http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/kensington-wifi-finder-review.html

as well as was CNET discovered:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Kensington_WiFi_Finder/4514-3284_7-30468829.html

The unit doesn’t work very well.

At home I have an Access Point 802.11b wireless network – totally open, broadcasts SSID and no WEP. The Kensington unit rarely, if ever finds a signal.

At work I have a Linksys 802.11b wireless network – this one is secure, and again the Kensington unit has never found it (even when I made it unsecure for the purpose of testing the unit).

When I travel, I stop at Starbucks to connect my Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 or Dell Dimension 8600. Both of which have no problem instantly connecting, yet the Kensington unit has never found a signal in any Starbucks.

I originally bought the unit last summer (this is written July 2004), and after trying to use it to find any WiFi spots anywhere, and never finding any, I contacted Kensington support. They claimed that they had some defective units, and were kind enough to send me a brand new unit.

I didn’t even take the brand new unit out of it’s original packing, since I could press the button to work the unit through the packaging. I tried it at home, it didn’t work, I tried it at work, it didn’t work, and finally I tried at my favorite Starbucks and it didn’t work.

So, I sold the replacement unit on eBay for what I paid for it, and I still have the original unit. I guess I can still use the battery in it!

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