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★★★★★
WORKS LIKE A CHARM, LOVE IT - SO HAPPY TO BE ONLINE AGAIN.
AWESOME! IT WORKS LIKE CHARM. I HAVE AN OLD DELL INSPIRON 560 (8 YRS.OLD) AND FOR SOME REASON I LOST ACCESS TO THE INTERNET - I WORKED WITH 3 DELL TECHS AND VERIZON MY INTERNET CARRIER FOR HOURS AND NO ONE COULD GET ME BACK ONLINE. FINALLY, I DUMPED THE 3 DELL TECHS I WAS WORKING WITH AND TRIED A DIFFERENT DELL TECH AND HE TOLD ME TO JUST GET THIS USB WI-FI ADAPTER AND MY PROBLEMS WOULD BE SOLVED. MEANWHILE, THE OTHER TECHS HAD ME CLEAN OUT WINDOWS TEN AND RESET THE COMPUTER BACK TO FACTORY SETTING, WHICH DID NOT WORK IN GETTING BACK ONLINE AND I LOST WINDOWS LIVE MAIL, WHICH I CAN'T GET BACK AND LOVED. THIS WAS THE BEST AND EASIEST EMAIL TO WORK WITH - CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY MICROSOFT WON'T SUPPORT IT ANYMORE. BAD IDEA ON THEIR PART.
TO MAKE THINGS WORSE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER SO PURCHASED A NEW DELL, WHICH I CAN'T REALLY AFFORD BUT I NEEDED A DESKTOP COMPUTER. NOW I HAVE TO RETURN IT, WHAT A PAIN. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT NOT ALL
TECHS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
IF YOU LOSE INTERNET ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER, DESKTOP OR LAPTOP - GET THIS FIRST AND SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF AGGRAVATION OF LOSING YOUR FILES THEN HAVING TO PUT EVERYTHING BACK AGAIN.
March 2018 · Electronics · verified purchase