Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:59:46 -0500 From: madodel at ptdprolog.net Subject: [VOICENWS] HW: Belkin F5D6020 802.11b PCMCIA FREE after rebate From: Lewis G Rosenthal [Moderator note: The following is forwarded from the OS/2-Wireless mailing list. This is probably only of interest to U.S. subscribers as it appears they won't ship outside the U.S., but it appears to be a good deal if you need a wireless PCMCIA card with OS/2-eCS support. The rebate is only valid through 12/05/2004. I have no connection to Microcenter or Belkin, nor have I used the Belkin card, so I can't speak to the merits of the actual product, but the price is as cheap as one will probably find a wireless PCMCIA card. Keep in mind that if you have no other 802.11b devices you will also have to purchase a wireless Access Point or router.] Sorry for the spam (okay, as Andy will probably point out, I'm not really sorry; I figured that this might be of interest to someone here!), but Micro Center Online (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=109835) is offering the above Belkin 802.11b card for $25 less a $25 rebate, which means that the only cost is ~$6 for shipping (US). And yes, this card is supported with the GenPrism driver or the IBMPrism driver (see http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=wifidevs). I have no experience with the Belkin cards, though I have had some frustrating times with one of their broadband router models (several pieces, unfortunately). My experience with Belkin has been that they are not as fastidious whenh it comes to firmware updates as most other manufacturers. Anyway, for someone on a real budget, this is a great way to get into the swing of Wi-Fi. Enjoy. -- Lewis ------------------------------------------------------------ Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA Rosenthal & Rosenthal Accountants / Network Consultants New York / Northern Virginia www.2rosenthals.com eComStation Consultants www.ecomstation.com Novell Users International www.novell.com/linux/truth ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Warpstock Europe 2004, Arnhem, The Netherlands, November 26-28th, 2004 http://www.warpstock.net Warpstock 2005 - Where/When? Stay tuned to http://www.warpstock.org [Moderator's note: All posts are sent without guarantee to the accuracy of the content. We try to verify details and URLs but this is an entirely volunteer run list, so 100% fact checking and the quality/useability of products announced here is impossible. If you respond to this post please remove the DESPAM from the poster's email addresses. Please do not send requests for information about a specific post to the moderator unless it is an update or I sent it.] -- To unsubscribe yourself from this list, send the following message to majormajor at os2voice.org unsubscribe news end Or, visit http://www.os2voice.org/MailingLists.html If you have an announcement you would like posted to the VOICE News list, please send it to submit at os2voice.org. Please include a valid reply address and a real contact name. If you wish to comment on this post, please reply to feedback at os2voice.org