Xbox 360 Wireless adapter recommendation please

swyllie2000 · 13 Jan 2009 at 21:42

Which adapter do you use and how do you rate it?

My Belkin wireless adapter stopped working around Christmas...again! Thats the second one since September. I have been very happy with the performance of these adapters as I never have to reset them and I hardly ever get any lag when playing fps online. Unlike a friend who had the genuine microsoft adapter. This adapter is going back to the shop tomorrow and I am unsure what to exchange it for.

Its been quite nice not having the Xbox connected to live as I have finally been completing the backlog of single player games I have

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BringTheRain · 14 Jan 2009 at 00:20

Well i use a netgear one. TBH its pants. I have tried port forwarding etc etc and my nat is always bad. I would go on xbox.com and see what they have in their "live list" for routers that work best. I wanna change mine soon, as im fed up of not being able to join people games because of my NAT

Sorry just noticed you said wifi adaptor. Urm i dont know on that sorry

BringTheRain · 14 Jan 2009 at 00:21

double post

crooked i · 14 Jan 2009 at 01:11

id still recomend the MS product. one bad ordeal doesnt paint the whole picture

YorkshirePadd26 · 14 Jan 2009 at 11:04

I didn't think you could use a non MS adaptor ?

Please do tell as I've using the LAN cable and wanting to move it upstairs but not wanting to spend £45 something that will only work with the Xbox.

I'd spend that if I could also unpluf it and use it on my PC ?

swyllie2000 said:
Which adapter do you use and how do you rate it?

My Belkin wireless adapter stopped working around Christmas...again! Thats the second one since September. I have been very happy with the performance of these adapters as I never have to reset them and I hardly ever get any lag when playing fps online. Unlike a friend who had the genuine microsoft adapter. This adapter is going back to the shop tomorrow and I am unsure what to exchange it for.

Its been quite nice not having the Xbox connected to live as I have finally been completing the backlog of single player games I have.

orderoftheflame · 14 Jan 2009 at 11:08

I'd much rather get some Homeplugs than have to mess arround with a wireless adaptor.

Far far better solution.

HTMLHugo · 14 Jan 2009 at 11:13

i ad issues using anything other then the ms one.

i plugged that bad boy in worked 1st time and was up and running in 2 minutes.

id recommend the ms one tbh.

Sanchez · 14 Jan 2009 at 12:49

I use the official one. It works a treat. Can be had for about £35 now. Why buy anything else?

jamief · 14 Jan 2009 at 15:49

orderoftheflame said:
I'd much rather get some Homeplugs than have to mess arround with a wireless adaptor.

Far far better solution.

The homeplugs are a huge pain - interference from energy saving bulbs, poor wiring etc. The wireless is a much easier option.

Skeptic · 14 Jan 2009 at 18:31

Sanchez said:
I use the official one. It works a treat. Can be had for about £35 now. Why buy anything else?

Where can they be had for £34??

Nor · 14 Jan 2009 at 18:39

Best to use Ethernet. Lag may not be totally obvious in FPS games, but you will have a higher latency than through a cable and it'll put you at a disadvantage.

BringTheRain · 14 Jan 2009 at 18:56

I have never used wifi on my 360. Wifi probably is the same as Ethernet... lag wise. BUT i would have thought wifi has to be more laggy? Not really clued up on wifi/networks

swyllie2000 · 14 Jan 2009 at 19:38

My Belkin wireless gaming adapter was only just over £30 when I bought it. I took it back today and they had no wireless adapters at all in stock so I was refunded.

I have been to 4 out of town stores today and none of them had any in stock!

If I could find the Microsoft one for £34 I would buy it

Sanchez · 14 Jan 2009 at 19:42

fus said:
Where can they be had for £34??

swyllie2000 said:
If I could find the Microsoft one for £34 I would buy it

They had them at a popular high street retailer for £35.99 (IIRC) about a week ago.

swyllie2000 · 14 Jan 2009 at 20:33

Thanks Sanchez, i'll pop to town on Saturday if I cant sort anything untill then

vinaykagarwal · 15 Jan 2009 at 15:37

To wirelessly connect a Blu-ray player to Internet, you need a device that may be called by many names including wireless bridge, wireless gaming adapter, wireless access point, and AP client. Even their prices vary all over since it is hard to compare. Here is a page that lists all the Blu-ray wireless connection options available and their pricing.

G1BB0 · 15 Jan 2009 at 16:47

I use homeplugs for pc no probs at all prob helps that my house is only 2yrs old so decent wiring (depending on polish contractors lol), son uses the official wireless one upstairs and has never dropped out yet, router is a bt homehub

personally I would just get the official one if I had to buy again

DaveOwl · 15 Jan 2009 at 18:23

Another vote for the Microsoft wireless adapter. Never skipped a beat and have never noticeably dropped connection from a game or Live in two years.