Belkin Wireless Adapter Help

Hi
ive just bought a new wireless adapter (Belkin F6D4050 N150 Enhanced Wireless USB)
It was an upgrade from my netgear G+ so i should get a better connection right?
Well i dont, my signal has gone from 5 bars to 3 and my downloads are slower.
Also the utility that comes on the CD doesnt install, i have to manually connect to my router through control panel.
Please help
Answer #1
If you don’t have a wireless N router then you wasted your money.
Answer #2
If you don't have a wireless N router then you wasted your money.
its an orange livebox
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Livebox
is that the problem?
Answer #3
Features
802.11b/g (Wifi n for Livebox 2) Wi-Fi router
Ethernet ports
RJ11 socket for VoIP calls using ‘Second Line’ (The name of Orange’s VOIP Service).
USB host port specifically for using a standard USB printer on the network, which Orange is calling “Liveprint”
USB port for connection to a PC
A wireless N adapter is the same as a wireless G adapter if you don’t have a wireless N router.
Answer #4
You need Livebox 2 for N band the older ones are B/G only
Answer #5
# 802.11b/g (Wifi n for Livebox 2) Wi-Fi router
If you have a livebox then it doesnt support wireless n signals. Unless you where only looking for a better “signal strength” (which you probably wouldnt achive with a standard wifi usb adaptor anyway) then yup, just wasted your money.
Answer #6
Your box doesn’t support N yep but that’s not related to the
signal strength,You’d have to increase the transmit power
from the router interface to get that sorted,Try changing
the channel aswell,USB wireless cards generally have an inferior
antenna in compare to PCI ones as it’s internal,As for the utility that your having
hard time installing you don’t need it at all,Windows
can manage the connection just fine.
Answer #7
looks like ill buy a wireless N router then
are they easy to set up, as i dont want to spend hours fiddling with it
Answer #8
Routers are UPNP.
Answer #9
UPNP = universal plug and play.
On a side note, what internet connection speed are you on? And, do you only use it for the internet or do you also transfer files accross your wireless network?
Answer #10
UPNP = universal plug and play.
On a side note, what internet connection speed are you on? And, do you only use it for the internet or do you also transfer files accross your wireless network?
im on 20mb broadband but only recieve about 7mb
highest download speed ive reached is 900kbps and yes just for internet / downloading
Answer #11
You do know that whatever your service provider says is only “up to 20mbps”
My advice before you do anything (if your able to) would be to hard wire to the modem and run a speed test through the cable. That way you’ll know if its a hardware let down, OR, a problem with your line/service provider.
Then upgrade if your speed test is showing significantly different. All wireless is suseptible ot interferance, maybe try changing the channel as it could be interferance from a neighbours wireless even.
You could use a program like “netstumbler” to find local wireless networks and see what channel they are operating on.
Only reason I’m suggesting this is that max download from a 20mbps line will be 2.5 megabytes/s download, and I can achive that at a friends house on his 20mbps line and I only have a standard wireless card, no wireless N.
Answer #12
n 20mb broadband but only recieve about 7mb

You do know that wireless G restricts speed to 6.75 MB/s right?
It’d probably be faster via wire.
Answer #13
n 20mb broadband but only recieve about 7mb

You do know that wireless G restricts speed to 6.75 MB/s right?
It'd probably be faster via wire.
You do know that Mb =/= MB right?
Answer #14
Thats megaBYTES per second for wireless G though. His connection is 20megaBITS per second, or 2.5megaBYTES per second.
So in theory upgrading to wireless N would not affect him.
Answer #15
Except if better signal meant greater range rather the faster
Answer #16
Probably be better off going on ebay and buying one of the 1000mW wifi receivers for $20. Something using the RTL8187L chipset. Those things pickup loads of things and the signal strentgh is REALLY good.