BrosTrend 1200Mbps Long Range USB WiFi Adapter for PC Desktop Laptop of Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, Wireless Adapter Dual Band 2.4GHz 300Mbps + 5GHz 867Mbps, 2X 5dBi High Gain Antennas, USB 3.0 Cradle

I have a living situation where I am at the edge of useful range of the wifi. This device did the job. Went from 0.3 Mps download and questionable upload to 20 Mps download and 9 Mps upload. One caveat, the driver comes on a CD. If you don't have a CD bay, you'll need to download it. Otherwise no problem setting it up. I forgot how slow CDs were...haha

I discovered I needed this item after I moved to a house that provided wi-fi. My $200+ LinkSys router would not connect to an existing wi-fi signal. So I had to purchase this item. It will connect to a wi-fi signal. You plug it into a USB port on your computer and it feeds your PC wi-fi internet. From there I plugged my router into my PC and my 2 printers and 1 NAS drive into the router and I was good to go.It requires a driver. Don't remember how it got in, but it shows in the taskbar. Works great.

worked well out of the box

I am a simple man that has spent the last 28 years tinkering with computes. Here is my opinion beginning with pros and cons...Pros:-Price-Long USB cable-Clean look-It is capable of connecting to the internet-Comes with a frisbee (people still use CDs?)Cons:-Driver comes on a CD *SHOULD COME ON A USB/MEMORY STICK-Frisbee doesn't go very far-The USB portion of the device CONSTANTLY disconnects from the internet*I have done a TON of reading and troubleshooting and I cannot get this to stop. I am savvy.-The software & driver are just a pain, once you get themAll in all, it will actually connect to the internet with a decent signal strength. I managed to get up to 209MBPS download speeds with this device, BUT it won't stay connected. I have tried command prompt, flushing DNS, disabling old drivers, updating drivers, using a hidden device troubleshooter, etc etc etc. I've done everything I could find to do. Nothing is fixing the issue.After testing the device on my work laptop and two other desktop PCs, I can confirm with full confidence that it is truly the device. It is the strangest thing in the world. This could entirely be a fluke, but being a person who likes to tinker, I will keep trying to fix the issue. IF I am able to fix this, I will update my review to 4 stars with a solution.This is a 5/5 for the casual internet browsing type of person.DO NOT BUY THIS FOR STREAMING OR GAMING.**** EDITS ****It's 8/25/23, here's a list of things that may help, if you don't know how to perform these, please google them, HOWEVER I will be as clear as I know how to be. Unlike much of what I did try, these are NOT invasive to your OS or BIOS or any other files. Trouble shoot with confidence! You won't break anything, or mess anything up. Just be brave.THIS IS EASY. Don't be frightened. I have so many family members that are like "Yeah I'm not a tech guru, you've done this your whole life and I don't want to mess with all that!". I get it, it's fine. DO IT. Read carefully. I have parents, like everyone, they struggle with this stuff. I know it's nuts how much technology advances, but you gotta keep moving with the times or be passed by. These fixes are easy, don't want you want internet? YES? Grow up and let's get this done! Gotta break a few eggs to make an omelet. If you're not a boomer and this applies, you got this too! (I say boomer with love, you guys rock! Hi mom!)Windows users, you have a search bar at the bottom of your screen (no not google). Type "CMD". Right click "COMMAND PROMPT" and "RUN AS ADMIN". Then simply type these in and press (not with the darn #1, etc)#1, netsh winsock reset#2, netsh int ip reset#3, ipconfig /release#4, ipconfig /renewI'm sure there's more, but I forgot the rest... Restart your PC, test some internet browsing goodness! Buy more from amazon! Or whatever it is people do with their money.Did it work? yes - Good, stop reading.Did it work? no - continue reading.Update your USB 3.0 drivers. Spooky scary drivers! Easy... You got this. Take a deep breath and!Find that handy dandy search bar! Type: DEVICE then click "DEVICE MANAGER" !!!!Find your USB ports, they'll likely be located under the list called "UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLERS" (Do you see it? take the first letter of each of the first letters! USB... huh.. it does stand for something)Find your USB.3 drivers. Right click EACH ONE and select "UPDATE DRIVER" , "SEARCH AUTOMATICALLY FOR DRIVERS" (Because any other way is too much work - yes you need internet for this, I get it, it's not the best fix, but you're on the internet to read this review!)Next, right click your USB.3 AGAIN! This isn't torture, it's troubleshooting... Click "PROPERTIES" Navigate to the "Power Management" tab, UNCHECK the box that has this text next to it: "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".Okay restart your PC. Search the INTERNET! PUT HASHBROWNS ON EVERYTHING!Did it help? Yes! STOP READING!no? Continue!This is the final fix for now, and I'll explain more at the bottom...Hold the WINDOWS KEY. You know that annoying key with the window symbol on it? Yeah that one, hold it down! Then press the "R" key, (WIN + R).Type: services.mscBE CAREFUL. You need to type this correctly. This little window has the power to ruin some stuff on your PC. Don't be scared, just COPY AND PASTE. You can google it BEFORE you type it in. It's safe.Find the service called: "RunSwUSB" <- oooh so mighty! Yes, this little bugger can ruin your internet browsing experience REPEATEDLY (for some people).Right click RunSwUSB and then click stop. Then right click and go to properties. You will want to find a drop down menu labelled "START UP TYPE:" and select "DISABLED". Restart your computer and check your internet goodness.You can google "test my internet speed" to see how well it's working. 30mbps is decent for most browsing and youtube needs. I get around 300, which isn't the highest, but it's good for gaming. I don't stream.That's it. If you can return this product because it's having issues staying connected, just get rid of it. There is no magic antenna that's perfect for everyone. This may be one of the better ones, I don't know.I was sick of my games lagging and disconnecting randomly and I didn't trust the antenna to NOT fail again, so I put a hole in a wall and did some DIY fun with a drill and a really long ethernet cord. (don't tell my landlord, I'll patch it before we leave!).Love ya mom!About me: I'm sarcastic, bored, and just tired of people not sharing how the fix things after saying "IT WAS HORRIBLE UNTIL I FIXED IT 5 STARS!" Okay, how did you fix it? Let's share knowledge. If you don't believe any of these fixes, please google them. You will see, they're all safe. For example, "How to update USB drivers", "What is CMD", "What is IPCONFIG?!!". You'll live, and so will your family photos. I love helping people and I love teaching people what I can. I have kids and I'm the same with them. YOU GOT THIS! Fix it. I had spent hours literally cutting wires out of my computer to make a makeshift antenna that failed. I went into my bios, and reg files (don't do those things). I skipped the stuff that either hurt my PC, could never help, or was too stupid to make someone else try. I did the work, just follow the steps.

