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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: rikiya on May 23, 2004, 02:10:58 am

Title: Cards
Post by: rikiya on May 23, 2004, 02:10:58 am

Hey,

I know people ask these questions all the time but I\'d like to know cause I need info.

(only the ones in the poll)
Which do you think is the best WiFi card that you\'ve used?
(style, functionality etc.)
If you only had one why do you like it or hate it?
(style functionality etc.)

Thanks!
For Sl-C860

Title: Cards
Post by: abject on May 23, 2004, 02:25:31 am

I had the Sandisk - it died after about 9 months. This is consistent with the crappy quality of their CF Flash memory cards, I guess. I\'d say stay away.

The Ambicom seems popular with those who own them (I haven\'t tried it), and it\'s very reasonably priced, if a bit hard to find.

I have a Socket low-power. The range is a bit low and it is (or was, at least) a bit pricey, but it is plug-and-play in every ROM I\'ve tried.

Title: Cards
Post by: SharpEnd on May 23, 2004, 10:27:07 am

I have an SMC 2642W and it is great.  Very nice range.  It doesn\'t seem to be too power hungry either.

Title: Cards
Post by: rikiya on May 24, 2004, 12:14:44 am

:!:  :arrow: Come on everyone do the poll! :arrow:   :!:

Title: Cards
Post by: tapjpa on May 24, 2004, 12:22:31 am

I have had the WCF12 for almost 1.5 years. It\'s been rock solid and never given me any hint of trouble. Decent range. Doesn\'t seem to overly draw on the battery.
As far as price I don\'t think it was much more or less than anything else on the market when I bought it.

Title: Cards
Post by: rikiya on May 24, 2004, 12:25:28 am

okie dokie thanks!

Title: Cards
Post by: lardman on May 24, 2004, 04:57:10 am

The problem with this poll is that you ask \"Which WiFi card?\" - which wifi card what? Which do I have, which do I recommend (I\'ve only ever used the one I have so I can\'t really comment). Nevertheless I\'ve voted for the one I have. I\'ve had no issues with it and it seems to be working fine.

Si

Title: Cards
Post by: rikiya on May 24, 2004, 12:13:08 pm

yes of course i think i pointed that out in my post.

Title: Cards
Post by: Snooby on May 24, 2004, 02:05:21 pm

I can\'t vote cos i have a WiFi card that\'s not listed

However, if you had asked about WiFi support in ROMs, I could be typing for hours

Title: Cards
Post by: rikiya on May 24, 2004, 04:15:16 pm

I\'m sorry the ones up there are the only ones I could get around here.
Not a lot of choices in Canada

Title: Cards
Post by: rikiya on May 25, 2004, 06:45:30 pm

I guess the Linksys is the one to get!
No comments questions?
The poll is never ending but I will stop checking by tomorrow or the day after tommorow!
Thank you to everyone who participated and gave me tips!