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Buy this instead of Nintendo DS USB
I think Killer Tomato may be a bit confused. This dongle does not magically connect to the internet -- it is used only to broadcast your existing DSL or cable connection by creating a Wireless Access Point, which can then be picked up by the DS. If you have other WiFi devices capable of using the internet, such as laptops, the Sony PSP or PDAs, they, too, can go online with WiFi MAX.
It does a decent job of doing that.
Compared to the USB device by Nintendo for the DS, this one costs less and is much more versatile.
The setup is just slightly more complicated (maybe 3 steps, instead of 2) to start working with the DS.
Stay Away
If you do not want to waste your hours trying to get this thing work, stay away. It worked fine initially, but when I reconnected it some time later, it couldn't connect. I know a bit about networking and spend a lot of time trying to get it work again to no avail. Buy a wireless router instead. It is not a hardware issue, the drivers and the software is crappy and very unstable.
Took some effort to make it work
Reading the other reviews here, I don't blame them for giving this product a bad review. My WiFi MAX didn't work right out of the box after following the provided instructions. And their WiFi MAX software that you install first is also misleading. Even though my WiFi MAX is currently working, their software still reports, "No Zydass WIFI dongle present. Please plug in your dongle into a USB port." That's terrible when you're trying to troubleshoot...it'll look like it's some hardware driver issue when it's not.
Anyway, for those of you who might have the same issue as mine, I'm going to share my solution so that hopefully it'll help you out. I followed the solution given at their website titled "1. You need to share your Internet connection (in Windows)". I use Windows XP Home Edition (32bits).
http://us.codejunkies.com/support/support_article.aspx?prodID=26&articleID=66
Other than the frustrating setup issue, this product works. I'm happily connected to the internet now with my DS!
I blame Nintendo for lacking the foresight to implement the WPA encryption instead of WEP. I think most homes that have a wireless connection is probably using WPA because it is more secure than WEP.
Price: $37.95
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