Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Wireless... Well, it's not like the Wii has any major bandwidth-sucking applications which would benefit from a wired connection. Now the 360, that's a different story.

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I have wireless, but to ensure Im not the one dropping the connection for brawl (even though I've NEVER had an issue) I bought the wired adapter. it's much faster for everything, and I recommend it to everyone.

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I ran cat5 throughout my house when we built it and I don't use a laptop, so I have no need for wireless. When I first got my Wii, I was mooching off a neighbor's wireless until I got a LAN Adapter. The Nintendo one is fairly pricey, so I picked up one at Amazon for only $10 and it works great (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NI5XRE).

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Wireless reception in my room is pretty bad, so I bought the LAN adapter. The speed is pretty good but sometimes everything just times out, it pretty much kills online gaming :(.

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I'm actually a professional IT guy, so I could easily configure a wireless network for my notebook and Wii in my apartment. I've done it multiple times for buddies. However I'm also very lazy, so I just purchased the LAN adapter to not worry about setting up encryption for my wireless network for security or etc. Especially since I have like hundreds of CAT e5 and CAT 6 Ethernet cables.

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I don't have high-speed internet at all.

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Wireless, though there's a signal running on every channel around me so it drops pretty often. I'll probably have to buy the wired adapter to play Brawl consistently.

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I've been using wireless since I got my Wii last month, but it's been horrible for me. For some reason it drops out if someone walks between the router and the Wii, and THEY'RE IN THE SAME ROOM. I've tried repositioning my Wii and router multiple times with no success, and other wireless devices (my PDA, my bother's laptop) have no problems. I'm ready to say the hell with it and get a wired adapter.

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I'm rockin' it Wi-Fi, but have to reboot my router every three days or so or it stops talking to the Wii. Works fine with the PS3 and my work laptop though...

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If I could, I would run CAT5E and be done with it. Can't beat 100 Mbit speeds and the ease of use with it. Plus the security. I finally got a new Vonage Motorola Phone Adapter and it doesn't drop WiFi like my old Linksys one used to do. Playing MOH:H2 online is lag free and smooth as silk.

But if I could, I'd wire it.

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Had the WiFi working since I got my Wii on release day.
Although, I did recently have to move my router closer to make sure I stop getting service interruptions, which isn't a problem since I have CAT 5e run in my condo (The router is now 5ft away from the Wii, literally).

I wish the DS would support better encryption other than WEP though, so I could upgrade to WPA.

If I didn't use the WiFi for the DS, & Laptops, I would get a wired adapter since wired is WAY faster, which I might still do if I find online play to be a problem. IF I ever get a game that supports it well, not really a brawl fan, Mario Kart for sure though!

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I had to give up on wireless after a couple months. For whatever reason the Wii can't maintain a connection with my crappy router so I had to go wired.

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All I care about is the speed, so if there were any numbers than I would consider switching to wired.

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wifi here, but I could go wired if I wanted, my DSL gateway is in the same room and has a few open ports. My network is a little crazy. DSL gateway in living room, feeds my Uverse boxes and goes into the next room where my router is, so I didn't have to reconfigure the wii or my laptops when I switched ISPs. so I have dual wifi options...

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My wii kept droping the signal at the worst times and always had trouble connecting. My router is only five feet away! I went and got wired and have had no problems since and the speed is alot better.

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rocking the dongle here and haven't had any problems since purchasing it a year ago...though, after reading comments recommending going the wired route for brawl, i may have to pick up that thingy above. does nintendo manufacture its own version?

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I didnt want to spend the money on a dedicated EVDO router so I run everything throug cat 5 cables all over the house including the Wii, 2 other computers and a directv receiver.

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Wired's more reliable for multiplayer, but I don't feel like running another cable right now. If MK and Smash Bros.'s connections get wonky, I'll have to pick one of these up.

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Initially bought a wireless router specifically so that I could play Mario Kart DS and network my wife's laptop.

Since getting the Wii (Dec 06) I've had no connection issues. Here's hoping Brawl and MKwii do not create any for me. Although, the one time I played Guitar Hero online it worked out just fine (with the exception that I lost).

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Wireless. It was the main reason, I picked up a Wii. It pissed me off that I would have to buy an wireless adapter specialized for the 360 when it should have been built in. What a load. Wi-fi is a godsend in my house because I can't stand running wires up and down my hallway just to update. With Mario Kart Wii on the horizon, it will be nessacary.

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I just got a Wii recently and I made sure to be a lan adapter at the same time. My house already has cat5e throughout the house. I also have a wireless bridge I turn off and on for our laptops and DS....but I went wired with the Wii out of laziness.

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My dorm's wireless acts up on occassion and for a time last symester I couldn't connect. I bought a wired adaptor but it ended up not fixing the problem. Eventually I got it sorted out so now I have the adaptor if I ever need it/wireless dies

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I have to mooch off the neighbor because I can't get the Wii to work with my router. Apparently, if it's in "g-only" mode the Wii can't connect and I like the "g-only" mode because I have WDS set up and it's faster if you block out the b channels. Even if it could connect to g-only I don't have the patience to type in the WEP key . . . even if I attached a keyboard.

