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wireless adapter

rexel
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i have a dell dimension c521 and was using a bt voyager 1055 for to use my computor wireless This has now failed what wireless adapter should i buy I am using xp
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  • danthemoneysavingman
    danthemoneysavingman Posts: 1,403 Forumite
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    any old adapter should do the trick, very cheap off amazon, ebay, etc...
    hth
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  • m5rcc
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    Which router do you have?
  • espresso
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    rexel wrote: »
    i have a dell dimension c521 and was using a bt voyager 1055 for to use my computor wireless This has now failed what wireless adapter should i buy I am using xp

    Equivalent here £4.50 delivered.
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  • rexel
    rexel Posts: 602 Forumite
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    i have a bt home hub 3
  • m5rcc
    m5rcc Posts: 1,544 Forumite
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    espresso wrote: »
    Equivalent here £4.50 delivered.

    Why get a G, if the OP's router is N rated?

    Get an N rated adapter....
  • espresso
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    rexel wrote: »
    i have a bt home hub 3

    Irrelevant, you simply need a replacement adaptor.
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  • m5rcc
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    espresso wrote: »
    Irrelevant, you simply need a replacement adaptor.

    Not irrelevant. You are recommending an inferior adapter that wont take advantage of the OP's router wireless output speed.
  • rexel
    rexel Posts: 602 Forumite
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    i had bought a netgear 150 from argos and it would not work if 2 meters away from hub
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    m5rcc wrote: »
    Not irrelevant. You are recommending an inferior adapter that wont take advantage of the OP's router wireless output speed.

    Have you ascertained what download speed the OP gets?

    No!
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  • m5rcc
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    espresso wrote: »
    Have you ascertained what download speed the OP gets?

    No!

    Yes I have - the BT Home Hub 3 is an N-rated router. Why suggest a G-rated adapter?
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