- No WiFi Router or WiFi Access¿Point needed
- Leave your PC¿connected to your home office phone line while you game away on the PS3 system in the comfort of your living room
- The Thrustmaster USB WiFi Key for PS3 broadcasts an infrastructure-type WiFi network, to which your PS3 60GB¿system simply connects
- Share an Internet connection between your PC and PS3 system over a WiFi network
- Headache-free exploration with your PS3 system’s advanced network features
Product Description
Thrustmaster WiFi Key for PS3. Turn your PC into a WiFi Access PointNo WiFi Router or WiFi Access¿Point needed. The Thrustmaster USB WiFi Key for PS3 broadcasts an infrastructure-type WiFi network, to which your PS3 40, 60, 80GB¿ system simply connects. Share an Internet connection between your PC and PS3 system over a WiFi network. Secure your WiFi connection using WEP64, WEP128 or WPA-PSK (TKIP or AES) encryption keys. Remain connected with your friends! C… More >>
I have Vista Home Premium and the setup is easy. By following all the instructions, it took me about 10 minutes and we are ready to do a system update on the 40G PS3.
One warning that i got while setting up. The warning was telling me to change my default gateway address to 192.168.1.1 in order to work. Dont worry. Just close the warning sign and find the setup wi-fi application again and retry it. After 3 tries, we eventually got it working without changing the default gateway.
Hope this review helps. Good luck on setting up.
Rating: 5 / 5
For anyone who has a home network with one or more PCs connected to the Internet remotely by USB adapter — this PS3 WiFI Key WILL WORK with the remote computers that aren’t directly connected (by ethernet cable) to the Internet! Your PC doesn’t need to be hard wired to the web. And I get a 100% signal at all times using a D-Link Rangebooster N USB adapter that is two floors down from the main computer.
Setting up the correct network connections on the PS3 is easy and simple directions are provided. I’ve used this Key both with and without a router and it never fails to work. Somebody mentioned in an earlier review that you are asked to change the IP address of your router. The workaround mentioned does work! This is an amazing little gadget.
Rating: 5 / 5
this card doesnt work for my ps3 i try to hook it up and it never works
Rating: 1 / 5
fast, delivery very good for the value i intall it on my som psp and works great with out cable aroun the house
Rating: 5 / 5
I had a little trouble telling windows to let the PS3 WiFi key use my Alltel’s WiFI USB card for networking, but once I figured that out, this product has not failed me once. I have my PS3 setup in the living room and my computer setup in my office about 25 feet away and the signal strength stays at a constant 100%. Never any problems or issues.
I’m using Windows 7 so this product didn’t come with any documentation on how to get the networking to work, so I cant really take a star off of the rating for that.
It was my inexperience with Windows 7 that caused these issues.
If your looking for a cheap, and effective way to hook your PS3 up to the net without buying a router this is the way to go.
The fact that it works great with a wireless device such as my ALLTEL wifi card is also nice. I was worried that I would of had issues with this but ended up pleasantly relieved.
Effective, simple and worth the low price!
I cant recommend this product enough!
Rating: 5 / 5