{"id":80,"date":"2009-06-04T13:18:36","date_gmt":"2009-06-04T17:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techiteens.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/04\/windy-31-wireless-router"},"modified":"2013-07-23T16:32:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T16:32:51","slug":"windy-31-wireless-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/windy-31-wireless-router\/","title":{"rendered":"Windy 31 Wireless Router"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Windy 31 Wireless Router<\/font>
<\/font>The World’s First USB Type 3 in 1
\nWireless Broadband Router with Wireless LAN + Wireless Access Point<\/font>
by <\/font><\/font>SynetUSA<\/a><\/p>\n

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\ncruising along Route 40 en route to Arizona. Along the way, was a great
\nopportunity to test out some gear I have been saving for a special occasion to
\nuse. This included a pair of noise canceling headphones by Audio-Technica and
\nthe Windy 31\u00a0 <\/span>three in one USB adapter.
\nSome of the devices performed great (as noted in other posts) and others, well,
\ndid not. This is their story.<\/p>\n

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Post # 1<\/p>\n

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\ndevice- wireless router, access point and USB wifi card,\u00a0 would be
\nan excellent product if it did all that it was suppose too. On a five hour road
\ntrip to Arizona, I found myself tethering with help from the AT&T Communications Manager via BlackBerry.
\nA few hours into the trip, my brother who isn’t as fortunate to have tethering
\ncapabilities on his laptop, asked if he could borrow my laptop to check e-mail.
\nBut I had a better idea, luckily I had brought the Windy 3-in1 USB card to share my connection with him wirelessly. <\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The setup was
\nsupposedly quick and painless. The Windy 31 had an auto run program that would
\nlaunch and install itself on Windows Xp and Vista systems so I could share my internet connection with my
\nbrother within a few minutes. Turns out the windy 31 is very moody. After
\ninsertion the auto-run program would appear, and during installation it would
\ndecide to quit and disappear from existence. After a few tries, I consulted the
\n"quick" start guide. The guide suggested uninstalling the\u00a0 <\/span>card through device manager and re-running
\nthe setup file. I did just that (plus a restart) and received the same result. Only
\nhis time windows came up with a "Windows is searching for unknown device driver"
\nerror.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I tried multiple times to
\nremedy this, i tried copying the items from the Windy 31 onto my desktop. Then ran the installation files from the desktop with no better\u00a0 results. Proceeding, I tried installing it in safe mode, disabled firewalls, anti-virus programs. You name
\nit I tried it. I came to the conclusion it was not the computer interfering with
\nthe installation so I put my honor aside and placed a call to tech support.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After a few rings, a
\nvery knowledgeable (and kind) representative informed me that a special installation
\npackage was needed to install on Windows 64x systems and directed me to their
\nhomepage (www.synetusa.com<\/a>) to install
\nthe necessary files. She then told me I should be fine and if I had any other problems to
\ngive them a call back. On a tethered internet\u00a0 connection the 3.24 megabyte file took a
\nfew minutes to download. The file was a bit fishy, named
\n"nanna2009021920401263" and on the web page I was instructed to
\n"Plz download the file and run." Installation of the file left me
\nwith a bunch of "?!????" as the file installed.\u00a0 Leading me to do a
\nfull virus and spy ware scan after wards.\u00a0 <\/span>No surprise after wards, the Windy 31 still did not install with any
\namount of additional success. <\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eventually, my
\nbrothers laptop died and my enthusiasm to setup the Windy 31 died with it. I
\ntried calling the support line again but was informed the person responsible
\nfor Windy31 support was no longer there but would call me back. As soon as I get the Windy 31 to function properly, I will post again.\n<\/p>\n

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**Editors
\nNote: this device was tested on a system running windows Vista 64 bit,
\nan operating system the Windy 31 may not have been originally
\ndesigned to function with. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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Price range:<\/b>
\n$59.05 Check Prices<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nSpecifications:
\n\u2022<\/font><\/b>\u00a0Device type: Wireless router
\n\u2022<\/font><\/b>\u00a0Network standard: 802.11b\/g
\n\u2022<\/font><\/b>\u00a0Bandwidth: 2.4GHz
\n\u2022<\/font><\/b>\u00a0Operating systems supported: Windows 2000, XP, Vista
\n\u2022<\/font><\/b>\u00a0Security options: WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, MAC address filtering<\/p>\n

Buy Your Own Here<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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