guess is all those people who follow the instructions and can't get it to work, are victims of poor quality control. I might try this thing again, but then again it sounds like I am not the only one with this issue.
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