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Occassionally after a power outage I need to unplug the receiving side for about 5 seconds before it will transmit again but that is the ONLY problem I have ever had with the little beauties. I have had these two little boxes for about 2 years now and they are hands-down, the best accessory that I have ever purchased. The connection requires about 30-60 seconds of your time (depends on how far you have to walk to plug the other side in) and the speed is fantastic. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone looking to strech their high-speed connection into different areas.
I used this great product with my PS2 and it served it's purpose, but you should be wary that you may be back on Amazon within a year ordering it again. This is due to the fact it's only good a year, which I SUPPOSE is okay since it has a one year warranty on it.Also, it's probably obvious, but a good way to see if the Playlink is causing network problems would be to connect it to your computer and see if you can surf at a normal speed without odd hangups or you could try to connect the game system directly to the modem/router.
It's not very reliable. I'm not exagerating, it's extraordinarily slow. The play link is incredibly easy to use, but it doesn't have much bandwidth. That, and the horrible download speed make me give it a low review. Navigating the internet and/or downloading anything on any device plugged into it (including the 360) is very very slow.You can use it to connect anything with a network port to anything else with a network port. Downloads literally take 20 times as long as a true wired connection. I purchased it in January 2007 and it broke about a month ago. Another strange tid-bit.
I bought it for less than $30 shipped a year ago. It gets better signal than any wireless card I've ever used. Playing on xbox live works great and thats what I used it for most of the time. I used it for a number of different computers and 2 xbox 360's.I enjoyed the ease of use, unfortunately I was only able to enjoy it for about 10 months. Whats up with these prices.
It comes with 2 boxes -- one plugs into your XBox ethernet port, the other plugs into your router. There is nothing to configure on the XBox. (The boxes themselves do not say "Xbox" anywhere on them).Word of caution, though:Check the prices.As of the time of this writing, Amazon is not stocking the device and you can only buy it through 3rd parties. I got this as an alternative to the grossly overpriced Microsoft XBox 360 Wireless Adapter.This device is, if anything, easier to use. It will work for anything. I was lucky and got it through a 3rd party here for a good price, but now I see only one place selling it, and they've marked it up considerably. Shop around before you buy.Also note that any "wireless bridge adapter" will very likely work, if you are unable to find this particular device.
As far as the XBox is concerned, this is a regular ethernet linkup and it just starts working.I hooked it up, did some rounds of COD4 and downloaded a movie and I noticed no difference versus when I had the XBox plugged directly in to my router (but I didn't want my router in my living room, which is why I got this).You should also be able to use these for any no-setup wireless connection you want. There is no setup. It's the "Xbox Play Link" but there's really nothing about it that makes it specific to the XBox. Just make sure the transfer rate of the bridge adapter is in the 1.5 Mbps rater or higher, so you can fully utilize your high speed internet through it.
I play online a lot and have never had a problem with online play. Never had a problem with Gears of War, Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, etc. I've actually had some problems getting online since the recent Xbox Live update (Dec. I bought this item several months ago instead of shelling out $100 for the Microsoft adapter. I'm also unable to hook up with my computer wirelessly because the connection is too slow. 2007) - not sure if that is because of this adapter or not. I'd give this item 3 stars for performance but gave it 4 stars because of the affordable price.
But Xbox Live downloads are extremely slow. My 360 is upstairs on one end of the house while my router is in the basement on the opposite side of the house. Demos that are 750mb - 1gb usually take 3-5 hours to download. I'm going to buy the Microsoft wireless adapter because it takes up less space, doesn't need an outlet and is faster.
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