WiFi Dongle for MAG 250 254 255 260 270 275 RT5370 Chipset Wifi Dongle For Many Set Top Boxes

Great for my tv box picked up the wifi right away, straightforward to connect signal booming

The seller claims this device uses the RT5370 chipset, but upon physical inspection of the PCB, the chip is actually a MediaTek MT7601UN. While both chips offer 150Mbps speeds, they are not interchangeable. Why this matters: Driver Incompatibility: If you bought this for a device with hardcoded RT5370 support (like many older satellite receivers or Raspberry Pi projects), this will not work. Linux Support: The RT5370 is famous for its "plug-and-play" stability in Linux. The MT7601UN often requires manual driver installation or specific kernel patches. Deceptive Advertising: You are paying for a specific hardware architecture and receiving a cheaper, different alternative. Verdict: Do not buy if you specifically need the Ralink RT5370. The hardware inside does not match the product description. Save your money and buy from a verified vendor who knows what they are actually shipping.

Works out of the box with a Raspberry Pi (on Raspberry Pi OS). lsusb output: Bus 001 Device 004: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter relevant lsmod output: rt2800usb 28672 0 rt2800lib 126976 1 rt2800usb rt2x00usb 24576 1 rt2800usb rt2x00lib 61440 3 rt2800lib,rt2800usb,rt2x00usb mac80211 831488 3 rt2800lib,rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb Didn't need to mess around with kernel modules/third party drivers. Just needed to tell the Raspberry Pi the SSID/PSK and it's good to go. The extended antenna also means it's able to connect to weak/distant wifi

Setting this in WiFi extender mode in my experience, didnt work very well. Intially i was very dissapointed, but when i reset the device and set it up in Access Point mode it worked perfectly. I have a ethernet hub located uptairs far from the router, i connected this device to my hub using an ethernet cable and now i am very satisfied with this purchase.

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Avoid. This does not have the RT5370 chip and is an old item that works from window XP and above. Don't waste your time ot money on this item.

I bought this to try to improve signal strength on a Brennan B3 . The advice was "In some situations it may be necessary to replace the standard dongle with an RT5370 type (the chip-set used in the dongle) with a built-in antenna" . It didn't work. I have given this 3 stars because it may just be the wrong bit of kit for the problem.

But didn't use it yet. I have to say that the unit looks really sturdy and is well made.

Der Dongle wurde sofort erkannt und musste unter Windows (auch Linux/Raspberry Pi) nicht manuell eingerichtet werden. Die Verbindung war stabil und die Übertragungsrate im 2,4 GHz‑Netz ausreichend (bis 150 Mbit/s). Ideal für einfache WLAN-Verbindung bei älteren Geräten. Klare Empfehlung!

Is not a RT5370 chipset not i'm gonna loose my time sending it back ...

Funkar utmärkt!

Funziona perfettamente. Provato sun Windows 7 (che ha preteso i driver) e 10 (che l'ha visto in automatico). Naturalmente, come da specifiche, su questi OS "vede" e aggancia solo i 2,4 GHz. Ho un router Fastgate impostato con la doppia frequenza (2,4 e 5 GHz) ...e non mi spiego il motivo per cui, il box android (H96 Pro Plus) che ho collocato dietro un TV non smart in cucina, con questo Dongle WiFi "vede" e aggancia tranquillamente anche i 5 GHz. Netflix e le varie TV-Replay scorrono veramente in modo fluido e senza incertezze. Tra l'altro, la mia cucina è alla massima distanza dal router, il cui segnale deve attraversare le pareti di un bagno e di una camera da letto. Magari in questo è agevolato dal fatto che la TV è fissata al muro ad una altezza di 2 metri da terra. Insomma, anche alla luce del prezzo, sono molto soddisfatto di questo oggetto e ne consiglio l'acquisto. 13/04/2019 Inizialmente avevo scritto che su box Android aggancia i 5 GHz in modo stabile, ma, pur senza intaccare la bontà del Dongle in questione, devo fare una doverosa rettifica. Ho traslocato da pochi mesi, e dove ero prima il mio Box TV H96 Pro Plus era collegato alle rete Ethernet via cavo. Ignoravo che fosse anche WiFi e, nella nuova abitazione, l'ho collegato alla TV munito di questa USB... In pratica è grazie al suo "WiFi" che l'H96 vede i 5 GHz: solo oggi mi sono reso conto di questa sua specifica, quando dopo aver rimosso il Dongle per utilizzarlo altrove, mi sono accorto che l'H96 ne faceva tranquillamente a meno.