Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter
Designed for versatility and ease, the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter enhances your Xbox 360 experience in the digital home, seamlessly synchronizing with the Xbox 360 system. You can easily transfer videos and music to your Xbox 360 system from your Media Center PC, chat with your friends, play games via Xbox Live, and more all without the clutter of wires.
User Reviews
5 Stars Works Great!!! Recommend this product
I bought this product for about [...], but actually paid $[...] since i had earned [...] certificate from Amazon. Have not had any problems with it (owned it for 3 weeks now)and easy to install, especially if you have the wireless network set up already. My xbox is about 30-40 feet away from my wireless router and it works great.
Would recommend it to anyone that does not have the Xbox close to their modem, but if its close to your modem you can simply hard wire it to your modem.
4 Stars XBOX 360 Wireless Network Adapter
This is a decent wireless adapter and even though i dont agree with the price of it either, its a nice addition though! But the range of it i did find problems with and also needing some type of line of sight to for the best reception. If you run a telephone through you internet box i suggest you disconnect while playing because it will disconnect you, lag, or even disrupt your xbox live experience…honestly if you can id just run straight hard wire then go wireless for xbox 360.
5 Stars Wireless is not universally consistent
I’ve got one of these, and run it in 802.11a (5GHz) mode connecting to my Linksys dual band router. It works flawlessly and securely, and was easy to configure.
A note to those who read reviews and are worried about getting signal, you SHOULD be. Every house/apartment/neighborhood is different, and you mileage with WiFi will vary greatly. At my house there are so many devices running in the 2.4GHz band around the neighborhood that it’s impossible to get a consistent connection – there’s just too much interference. I went to a dual band router, switched everything over the the 5GHz band (which has more channels, less contention from neighboring devices, and a shorter range so it’s less likely to end up causing the same issues) and everything works great now. 5GHz also is less likely to be messed up by things like microwaves and refrigerators in the path of the signal.
Bottom line:
1.) If you are looking at wireless, be sure you know what you are getting into before you buy and get your initial equipment somewhere where you can return them without hassle in case your environment is problematic. 2.) Think about getting dual-band equipment to begin with as well; it costs a bit more, but it can make the difference between your WLAN working or not.
3.) Before you blame your equipment and write reviews that bad-mouth it, make sure the equipment is really at fault.
4.) WiFi isn’t for everyone. If you can’t get it to work, take a look at powerline networking instead. It has its own laundry list of potential problems, but if your house wiring is fairly modern, you can usually manage to pull enough bandwidth to do HD streaming and/or gaming across it when your environment is found to be unsuitable for WiFi.
3 Stars seems expensive but maybe worth it to some
I don’t own this since I have my 360 wired via a switch, but I would say it is too expensive for what it is. I’m sure it works well, but again, I just can’t see paying this much for it. If you are technically adept I suggest some other wired/wireless options in order to spend less.
5 Stars Pricey, but GREAT!
While the wireless adapter is a bit pricey, Amazon has the best price on the market. Everything works great, and with a house of 7 guys that play Halo online almost everyday, it’s a must have. Just properly set your Xbox network settings, plug it in, and you’re good to go!
