Nintendo Wii USB Enabled Lan Adapter

10 Review to this product

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  Douglas A. Wirth
  August 25th, 2010 on 7:13 pm

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  I read seven out of seven 5-star reviews of this product, and let that guide my purchasing decision. However, I have not been able to get this to work with an hour of troubleshooting. I have tried direct connection to my hub, direct connection to my cable modem, rebooted everything in different sequences, followed the printed directions in the Nintendo Wii manual, and consulted several different online guides. I have a doctorate in engineering and I program industrial process control systems, yet this thing is not yielding to organized systematic troubleshooting. At this point, I still cannot verify whether the device itself is defective, or I am missing some subtle nuance of the setup.

  I avoided other models which had Amazon reviews describing behavior similar to what I am experiencing, and other folks occasionally got over it. I’m only reporting that this particular LAN adapter is not immune to the problem. It is not a Nintendo-produced accessory despite the attachment of “Nintendo Wii” to its description. Delivery from the supplier was fine, but that’s small consolation at this time.
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  Internet Alias
  August 26th, 2010 on 9:57 am

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  This Wii LAN adapter is cheap in price but it works like a champ. I purchased this product because I had a poor WiFI connection on the second floor of my home. With this adapter my Wii downloads 5x faster than with my poor WiFi connection. Less wait time on firmware downloads and Wii shop purchases. I am extremely happy.
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  Jared Armbruster
  August 27th, 2010 on 6:16 am

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  This is a good LAN Adapter to buy.I mean,really;you can use your own ethernet cable from your cable or dsl modem or router,and you get a fast connection.
  
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  Jeff Graham
  August 27th, 2010 on 9:31 am

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  If you want to down load the old Nintendo games and you don’t have wi-fi and just have DSL eithernet. You need this to turn it into USB.
  
  It is plug and play even I can do it.
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  J. Laux
  August 27th, 2010 on 5:45 pm

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  I bought this adapter to help speed up Internet gameplay, and reduce lag. From the time I took it out of the box, it must have taken me no more than 60 seconds to configure it in the Wii Menu, and to get online in Super Smash Brothers Brawl.

  It is a little pricey considering shipping, but still a good product.
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  Dan Carter
  August 27th, 2010 on 11:57 pm

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  I received this product quickly and immediately plugged it in to the Wii. Went to settings, set it up, and everything worked perfectly. Highly recommend it for the price and quality.
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  B. Amir
  August 28th, 2010 on 12:44 pm

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  I wasn’t thinking it is that tiny, very good peace! Doesn’t need that much room
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  an avid reader
  August 29th, 2010 on 1:23 am

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  When we connected the Wii says we need a Nintendo connection. It does not work. Needless to say I am not happy.

  By the way, it comes with no instructions. You wouldn’t think you’d need any, but it doesn’t work.

  Buy the Nintendo version for a couple more dollars.
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  K. Winslow
  August 30th, 2010 on 4:01 pm

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  Product worked just as stated. Once the Wii was on wired Ethernet it was way faster then wireless.
  
  The network at the Wii location even comes through a network extender (NETGEAR Home Theater Internet Connection Kit)through the home electrical system. No more Ethernet cables to bug my wife!
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  R. Brazeau
  August 30th, 2010 on 8:21 pm

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  Its nothing amazing to look at, but it works fine for the Wii. Was a snap to hook up and allows Netflix streaming with no pauses or lags which is why I bought it.