Usb wifi dongle - any recommendations?

kwikbreaks

enfield_freddy wrote: »

the OP asked for a recommendation , I gave one .

So did I and so did others. The only person getting excited appears to be you.

enfield_freddy

ok I back out and suggest the OP , buys the one you suggested from ebay.


it seems that your suggestion of the "best" overrules mine


so your knowledge must be greater than mine and I bow to your superior knowledge


good night

Big_Graeme

enfield_freddy wrote: »

ok I back out and suggest the OP , buys the one you suggested from ebay.


it seems that your suggestion of the "best" overrules mine


so your knowledge must be greater than mine and I bow to your superior knowledge


good night

Ah, it was YOUR dummy that went past the window. !!!!!! man.

Herzlos

enfield_freddy wrote: »

I bought a Edimax 150Mbps dongle (very small) when I was playing with a setup using XBMC , its one of the few dongles that work without a painfull setup on a Linux machine


its brill on windows , and on 8 (which I use now) very fast and stable , no drivers needed etc


I have found that the basic cheap ones from ebay are a bit iffy


edimax one , http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003MTTJOY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00

Thanks Freddy. That seems like a reasonable mix of cheapness and value. I just need to buy something else to get the free postage

Strider590

Personally i'd lift the carpets around the room and use cat5 cable, but that's just me.

The trouble with WiFi is always idiotic neighbours who turn their routers on/off everytime they use them. Eventually they end up on the same WiFi channel and I cannot be bothered with messing about with WiFi settings every day.

kwikbreaks

Herzlos wrote: »

TI just need to buy something else to get the free postage

One of the sellers is offering free postage. If you prefer a specific recommendation then that one is still pretty cheap and we know will work well on Linux should you ever need that option.

Herzlos

Strider590 wrote: »

Personally i'd lift the carpets around the room and use cat5 cable, but that's just me.

The trouble with WiFi is always idiotic neighbours who turn their routers on/off everytime they use them. Eventually they end up on the same WiFi channel and I cannot be bothered with messing about with WiFi settings every day.

I've just put down laminate. I had considered running cable under the skirting but it was too late. I can always go down the conduit route later if I have problems.

I went for the Edimax one for £7, and a few "really useful" boxes to make up the free shipping, so still worked out better than the Netgear from maplin

Mr_Toad

enfield_freddy wrote: »

yup different make , a std LB link one


several here all slow/lethargic and not fit for purpose


I specifically mentioned the edimax , because it WORKS!


the non (if that's the word) geeks who use raspberry PIs and the like will not put up with crap ,


the edimax is the best and most stable dongle I have used for a long time


believe me , I am a tight git , but 5 X £1.99 , for crap or £7.99 for summot that works ? no contest


if the OP wants an LB-link unit FOC , PM me and I will put one in the post free of charge , and send them a link via PM to the drivers

Another vote the EDImax.

I've bought several cheap ones for a couple of quid off ebay and they work with everything except my Raspberry Pi's, for those the EDImax are brilliant.

I have to say that on Linux or other machines the cheap ones have been fine. I've not noticed any sluggishness but what I have noticed is that one of them only reports a 2% signal strength even though it works at close to full speed.

enfield_freddy

I was up at CPC collecting one of the new raspberry Pis this afternoon for a friend (a lot quicker!) the edimax was about £9.00 (single) inc vat and postage


like Mr_Toad I agree they are stable , in both win and my hotchpotch openelec setup

Mr_Toad

I got my Ras Pi 2 a while ago and it's loads faster than the original, in fact for basic stuff it's more than usable. I've consigned my old one to life as controller for a robot I built

The new one runs my weather station and I've never seen the CPU above 12% even when it's querying the database or weather station. They are really a fantastic bit of kit.