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Poll Results: Would you sign up to purchase an Atheros WiFi card?

 
  • 69% (107)
    Yes, and I can afford
  • 15% (24)
    No, or I cannot be held accountable when the time comes
  • 14% (23)
    No, But I would like to someday.
154 Total Votes  
post #421 of 442
7/7/06 at 5:08am
From the 1st post:
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Originally Posted by FiReBReTHa
(EDIT) GB Is Over Guys! thanks to all for contributing so we could all get a great deal on these badboys!(EDIT)

I will leave the thread for those who have questions about them.

(edit) I will close this thread when the group buy is closed! (edit)
Reading this most people will not be sure if its closed or not. I'd suggest BOLDING the first line (as above) saying that the GB is Over and then close the thread.

Thanks for setting it up for everyone!
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post #422 of 442
7/7/06 at 1:42pm
I just got my Atheros card. EXTREMELY happy with it. Super easy with installation as well.
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post #423 of 442
8/3/06 at 8:11pm
HELP!
Just received my card, but alas, NO CD
Can someone please send me zip/rar of the CD
Or links to setup utility/drivers ---
THANKS
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post #424 of 442
8/3/06 at 8:28pm
you can get them here for 24 bucks

http://www.ubid.com/actn/opn/getpage...&uwb=uwbc10397
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post #425 of 442
8/3/06 at 11:57pm
Will this card work in a E1705?
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post #426 of 442
8/4/06 at 12:52am
Thread Starter 
nope.
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post #427 of 442
8/4/06 at 10:25am
Thanks
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post #428 of 442
10/2/06 at 11:28pm
I know, a little behind, but I have a question reguarding this.

I finally got my Atheros AR5006XS and I am having some problems. The cd comes with a setup program that installs the drivers and the client utility. It installs the drivers but I have to update the drivers from the one on the disk to make it be seen as an XS. I have a D-Link 4300 and I should be getting a 108M connection but it will not connect with this. Also, the client utility has made my computer boot in fast mode now and I can't turn it back to normal.

Any ideas from those that have the same setup?

Thanks
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post #429 of 442
10/9/06 at 12:19pm
bump
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post #430 of 442
11/14/06 at 8:31pm
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Originally Posted by Pennybags
I know, a little behind, but I have a question reguarding this.

I finally got my Atheros AR5006XS and I am having some problems. The cd comes with a setup program that installs the drivers and the client utility. It installs the drivers but I have to update the drivers from the one on the disk to make it be seen as an XS. I have a D-Link 4300 and I should be getting a 108M connection but it will not connect with this. Also, the client utility has made my computer boot in fast mode now and I can't turn it back to normal.

Any ideas from those that have the same setup?

Thanks
After one year, I am now conviced that the card we all received is not capable of Super G (unless static turbo is used). I have not tested Super A.

Whether WMIA-166 AG is AR5006XS and not AR5006X is no longer my focus.
There has to be a reason for Windows installing the X drivers and not the XS.
There isn't a single version of the Atheros drivers that properly recognizes the card.

Regardless of the X or XS, the client utility will still allow you to enable Super G.
All of us have enabled Super G but are getting simple G.
That means the card we have does not support Super G. http://www.super-g.com/faqs.html (read 4 and 5)

Regardless of my client/router configs, I get a constant 20-21 Mb/s.
I am using the latest drivers (5.0.0.107) with the DLink DI-624 (2.76) router.
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post #431 of 442
11/14/06 at 9:23pm
Your router uses AirPlus Xtreme G technology ( http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=6 ), and the Atheros card uses their proprietary Super G technology. The two do not mix. This is why standards are so important. If you want to use the Super G in your laptop, then you need to get an Atheros Super G router ( http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=385 ).
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post #432 of 442
11/14/06 at 10:02pm
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Originally Posted by WackyT
Your router uses AirPlus Xtreme G technology ( http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=6 ), and the Atheros card uses their proprietary Super G technology. The two do not mix. This is why standards are so important. If you want to use the Super G in your laptop, then you need to get an Atheros Super G router ( http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=385 ).
Please tell I didn't spend countless hours trying to get two different technologies to work together.


/sign off...
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post #433 of 442
11/14/06 at 10:04pm
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Originally Posted by spectrumbx
Please tell I didn't spend countless hours trying to get two different technologies to work together.


/sign off...
Yes you did. Sorry.
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post #434 of 442
11/16/06 at 3:48am
The one question I have though is why did it work with "Super G with static turbo"?
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post #435 of 442
11/16/06 at 2:41pm
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Originally Posted by spectrumbx
The one question I have though is why did it work with "Super G with static turbo"?
Don't know. But if it works with that setting, then use it.
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post #436 of 442
11/16/06 at 11:43pm
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Originally Posted by WackyT
Don't know. But if it works with that setting, then use it.
My router no longer supports static turbo... go figure... crappy DLink DI-624...
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post #437 of 442
11/20/06 at 12:05pm
I ordered one AR5006EX from garagesale125 some weeks ago. He told me, the card should ship 1st week of november which was delayed a little bit. But he instantly informed me about the production delay of this card. Today I got my AR5006EX from garagesale125 (Shipping from Hong Kong to Germany ).

Great service! I can only recommend buying from him

The card really rocks. Caught up two new W-Lans of my neighbourhood ^^
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post #438 of 442
11/20/06 at 12:15pm
That's funny. Because I bought my AR5006EGS from a German eBay reseller.
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post #439 of 442
11/20/06 at 4:57pm
Well, then TRY to get an AR5006EX in germany
Impossible... this mini-PCIe Card is not sold anywhere in Germany ^^
Saw one card on eBay but way too expensive...
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post #440 of 442
11/20/06 at 5:13pm
I didn't have any need for connectivity to 802.11a, so I went with this one.
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