Home > Consumer Reviews > Linksys WMP54GS Wireless-G PCI Card with SpeedBooster

This is a bad company. I purchased a wireless router from them and, truth be told, it never really worked right. The speed was ok, but it was impossible to set up without tech support and every so often it would simply stop working. When that happened I would be forced to call tech support and spend 30-60 minutes on the phone fighting with them about resetting the router. I recently purchased a new computer and decided to save a little money by moving this router to it. When I called tech support I was told that the router was out of its warranty period and they could not help me... unless I would pay them to. That's right, I would have to pay for the assistance on their product - a working product because it was not under warranty.

So be warned that you are only buying the option to use Linksys' products for a limited time - that is if you have any problems whatsoever that require tech support. I am now trying a Trendnet. Let's see if they are any better.

Installation cannot be done and it is a known problem. This means that you cannot take an advantage of using the speedbooster.

it wasnt hard to install. but it couldnt seem to get a wifi signal. i dont know it was because of the item or if the signal just wasnt there.

I have tried this card w Linksys WRT54GS router. The signal strength on the computer w the card was only Very Low to Low. In contrast, when replaced on same computer and location w Netgear WG311T or Buffalo WLI-PCI-54G g-type Cards I get very good to excellent signal strength! Linksys support only remedy for this is - exchange the card w another one? Well I have exchanged the card for another one with same outcome. This card is crap!

Item was listed as "in stock" however, after oder was placed the shipping date was delayed by approximately 7 days. Was not an issue since the PC that it was to be used with was also delayed by a different vendor.