DealExtreme: $20.68 GSKY High Power 500mW 802.11b/g 54Mbps USB 2.0 External Wireless Network Adapter with 5dBi Antenna

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GSKY High Power 500mW 802.11b/g 54Mbps USB 2.0 External Wireless Network Adapter with 5dBi Antenna

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- Model: GSKY GS-27USB-50

- High powered 500mW 5dBi transmission power for ultra long range and coverage
- IEEE802.11b/g compatible, up to 54Mbps throughput

- 2.412GHz~2.484GHz

- Uses Realtek RL8187L networking chipset for reliability

- Supports BT3

- USB 2.0 power and data interface

- Works up to 1.5KM with line of sight (manufacturer rated)

- Supports WEP (64/128/256-bit), WPA, and WPA2

- Supports Access Point (AP) mimicking -- can completely functions as a regular AP

- USB cable and software utility and drivers CD included

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Posted by momani on 5/13/2010
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

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Pros: it really useful .. i have a linksys router on the second floor and in the first floor the signal be poor but with this it go to very good

believe it or not ..i picked my friend router and he is like 600M away from my home 

maybe his router is powerful but without the Gsky i never thought i can pick his network

it also didn't need me to install a driver on my windows 7

Cons: nothing really 

it can't be any better

Other Thoughts: i still didn't try it on Linux but i hope it works on backtrack 4

Bottomline: its really good ..buy it now

Realtek chip is RTL8187B

Posted by gyarapon on 4/24/2010
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: more than 1 month

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Pros: A signal becomes strong.

Realtek chip good.

Build quality looks great, USB-plug fits perfect, thick USB-cable, sturdy casing, nice antenna.

Good price!

Cons: Explanation and the item of the different chip.

I needed an extension cable to get this all the way to the location I had to place it in to get the desired connection.

Other Thoughts: Realtek chip is RTL8187B.

Linux drivers don't support

Bottomline: It is better than the built-in antenna.

Good value, strong wifi USB dongle.

only work 11mbps

Posted by 9857p on 3/19/2010
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Pros: cheap and very easy to use, works well with wifislave, backtrak4 and wifiway

Cons: under the linux environment and under win xp only connects me to 11Mbps

Other Thoughts: hello, good morning, I bought a sky g wireles adapter and I can not connect at 54 mbps, always connects to 11 mbps, I have played all the parameters you have and always the same even a few centimeters of the wifi router, I have tried on a computer with usb 2.0 usb 1.oy another and always at 11Mbps.

I tried wifiway, wifislave, and backtrack 4 and I always connect at 11Mbps, the instructions set: the connection B is g 11Mbps and the connection is 54 mbps

I use the G, so that is not what is happening, maybe the unit is damaged, I installed the drive that comes with the adapter using the XP setting I have on my computer win xp professional.

another question is: because when I have the adapter plugged into the USB port and turn on my computer, not running xp, I have to disconnect the adptador Reinier win xp and then connect the adapter, with other target is not had this problem starting,

the manufacturer may have some better driver for win xp pro

greetings and thanks for answering

Bottomline: is perfect, but maybe my unit is broken

Nice

Posted by W0153R on 3/6/2010
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

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Pros: Can act as an AP (Realtek calls it Virtual Wifi), my main reason for buying it, and it does it's job great.

Realtek chip, which means good drivers!

Strong signal.

Build quality looks great, USB-plug fits perfect, thick USB-cable, sturdy casing, nice antenna.

Cons: Maybe the fact that it's external, but hey, you can't have everything (at least not at this price-level).

Bottomline: none

Specifications

Dimensions: 3.54 in x 2.36 in x 0.87 in
Weight: 8.61 oz