Xbox 360 802.11n Wireless Adapter Hits UK
Simply wetting yourself with excitement over Microsoft's new Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter? Well, pull yourself together because it looks like there isn't long to wait.
Engadget reports that the elusive adapter was recently spotted in Asda, a UK supermaket branch. Asda has the adapter priced at £49, which is in line with the older model.
Microsoft has been vague on the release of this new adapter, but it's real and here now in retail stores.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Asda, its a supermarket chain that was, until a couple of months ago, owned by Walmart. So speculating that we're not too far away from a U.S. release couldn't exactly be considered going out on a limb.
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Yeah, but PS3 already has this...
Not 802.11N, last I knew. Built-in 802.11G is nothing to brag about in a HD world...
$85 for a freakin' adapter. For that price, I'd just buy a second router and configure it as an access point. Then I could hook up anything else in the area as well.
85 bucks i laugh at all you xbox fans. you have to pay extra to get wireless internet. wile all of us with a ps3 have ours built in.
WHY!!! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?! Sure N is faster but then you're whole network has to be N for it to work, and I highly doubt your internet connection could even saturate a 802.11G card. Makes no sense.
Wireless N (New XBOX 360) > Wireless G (PS3)
Can you spell R-I-P-O-F-F?
You can't stream hd content from your pc hard drive reliably over 802.11 g thats why i ran ethernet to my xbox. So for people who don't have that option upgrading to an 802.11n network would be a solution.
WHY!!! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?! Sure N is faster but then you're whole network has to be N for it to work, and I highly doubt your internet connection could even saturate a 802.11G card. Makes no sense.
Not your WHOLE networ, just the 802.11N device it talks to. I hate to say one brand of 802.11N gear will work WELL with this, but a WNHDE111 plugged into your old 100mbps router as an Access Point might do just fine. Refurbished makes the experiment cheaper...
Just saved myself some big money by just bridging the network between my computer and 360.
wireless N also has a much larger range and as well as its other benefits. Its not ALL about the speed.
Fking microsoft.
Finally!
Too bad the wireless adaptors are so damned expensive...
Yeah but does it even support WPA2?
Why would it not, the wireless G adapter did.
WHY!!! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?! Sure N is faster but then you're whole network has to be N for it to work, and I highly doubt your internet connection could even saturate a 802.11G card. Makes no sense.
Your whole network does not have to be N. A competent router can handle both with ease. Wireless N is superior in terms of speed, reliability, and range. I sure wish my FIOS Actiontec router was Wireless N.
If you even have content that can't stream over G, you can copy it right to the PS3's hdd at over 6MBps if you're wireless.
guess how much a 802.11n usb adapter cost for the PC, $5-$10 (cheap brand trendnet but it still works great)
microsoft, $99-$100+
forgot to add, for my xbox 360, my wifi adapter is a $45 USD linksys wrt54gl set as a wireless bridge and a virtual access point setup so it can be accessed wirelessly as well as the ethernet (the wan port has also been set as a lan port so I can do 5 wired computers)
and guess what, this frees up a USB port for a flash drive.
I am currently connecting my xbox to live via ethernet cable to my laptop, using a network bridge. My laptop is connected to the internet wirelessly. But i keep losing connection and getting disconnected from online games halfway through! Can anyone tell me why this is happening, and how to stop it from happening!?
I am currently connecting my xbox to live via ethernet cable to my laptop, using a network bridge. My laptop is connected to the internet wirelessly. But i keep losing connection and getting disconnected from online games halfway through! Can anyone tell me why this is happening, and how to stop it from happening!?
Sounds like your disconnections are due to the bridge so either your laptop goes to standby ( would be the simplest reason to disconnect ) or simply there is an issue to be loosing connection. Check if the problem is on the laptop itself disconnecting from the router or whatever, or if its only an issue between the laptop and the 360. That would be a good start to figure out whats the problem.
So yeah the adapter rocks. Just a bit pricey.
The laptop stays on and connected to the internet, so no problem there. It must be a problem between the laptop and 360, but what, and why? Why would it connect for around 45 mins with no problems, then cut out?! Cant wait for the adapter to come out so i can just buy it!