This Nice Belkin Card

[Mysterio]

Hey, I'm not exactly a big belkin fan, but when I saw this card, I was pretty amazed, and my question is, who here would recommend this? Also, would it work for SpeedStream 6520? Yes yes, laugh at me all you want.. lol

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by Mysterio

Hey, I'm not exactly a big belkin fan, but when I saw this card, I was pretty amazed, and my question is, who here would recommend this? Also, would it work for SpeedStream 6520? Yes yes, laugh at me all you want.. lol

It should work with the speedstream as long as you have the appropriate card, which this appears to have b/g support

Now, the question is can you use it? Belkin is a VERY good brand, their products are top notch If you have a use for it, go for it!

[Mysterio]

Indeed, Belkin is a very good brand, but when I read some reviews, I don't know why some can't even get it working in the first place...
But now, I just want to know the System Requirements.. lol

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by Mysterio

But now, I just want to know the System Requirements.. lol

According to page 7 of the user manual, the system requirements are as follows:

System Requirements
• PC-compatible desktop with one available PCI slot
• Windows® 2000 or XP

According to this table, the F5D8000 is not compatable with Vista and it doesn't appear as though it will ever be supported.

[Mysterio]

Yea, I know the requirements, when I saw, but here's a funny response from belkin, Belkin didn't exactly answer my question full if it only works for SP2.

Originally Posted by Mysterio

Hello, I was planning to buy the "Belkin F5D8000 Wireless Pre-N Desktop Network Card Network adapter PCI 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n", But I have a question, does it only work on Windows Service Pack 2 for Windows XP Professional? or it does not need any requirements for Windows XP Professional.

Originally Posted by Belkin CS

Thank you for contacting Belkin Customer Support

Yes, the Belkin F5D8000 Wireless Pre-N Desktop Network Card is compatible with Windows Service Pack 2.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact us at 1-800-223-5546 ext 2064 between 7 am to 5 pm PST.


Belkin Customer Support
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[polobunny]

Pre-N draft, don't buy for the "n" part. 802.11n has been a down for me since it got out. You end paying and paying for 802.11n compatible gear and in the end you barely see any improvement.