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Customer Reviews for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Model: WNCE2001-100NAS
SKU: 1002457
UPC: 606449069464
Connect an HDTV, game console, Blu-ray player and more to the Internet wirelessly with this Wi-Fi Internet adapter that connects devices with a network port to your existing home wireless network for convenience. View a product demo.
Average Customer Rating:
4.4
out of 5
(111 Reviews) 111
Rating Snapshot 111 reviews
5 stars
72
4 stars
27
3 stars
5
2 stars
0
1 star
7
89% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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Customer Reviews for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Review 1 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy set up, fair price
What's not so great: Haven't found anything.
Fairly easy to set up if you have average experience with networks. It's great for setting up wireless printers especially if the printer is not near a network hub. Instructions are sufficient if followed by the user. Provides a "wired" connection for Blu-Ray players and is less expensive than the brand name dongles that are specific to each player.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: works great, easy to use, good value
What's not so great: took me a minute to figure out how to connect the adapter to the computer for setup
Instructions to install/connect were clear and simple. I'm not very familiar with wireless products but was still able to set this up to my DirecTV HD DVR. I tried the simple way first but pushing the button on the wireless router and the netgear adapter and that didn't work. I connected the adapter to my computer as instructed and was directed to a netgear website as soon as I opened the browser - simple. The item has functioned perfectly since then.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+11points
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Review 3 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Great alternative to proprietary adapter
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: ahhhClem
from NE WI
on 04/29/2012
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Price
What's not so great: No problems, yet.
This little beauty saved me $30 over buying Sony wireless adapter.
You buy a blu ray player that's wireless ready, only to find out you need to buy a $90 adapter, nice.
The Netgear catches the wireless signal and transfers it via a LAN connection and can be powered by the players USB port.
I've read reviews about this unit not pairing readily to some routers, but I didn't have any problem at all.
You buy a blu ray player that's wireless ready, only to find out you need to buy a $90 adapter, nice.
The Netgear catches the wireless signal and transfers it via a LAN connection and can be powered by the players USB port.
I've read reviews about this unit not pairing readily to some routers, but I didn't have any problem at all.
This product has... Easy to set up, Reliable connection, Easily expanded
About me... Budget Conscious, Computer technology challenged
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Small home
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Review 4 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Could work better
Customer Rating
3.0
Value for Price
2.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Performance
2.0
Ease of Installation
3.0
What's great about it: No more cords running across my house
What's not so great: Doesn't always work well
I was a little disappointed with this product. The guy at the store said he never heard anyone complain about this product so I gave it a try. It loses connection often and it's not my router because everything else connected to it works fine. It's not even that far from my computer, maybe 15 feet max. I get really annoyed with it at times when I use my TV for netflix or pandora and it craps out...repeatedly. I can't leave it on all the time either, it gets hot and won't work. Otherwise this is a great product when it works.
This product has... Unreliable connection, Easy to set up
About me... Budget Conscious
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
I use it in...:Small home
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Review 5 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
GREAT PRODUCT!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy setup, not a bad price.
What's not so great: No drawbacks thus far.
I enjoy having the ability to setup my blueray player on my new wireless network, with the netgear N900 dual band wireless router. This router is a little pricey, but I wanted top of the line features and so I paid abit extra.
This product has... Fast connection, Secure connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection, Easily expanded
About me... Heavy media streamer, Technology guru
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Apartment
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Review 6 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Excellent adapter...easy set up
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: WxJim
on 04/23/2012
Purchased this to use as the wireless adapter on our new Panasonic TV. Easy to follow set up instructions, had it set up and running in less than 5 minutes.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Extend the life of your Laptop
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Performance
4.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: let me use my old laptop for a while longer.
What's not so great: Dangling cords.
My internal antenna broke about 18 months ago and then the USB ports broke last month. I thought my only choice was to get an express port antenna. I went to Best Buy only to find out that they don't sell express port accessories in the store anymore. However I stumbled upon this wireless Ethernet antenna. It is a little cumbersome having the unit dangle off of your laptop, but I can live with it. Logging in your network is about the same as using a hotel provider.
This product has... Fast connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection
About me... Budget Conscious
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Large home
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Review 8 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Great device
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Bucky2012
on 04/07/2012
Works as advertised. Just one bit of advise though, in your router give the NetGear wnce2001a static route IP address. After I assigned a static route to the device it has been working flawlessly for multiple devices attached to a switch with their connection through the one device to the internet.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Great easy
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Tony208887
from San Jose
on 04/05/2012
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to use and set up
What's not so great: Nothing
This is very good easy to use. And easy to set up and two power option.
This product has... Fast connection, Secure connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection, Easily expanded
About me... Budget Conscious, Computer technology challenged
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Large home
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Review 10 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Great device for providing wireless connectivity!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Works as advertised, easy to setup.
