Terrible, Terrible Product

This Product (MSBBN) is similiar to all Microsoft
Products: They lure you in with it's ease of use,
simplicity and cost, and then the product doesn't work to
specifications: Since I have purchased my BroadBand
Router, Wireless Adapter Cards and other "Microsoft
Networking Products", I have had nothing but trouble.

1. Purchased BroadBand Base Station
2. Purchased Wirless NICS (4)
3. Installed on PC's (4) at my home--Two Desktops, Two
NoteBooks
4. None of the wireless devices stay connected to the web
for over 5 minutes
5. Can plug each device directly into Base Station via
Cat5 Cable, and all work
6. Have called Technical Support numerous times, to no
avail.
7. Have updated software to all devices and Base Station
to latest revision, to no avail
8. Going to Try LINKSYS Product Now.
9. When Wireless does work, throughput is approximately
10% of what it should be (ie DSL Speed Test, while
connected directly to base station is over 1MB..When
through wireless device, is approximately 100K (AT BEST))
10. Have moved base station all over home, to no avail
11. Have reset channel on Base Station, to no avail
12. Have reset Wireless Security on base station, to no
avail.
13. Tried both 802.b and 802.g settings, to no avail.

14. What is even worse, I sent in my REBATE for
purchasing this crappy product, (another stupid process
Microsoft has, in order to keep your money) they returned
it saying I wasn't eligible...

This product sucks...I'm returning and trying LINKSYS. I
recommend everyone here to do the same...

I will post my results on the LINKSYS Product here.




Frustrated Microsoft Product User

i got a linskys u can have! am stickin with my MSBN, on the other hand i get
pretty hot under the collar myself when frustration sets in. I had a similar
prob months ago, and it turned out to be some dang simple setting in my
"services.msc" that wasnt enabled.
So, i posted a "MS stinks" post here, went and bought a linskys...and guess
who came crawling back feeling like a fool?.......ME!
Good Luck and i hope ya get u'r networked ironned out
Ron aka been there!


"Frustrated Microsoft Product User" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:40ba01c3e36d$9c2ea970$(E-Mail Removed)...
> This Product (MSBBN) is similiar to all Microsoft
> Products: They lure you in with it's ease of use,
> simplicity and cost, and then the product doesn't work to
> specifications: Since I have purchased my BroadBand
> Router, Wireless Adapter Cards and other "Microsoft
> Networking Products", I have had nothing but trouble.
>
> 1. Purchased BroadBand Base Station
> 2. Purchased Wirless NICS (4)
> 3. Installed on PC's (4) at my home--Two Desktops, Two
> NoteBooks
> 4. None of the wireless devices stay connected to the web
> for over 5 minutes
> 5. Can plug each device directly into Base Station via
> Cat5 Cable, and all work
> 6. Have called Technical Support numerous times, to no
> avail.
> 7. Have updated software to all devices and Base Station
> to latest revision, to no avail
> 8. Going to Try LINKSYS Product Now.
> 9. When Wireless does work, throughput is approximately
> 10% of what it should be (ie DSL Speed Test, while
> connected directly to base station is over 1MB..When
> through wireless device, is approximately 100K (AT BEST))
> 10. Have moved base station all over home, to no avail
> 11. Have reset channel on Base Station, to no avail
> 12. Have reset Wireless Security on base station, to no
> avail.
> 13. Tried both 802.b and 802.g settings, to no avail.
>
> 14. What is even worse, I sent in my REBATE for
> purchasing this crappy product, (another stupid process
> Microsoft has, in order to keep your money) they returned
> it saying I wasn't eligible...
>
> This product sucks...I'm returning and trying LINKSYS. I
> recommend everyone here to do the same...
>
> I will post my results on the LINKSYS Product here.
>
>

8-) Your example is why it is so difficult to determine which solution
needs to be applied in order to assist someone. Meanwhile, I think I'm
going to return this crystal ball for a full refund. I've already updated
the firmware to the 2.0.0.4 version, but it still doesn't stay connected
long enough to divine the right answers immediately every time.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Quest" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ukSgz%(E-Mail Removed)...
> i got a linskys u can have! am stickin with my MSBN, on the other hand i
get
> pretty hot under the collar myself when frustration sets in. I had a
similar
> prob months ago, and it turned out to be some dang simple setting in my
> "services.msc" that wasnt enabled.
> So, i posted a "MS stinks" post here, went and bought a linskys...and
guess
> who came crawling back feeling like a fool?.......ME!
> Good Luck and i hope ya get u'r networked ironned out
> Ron aka been there!

oops! sry chris, i wasnt givin no idea's on fixes, i dont know nuffin, and
my wife can be a witness fer me
Ron

"Chris H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> 8-) Your example is why it is so difficult to determine which solution
> needs to be applied in order to assist someone. Meanwhile, I think I'm
> going to return this crystal ball for a full refund. I've already updated
> the firmware to the 2.0.0.4 version, but it still doesn't stay connected
> long enough to divine the right answers immediately every time.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "Quest" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ukSgz%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > i got a linskys u can have! am stickin with my MSBN, on the other hand i
> get
> > pretty hot under the collar myself when frustration sets in. I had a
> similar
> > prob months ago, and it turned out to be some dang simple setting in my
> > "services.msc" that wasnt enabled.
> > So, i posted a "MS stinks" post here, went and bought a linskys...and
> guess
> > who came crawling back feeling like a fool?.......ME!
> > Good Luck and i hope ya get u'r networked ironned out
> > Ron aka been there!
>
>

I know the feeling. Except my wife thinks I know absolutely everything
about computers. I get the "What's wrong with this thing?" question from
some other room quite often. She just wants it to work, and doesn't care
that I need information about what she's doing when something goofs up. Our
girls, on the other hand, show up with a formulated question, "I was
doing -- when -- happened. What can I do to fix that?" 8-)
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Quest" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> oops! sry chris, i wasnt givin no idea's on fixes, i dont know nuffin, and
> my wife can be a witness fer me
> Ron