Something is legitimately wrong with this product. After many network monitoring tests, I have concluded that only one of these antenna adapters actually works. Both antennas are fine, but only one plug is active. This might not be that big of a deal if it wasn't for the fact that the single antenna port that works, has a horrible signal. It's about 3x worse than my laptops built in wifi card. Less than ten ft away from my router, yields a signal strength of 90db + (no matter what orientation of the 1 working antenna port). Switching over to my built in wifi card, shows a signal strength of 25db in same location. For reference, I did update the drivers on Windows 10. I've also tried this adapter on two Windows 10 computers with the exact same results. Maybe I got a lemon or something, but for this kind of product to pass quality control, should make anyone think twice about purchasing. My 10 year old (54mbps) adapter (no external antenna's) easily gets better signal strength and more networks. Returning promptly, it's a really horrible product..Edit: I've run a few more tests. I'm within 3 feet of my router right now, and the signal strength is, at best, 74 db. I think this device is causing destructive interference wifi patterns on itself. It's the only thing that makes any sense. I'd love to open it up and see if I can fix it with a quick solder, but I want my 25 bucks back.EDIT: Bought a second one 2 months after initial review and can say with 100% certainty that the right antenna connection on both units only SLIGHTLY enhances 5GHz signal (comparing to using w/ no antenna). The left antenna, increases both 2.4 and 5GHz bands, while the right antenna connector shows absolutely no 2.4GHz bands whatsoever (aside from being 3 feet away from a 2.4GHz router.. This must be a mass manufactured defect in either all, a particular batch, or (even worse) by design. It's hard to believe that 2 units purchased months apart would have been from the same batch... I suggest that if you do own this product, to test connection signal strength with only one antenna connected to the right side port and report in your reviews/comment here if you observe the same results. I'll attach images to show the data on signal strength with all combinations of possible antenna configurations (i.e. no antenna - left only - right only - both).I've tested the individual antenna that came with this, separately on a a Panda wifi adapter. Surprisingly, they are very good antennas when used with another adapter. The main body is messed up in these and can't utilize the antennas power. I took apart on of the antenna and can verify that the actual antenna (internals) are build correctly and with good quality.My suggestion from this though, is to just go with the Panda Wireless PAU09 N600 Dual Band. The Panda unit works really well. Plus it works with Kali Linux.I took an hour combining tests for this review because I have come to hate this product and the company who makes them (I gave them a chance, but decided to keep the defective unit(s) and throw them a hard up middle-finger).. After contacting support to inform them of a dead-on-arrival product(purchase #1), they requested that I pay to ship it back to them, and then wait 2-4 weeks for a replacement to be sent from China. WTF is up with that??? Their idea of this situation is that a customer is supposed to pay for a problem the company should bear 100% responsibility for. Anyways screw this company and this product. Let the data speak for itself. Here's the product you should buy though:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LY35HGO/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_1

I've been running this for a few years now and its chugging right along.I did find out that the extension cord and base reduced the performance so I plugged it right into the PC port.Good item!

This is working great. Was able to have my desktop computer to connect to the Wi-Fi wirelessly.

When plugged into the dock nothing happens. No light on the stick, nothing pops up on the computer. When plugged directly into the computer it works fine though. Little frustrating since the ability to move the antenna out from under my desk was the reason I bought it, but its too far of a drive to get to a UPS to bother returning it.