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 enlarge | From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £59.99
Buy New: £51.70
You Save: £8.29 (14%)
New (11) Used (4) from £30.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  74 reviews
Sales Rank: 88
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: Accessory
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4
MPN: B4B-00018
UPC: 882224035699
EAN: 0882224035699
ASIN: B000AYTQ7O
Release Date: December 2, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Rubbish!! April 16, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this and all it does is pick up a weak signal and drop the connection every few minutes. You can buy an ethernet cable from solwise that has a mains plug tht you plug into a socket near your router. You then plug the other end into a power cocket up stairs. An hey presto wireless internet tht plugs into the ethernet port so no loss in signal n no chance of connection loss.
Search amazon for solwise power supply ethernet that what i did and i nerver looked back. Ther are sum cheaper alternative but all of whic are cheaper than this and they work better.
Useless!!! April 9, 2008
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
I purchased one of these official Xbox 360 wireless adapters from game a few days ago and it was useless!!
The instructions say just 'plug and play', So I did exactly as it said on the box and .... nothing. Could not find a wireless network. Even next to the router!! Replaced it for a new one and exactly the same thing happened!!!
Basically its just a white shiny box with a red indicator light on it that will cost you 60
Don't waste your money!! stick with Ethernet!!
 Not worth the stupidly high price April 7, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I decided to delve into the next-gen (I guess it's the current gen now...) by purchasing an xbox 360 - a second-hand one at that. I also bought one of these sleek (but HUGELY overpriced) adapters to connect wirelessly, as i'm not allowed to have an ethernet cable upstairs. However, to my dismay, the damn thing wouldn't be detected on the 360! Not my wireless network, but the 360. Customer support wasn't that helpful - I spent 30 minutes being told to reconnect it. However, after testing it on my mate's 360, I found it was a fault in the hardware (ironic that the second-hand xbox was working fine and the brand new adapter wasn't). So I exchanged it for another, and it works fine, connects, gets a strong signal and everything. However, next to my xbox is a computer. On this computer, I have a wireless adapter costing 10, which does exactly the same as this 60 wireless adatper. Now, why would something, which performs the same function as another slightly different piece of equipment, cost so much? Because microsoft are ripping you off. However, to its credit, it works flawlessly (assuming you have a working one). Worth it if you can't be bothered to find an alternative (like me) however, if you want to get an alternative, try belkin's wireless gaming adapter.
Once again, it's a quality product,
Couldn't be simpler March 21, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I too will add weight to the other reviews, this item is the easiest wireless device you'll ever set up!
You literlally fit it to the back of the Xbox with a 'click', plug in the USB lead to the port on the back and then under network settings on the dashboard change your connectivity to Wireless. Let your router do the rest.
If your router is RIGHT NEXT to your xbox, stick with the ethernet cable because this gadget for all its marvel is still pretty expensive. However, if like me, you just moved house and found your xbox is now at the opposite end of the room from your phone socket and router - and the cable won't stretch, then this is the way forward. The only reason I give this 4/5 as opposed to 5/5 is the price.
 Excellent product but you may have installation problems March 19, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ok, the price gets 1 star. There should be no reason for the price tag. however, as you should expect from Microsoft, it is reliable and works a treat ... once you get it up and running.
Personally, I had a nighmare time of it which nearly killed me yesterday evening installing it but not the fault of the hardware itself but other factors like creating a Windows Live ID and Gamer Tag, which I did not have already.
My bad experience involved getting assistance from 360 Technical Support for a good couple of hours. Firstly, once you connect the adapter you have to put it through an initial network test. There are several separate tests that it goes through. Depending on your network settings you may pass all or fail. Mine failed with MTU settings. This meant i had to increase the MTU data transfer settings for my Netgear Rangemax router.
Once I had overcome that I needed to create a Windows Live ID account. Then a Gamer Tag. Then encountered another problem when it came to entering my Gold Live subscription. For some reason, my location kept being automatically detected as living in the United States. I live in UK. Restarted over a couple of time tweaking Network settings on the console dashboeard but with no success.
This was when I called Tech Support. It's a good thing that support was open until 10:00 pm and the guy was very, very helpful and patient!
To cut a long story short, and after trying several workarounds, he guided me through setting up a free Hotmail email address verifying my location as UK based. We then went back and created a Gamer Tag etc ... and when I got to the part that verified my location it automatically showed as United Kingdom. From there onwards it was simple and everything fell into place.
The adapter works faultlessly (fingers crossed)so the kit itself is reliable but the initial process can possibly confound you.
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