Siemens SpeedStream Powerline 2521 user reviews (wireless access point)

3.0 stars

"Great to start but doesn't stay connected" on August 8, 2003

Pros: Easy to setup with other SpeedStream components. Pretty much plug and play. Great out of the box but issues have occurred see cons.

Cons: The support is bad, no people to call and the website e-mail support has gotten me no response. It does not want to stay connected. Have to reset, reconnect, or reconfigure to regain connectivity.

1.0 stars

"not consistent" on July 18, 2003

Pros: setup on an XP machine was quick and easy

Cons: I am having the same problem as Grayworth. The WAP just doesn't maintain connectivity. I am going to put a little more effort into it.

4.0 stars

"Solved my wireless headaches" on June 18, 2003

Summary: My 50 year old house just wasn't cut out for 802.11b. After trying a myriad of cards and AP, I switched over to using 2 2521 devices. What a difference. I can now roam free and I haven't thought about connectivity since.

2.5 stars

"Simply will not work after 60 seconds" on June 18, 2003

Summary: Powerline 2502: I plug the one adaptor into the gateway (linksys router) and the other adaptor is pluged into my laptop. When I start the powerline configuration utiliy I can see the "device" for about 60 seconds (link quality exelent) , then my xp tells me that the network cable has been unpluged and a refresh in the device tab will now show no device in the window. Before I was able to see the Device and the MAC adress. Also the link quality jumps from exelent to poor.