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TRENDnet Wireless N Gaming Adapter TEW-647GA (Black) Reviews

286 of 294 people found the following review helpful

Inexpensive and works as it should., December 14, 2009

O. Bui "Bui" (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TRENDnet Wireless N Gaming Adapter TEW-647GA (Black) (Personal Computers)

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First off, I had been keeping my eye out for a cheap alternative to the 360's wireless adapter for sometime now, and when I saw this unit as apart of Amazon's lightning deals for $30 I couldn't pass that up.

Before buying this unit, I was sure to peruse for reviews to see other peoples' luck with the item and was left a bit confused on how the product would perform. After playing around with the various settings and getting it to work, I want to just clear the confusion on how this will perform. Also, I have a Bachelors in Computer Networking, not that that means anything, but I have had a good bit of experience playing around with different routers/switches and while reading through the reviews I was left baffled by the varying contradicting opinions of the product.***On a side-note, these types of At Home networking devices are aimed at ease-of-use and my experience had very little effect on how much more/less difficulty I had getting the product... Read more

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful

Optimization Settings for the 647GA, January 15, 2010

B. A. Weymouth (Cape Cod, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TRENDnet Wireless N Gaming Adapter TEW-647GA (Black) (Personal Computers)

Like the review by R. Neal, I had some issues getting the 647GA running at N speeds. Not content to just dump it and get the Microsoft product, I did some trial and error to figure out if I could remedy the problems. Through a decent amount of troubleshooting I was able to get it running at 240-270mpbs compared to the 30-80mbps that it started out with. This involves changing a lot of settings on the 647GA and your wireless router which may interfere with some of your existing wireless devices. I have 5 802.11G and 3 802.11N devices and none of the changes I made affected them, but if you have older equipment you may have problems. By proxy by making these changes all of my wireless gear is now running faster. Hopefully these steps will help you as they did me! Also I am assuming that you have a 802.11N router.

Now, forget the WPS configuration. For my unit, it resulted in low speeds and I wasn't able to get into the configuration settings via the web interface. If you have... Read more

127 of 140 people found the following review helpful

Save Yourself the Hassle if Using on Xbox 360 - Get the Microsoft Adapter Instead, December 2, 2009

R. Neal (Bloomingdale, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: TRENDnet Wireless N Gaming Adapter TEW-647GA (Black) (Personal Computers)

I purchased this for one reason, it was an "N" band adapter that could be used on the XBox 360 and was less expensive than the Microsoft "N" adapter. I was, oh, so looking that the Trendnet adapter would work well given it's price point. I wanted "N" band as I'm looking to use my XBox to stream music and videos in addition to playing games. If that's your goal skip this adapter and get the Microsoft N adapter, sure you'll spend a few more dollars but, as they say, you get what you pay for.

I have now been able to do side-by-side comparison on these two and can provide a summary of my experience. For full disclosure I'm using D-Link DIR-655 router with my set-up.

First, the good on this adapter:

- It will work on the XBox 360 (note comments below on performance, or lack thereof)
- It looks good with status lights to show connectivity
- It costs less than Microsoft's "N" band adapter

However, let's look at the not so good aspects of... Read more

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Product Description

The Wireless N Gaming Adapter (TEW-647GA) connects your favorite Ethernet-ready gaming console to a lag-free wireless n network. No need to locate your gaming station near an Internet connection cut your cables and start winning with highperformance wireless n. Setup is quick and simple, with no drivers to install. Works with Nintendo Wii , Xbox , Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 and 3. Connect multiple gaming consoles wirelessly and play head-to-head or challenge others over the Internet in multiplayer mode. The latest in wireless encryption ensures wireless security. Advanced Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna technology reduces wireless dead spots. Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) lets you integrate other WPS devices into your secured network quickly.