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Review on πŸ“Ά Alfa AC1200 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Adapter with Long-Range External Antennas - 2.4GHz 300Mbps / 5GHz 867Mbps - Supports 802.11ac, A, B, G, N - USB 3.0 by Andy Edwards

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Excellent except for instructions

Just received yesterday. I ordered it because I'm changing internet provider and the new router is on the other side of the house. I have a desk designed for a tower, so my computer is low and surrounded by wood. My new service is 100MB, but I got 10-12MB on my PC over 2.4GHz band and the network card (NIC) on my PC didn't support 5.0GHz band. He was done in a few seconds. The instructions, which are crap, require you to uninstall your existing Wi-Fi drivers. I just disabled my network card (I wanted to re-enable it just in case the install didn't work). This process is not automated and can be a bit tricky on Windows as you have to navigate through several menus and steps to complete it and the steps are not listed in the instructions. After that I installed the drivers that came with Alfa. The screenshots in the instructions were so small that they couldn't be used, and they didn't explain how to navigate the menus to find the model you bought. I installed the antenna on the table. After I install it you have to restart your computer and they use their app to find your wifi. The app isn't intuitive and clunky, but it works. After all these tweaks, I ran Speedtest.net and got 111 MB/s. I'm thrilled with the performance! If the guide and application were more user-friendly, it would be 5 starts.

Pros
  • Supported standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11N, 802.11ac
Cons
  • Security