What's not so great: Nothing so far
I was apprehensive about this device as I have an Apple wireless network and was just going to use an Airport Express as a bridge to accomplish the same thing. This device is cheaper, smaller and just flat works! I was very pleasantly surprised. I used it to connect a new Denon AVR-1912 to my wireless network. Very easy to setup and have zero problems since.
This product has... Easy to set up, Reliable connection
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Large home
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Review 11 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Great For Streaming Movies
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
4.0
I had a Vizio Blue-ray player with Internet apps in my bedroom but the problem was it took a LAN line. I had wifi throughout the house but no hard connection near anywhere near. Well this little puppy did the trick. It picked up my wifi signal and let me run that signal into a LAN line in the blue-ray player. Now I can finally watch a good movie from the comfort of my room. Great value and if picks up a strong signal from quite a distance.
This product has... Fast connection, Reliable connection, Easily expanded, streams well
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Large home
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Review 12 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Easy to set up / use
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: My DVR's are now wireless!!
What's not so great: nothing yet
i purchased 2 of these to make my Directv HD dvr's wireless. They were easy to set by plugging into my laptop. So far no issues with playing saved shows from one DVR to other. Nice and small so they are mostly concealed behind the TV's and come with velcro to attach to what ever you want. They can also be power by USB ports and I have mine powered by the USB ports on the back of the HD-DVR.
This product has... Fast connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection
About me... Budget Conscious, Heavy media streamer
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Small home
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Review 13 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Great product!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Ease of setup along with the quality of the product
What's not so great: A little more money than I would have liked to spend.
I wish I learned about this a while back. Used to make my Ooma phone wireless. It works great, no problems.
This product has... Fast connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection
About me... Budget Conscious
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Apartment
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Review 14 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Wireless adapter for HDTV to use iPad as TV
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
2.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
4.0
What's not so great: Over priced
The Netgear adapter worked as advertised; no problems installing after i realized that the most automatic way to install wasn't available on my home wireless networking router. The instructions were very clear. After i couldn't find a certain setting on my home router, i followed "option 2" instructions to connect and configure the adapter using my PC. Worked like a charm. Very pleased except I think it's a bit over priced for the functionality of the device.
This product has... Fast connection, Secure connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection
About me... Budget Conscious, tech savvy; needs things that work the first time
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Large home
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Review 15 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Works great for DirecTV DVR
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Performance
4.0
Ease of Installation
4.0
What's great about it: Ease of set up
What's not so great: Price
I bought this product specifically to connect my DirecTV HD DVR to my home wireless network. Set up was easy using the WPA button although if you don't have that feature on your wireless router then you will have to manually set it up by connecting it to your home computer. It has worked great so far. Price was a little steep in my opinion since you can buy USB adapters for much less than this module. Overall a solid product.
This product has... Easy to set up, Reliable connection
About me... Technology guru
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Large home
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Review 16 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
works thru stone walls
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: low cost , ease of setup & it works
no problem with set up. just touch the button and the wifi finds it.
This product has... Fast connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection
About me... Budget Conscious, Technology guru
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Large home
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Review 17 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Great Router
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy setup
What's not so great: None
Everything you could want from a router. First of all, EASY setup. The security setup is easy, and flexible filter settings are easy. I have had no connection problems at all. I stream alot of video to multiple TV's and this router never breaks a sweat. Not even while other devices are in use. Range is excellent. Would buy again.
This product has... Fast connection, Secure connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection
About me... Budget Conscious
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Large home
-1point
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Review 18 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
great for semi beginners
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Performance
4.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
easy to connected after i figured out it was compatable with my wireless router
This product has... Secure connection, Reliable connection
About me... know enought to get in trouble
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Small home
0points
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Review 19 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Wi-Fi USB adapter
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
Great product. Very easy to set up and use. It took only five minutes and I was streaming video through my Blu-Ray
This product has... Secure connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection
About me... Business Professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Large home
+1point
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Review 20 for NETGEAR Universal Wi-Fi Wireless-N USB Adapter
Great for hooking Device up to wifi hot spot
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: Nothing in my eyes
I bought this so I could hook up my Magic Jack Plus to my wifi hot spot (Clear) without having to use it through my laptop as I take it out sometimes and that would leave my home phone dead. I took a gamble on this product and it did what I wanted it to do as I did not have a router that had cat5 Ethernet connections. Been using for almost 2months without any problems. It also saves me from having to leave my laptop on all the time.
This product has... Fast connection, Secure connection, Easy to set up, Reliable connection
About me... Budget Conscious
I would recommend this to a friend!
I use it in...:Apartment
+1point
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