360 WiFi adapter for $69 this Sunday on Buy.com

I try to point this out whenever a story about this adapter comes up: it is unnecessary!

You can buy a wireless router for well under $50 and install DD-WRT, or Tomato, or another custom firmware on it. It's easy, and there is plenty of how-to advice online. Then, you set that bad boy up as a wireless bridge, connect your 360 ethernet to it, and bam. Wireless internet on the 360, for less than 50 bucks.

I've been using this method for many months now and have yet to run into anything more than typical XBL lag.

Too bad I didn't find an offer like this when I bought mine.

I've had no problems with the wifi adapter and it works a treat.

But it's way too overpriced usually.

I think I'll just deal with my ethernet cable running across my room.

Insert obligatory still to high quote here.

Personally, I think it should go down to at least $49 although I do think this particular adapter is the best you can get for a console in my opinion. I've tested several, and the Microsoft adapter for xbox is the best by far.

A funny story... I personally hated my laptop's built-in wifi so I always purchased a separate wifi card for it. With the card it always had better reception and less if no disconnects. So it would be the same with anything else. I decided to try out my beloved PS3's built-in wifi and only got 68% in the same spot my 360 got 100%. WTF?!!! I decided to just connect my ps3 to my LCD closer to my router for better reception but then I couldn't get a picture. That's when I found out how horrible the PS3 is when switching from tv to tv(no automatic res change?), but that's another story for another blog.

Once again proving that adapters are superior to built-in wifi. Plus the xbox adapter fits flush in the back of the console out of the way, even for HD-DVD drive(if you have one) fitting neatly behind the drive connecting the console through the drive to get online.

It was never an issue for me to get the adapter. I needed it when I moved so I got it no matter how much it costed(worth every penny), end of story.

The xbox adapter can also spot a connection from far away as well, say...from a neighbor. ;)

meh or you could just drop your purse and run an ethernet cable so you get actual reliability.

but if you still live with your parents and they wont let you run cables .... sucks to be you.

i bought this at launch - £60 in the UK (around $120 at the time).

works perfectly, i get a good connection, fast download speeds...
pretty much the same as using an ethernet cable, just better if you cant/dont want to run a cable to your router.

great accessory IMO, has come in handy over the years :)

btw: GAME regularly have this on offer for £45 when bought with anything else instore :)

Its suggested price in the US has been $99 since launch. Utterly ridiculous.

I think a fair price would be $30

So this is a USB 102.11a wireless adapter. These tend to go for about $65-$70. So yea the $99 price tag is a bit high but I don't think it is higher than what most people think it is. You are paying some extra because it is 802.11a because it is not widely used and then you pay the console accessory tax to bring it up to $99. BTW the reason they used 802.11a was because it is more stable when it came to sending HD video because it uses the 5 GHz band as opposed to the 2.4 GHz band. This makes it a more reliable connection because there is less interference from other items that use the 2.4 GHz band in your home (microwave, other wireless devices, wireless phones, etc.) Of course you have to have an 802.11a wireless router to take advantage of it.

I'll just deal with the mostly-hidden cable running across my room that is daisy-chaining my 360 and my PC (with a wifi card.) I debated on purchasing one of these a while back just to eliminate ANY possible bit of lag but decided against it when I heard that they don't have great range. My PC wifi card has a ridiculous after-market antenna that only cost me 45 bucks so I figure it probably beats out this adapter.

Sad thing is that this overprice POS still doesn't support WPA2 (as near as I can tell).

I'd love a wifi adapter, but I wouldn't want my entertainment system looking all "cluttery" ;-)

still alot to pay for just for a couple of lines of compatibility code.

because of this *** prices, I use an ethernet cable since last week, needed to go through 1 wall and behind some standing CD-shelves, but now, everything is fine ... lost 1 hour, saved 69+ bucks. :-)

It's still a rip off, it should cost no more than 50 bucks.

i just checked and the price hasnt changed, anyone have any info?

Kicks off late Sunday/early Monday (3am EST)...