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    Wireless adapter

    I have to play about with mine far to much to get it to work. It often goes with just a reds light and if I fiddle with it eventually it will go green. Anyone else experience this? How do you get round it? it's very annoying, sometimes I just give up.

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by finnieuk Hidden Content
    I have to play about with mine far to much to get it to work. It often goes with just a reds light and if I fiddle with it eventually it will go green. Anyone else experience this? How do you get round it? it's very annoying, sometimes I just give up.

    .......impotence, affects us all eventually (couldn't resist sorry)

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    haha Hidden Content

    ON a serious note does it mean I have to get a new one or what? To be honest from the day I've had it it's been like that, I think they are just cheap crap by Microsoft, sort it out man!

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Well could be bad connection or interference in where its situated? Oxidization on the contacts? Think it'll be a case of ruling things out

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    [QUOTEON a serious note does it mean I have to get a new one or what? To be honest from the day I've had it it's been like that, I think they are just cheap crap by Microsoft, sort it out man![/QUOTE]

    I think you hit the nail on the head yourself there! Hidden Content

    Chuck it in the bin and connect an rj45 cable to your box, either straight to your router or through a home network plug!
    You will get a faster and more reliable connection,..........as well as protecting your scalp from all the constant hair pulling!
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    Re: Wireless adapter

    9/10 its because people wil put their DECT wander phone base right next door to the WIFI router.

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    its nice here....

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    I'd tend to agree - they just aren't that good quality. I know someone with a similar problem and they can't solve it.

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    I had this problem with my old xbox/wireless adapter. Switched back to my trusty RJ cable eventually.

    I must say though my new xbox with built-in wireless works flawlessly..

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by dx100-uk Hidden Content
    9/10 its because people wil put their DECT wander phone base right next door to the WIFI router.

    dx
    Yea I have often thought about this too mate (what you said), but how can we get the digital wireless phone base unit and the adsl router very far apart from each other as we all know (well the people who do know), that it is not good to have a phone line connection any longer than basically the ones that come with the router and the phone, I think they are like maybe what errrrm 5ft long at most, Ive always been told a longer phone cable will bring issues of its own such as snr issues etc etc etc, so how do we get them safely apart (the router and the phone base) ?

    Or do you just mean that its not a good idea to have them actually rubbing together but maybe 3ft apart would be fine, is that what ya mean mate ?

    let us know please. Hidden Content

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Glad I read this before I bought one!
    Is there any other wireless alternative to microsoft's, as cabling my 360 would be a pain?

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by threeseven Hidden Content
    Glad I read this before I bought one!
    Is there any other wireless alternative to microsoft's, as cabling my 360 would be a pain?
    Your best and most reliable alternative to direct cabling would be to use a home network plug!
    Maybe not the cheapest solution because you would need some with a decent transfer speed, 200 mbs and above, but if it would be really difficult to use a cable direct, that is your best alternative.

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    I had seen wi-fi plugs before, but wasn't to sure if they were any good. I once had a thing that you plugged in to deter rodents, it was meant to use the house wiring too, did eff all though!

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by threeseven Hidden Content
    I had seen wi-fi plugs before, but wasn't to sure if they were any good. I once had a thing that you plugged in to deter rodents, it was meant to use the house wiring too, did eff all though!
    Plug the adapter into the general wall outlet. Your online traffics passing th through your home or office's electric wires that permit you to enhance the reach of wi fi.
    The R4 team made a new Hidden Content

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Well I bit the bullet and ordered some Belkin 200Mbps ones. Although I think I will miss everyone tripping over the cable between the hall and living room Hidden Content

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    I'm wandering if you can help me, I've got a slim and my connections been fine for about a year, and all off a sudden I can't connect and it thinks the password is wrong?! It's defiantly right, I'm using the same wireless router on my puter, can anyway shed some light? :/

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    If its scanning and seeing the router then its either that you password has changed (log into router and find out) or reset the system cache on the xbox

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Thanks for being helpful to other members cunny, that's just what we like to see here. Hidden Content
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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by Diablo13 Hidden Content
    Thanks for being helpful to other members cunny, that's just what we like to see here. Hidden Content
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    Thanks for the welcome, am always helpfull Hidden Content

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    Well got my adaptors they are awesome! Even allowed me to get an old computer set up in the garage. Top tip thanks guys!

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    Re: Wireless adapter

    I'm glad to hear your happy with the adapters threeseven.
    The thing is an Xbox wireless adapter would probably have cost more than the wifi plugs did and would only have worked ish on your 360. As you have found out the plugs are a much more versatile solution, plus you can add more plugs to them to provide extra connections.
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