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I found the USB Wi-Fi adapter to be pretty annoying and worthless. I don't leave my PC one all the time so trying to get the connection to work after turning on or rebooting my system was a real pain. I got rid of the USB adapter some time ago and went wired. I just leave my modem and router on all the time and I don't miss any news, messages or updates now. Wired is a much better solution for me.

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I have Verizon FiOS(fiber optic) internet and their supplied router and couldn't be happier. My router is about 25 feet away in another room, and it NEVER disconnects, I never have to retart the router or the Wii, and the speed is great (even during MOH). Plus, the lack of wires keeps everything neat.

If you can get FiOS in your area, sign up today.

And no, I have no affiliation with Verizon. I'm just a satisfied customer with a little advice.

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Just picked up the dongle at a garage sale for < $5. They would have given it to me for practically nothing, but we decided to donate some extra as the garage sale is sponsored by our local food pantry. Haven't had a chance to use it yet and I'll need to get a longer cable to reach the router, but it should be fine. I don't do a lot online at this point, but that could change.

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I have wireless pretty much everywhere I go. I actually even carry a wireless router around. I know, it's overkill, but they're not particularly big anyway so what's the difference?

Either way though, for gaming it's all about wired. If my bedroom weren't in my basement, I would without a doubt use wired internet. It's superior in every way except convenience, so until I decide to start drilling some holes, I'm gonna be playing via wireless internet.

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I've tried a number of times to do wi-fi on the wii, and it doesn't work out.

First there's the official Wifi adapter, it was designed with the DS in mind and works good in that respect, but it does not work so well with the Wii and eventually overheats.

Then there was our first wireless router, which was a piece of crap.

Then there was our second wireless router, it was much better but sadly was incompatible with the Wii.

So I had enough of all that fucking around and just bought the damn adapter.

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I had trouble with my Wii's Wi-fi connection until I read (I believe it was in the manual) to use either the first channel or the last channel for your particular wireless router. I haven't had trouble with my Wii or my router since. My ISP on the other hand is awfully buggy sometimes.

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I have a wireless Linksys router.
It works great and I haven't been disconnected from a WiFi match on my DS or Wii yet.
(Was not paid by Linksys, but would like too :D)

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I'm going wired.
I've used my wireless connection until now, and it's works fine except the phone interrupts my Wi-Fi but if I want to play some Smash Bros and Mario Kart I'm getting Nintendo's adapter. I never had a problem with my wired 360 setup so I'll just use the same chord and itll be fine.

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My Wii has only once had tangible problems getting online, and that was back on launch day. Now, the adjustments i had to make to my Wireless Router to get the signal strength somehow put the rest of my home network right to hell (PC lost its connection once a day down to the second for a while, then it started occurring at random intervals)

Then the whole system finally crashed, Verizon gave us a modem/router that WASN'T a total POS, and now i'm fine

But my Wii is own the opposite side of my house from my PC/Modem/Router, so wired isn't an option. My parents refuse to drill holes to get ethernet cables across

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I could never get my wireless network to work with the Wii and I found a refurbished LAN adapter at bestbuy for $10 so I just bought that and it works great, no problems.

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My college doesn't even have a wireless network, and we're not allowed to set up routers. I wish the wii just had an ethernet adapter.

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i'll have to get the adapter because my router is screwed up and i honestly don't have any other need for the router at this point other than my Wii's wifi

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Wifi, but I've got a crappy Netgear 11b router, and I plan to get a Linksys WRT54GL and run open source firmware on it to get traffic shaping and stuff to ensure throughput to games and VoIP and make sure everything is balanced properly. Haven't played anything online on my Wii but it seems to have a good signal right now so I'm not too worried about performance, even though the Wii is on the opposite side of the house from the router (not a huge house).

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Trusty wires.

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Wi-Fi for me.

At home I use regular Wi-Fi.

At school, where there are network restrictions, I use my trusty Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector to bypass all those restrictions and connect by DS and Wii to the Internet.

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I actually use wired. i used to use wireless but decided that i wanted it to go faster. so i went out and got that lan adapter. we actually compared the wireless to wired with a wii update and wired goes A LOT faster. so im happier with wired

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I use WiFi with a Linksys WRT54GL router. Loaded with a 3rd party DD-WRT firmware, because the original, well, sucks.

I've got it set up with WEP and MAC address filters. Between those two, and the fact the router's up the back of the house and gets really flaky the minute you go out the front, there's not much risk of it being cracked. I've just entered the MAC addresses of the DS, Wii and laptops in the web interface, and it works beautifully. In fact, I just checked, it's been up for 43 days without a reboot and is still running like a charm (I updated the Wii's firmware using it yesterday).

I'd recommend the WRT54GL to anyone who wants a good router for the Wii and DS, but only with the DD-WRT firmware. If messing around with the firmware doesn't float your boat, stick to the wired. :)

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