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  • antsmc21
    Junior Member
    • Jun 2008
    • 38

    #1

    Skybox wifi problem

    Hi I just bought a skybox f3 with a wifi dongle but the dongle does not seem to be read when inserted into the USB I have activated the wifi setting but when inserted It says wifi but device not found please plug in does anyone have an idea to fix this thanks for any advice.
  • mart2011
    Banned
    • Jul 2011
    • 15

    #2
    Which type did you buy

    Ive found a lot of the cheaper ones with the aerials that aint the official ones are faulty before you even get them out of packet.

    Ive sent dozens of em back over last few mths

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    • naytena
      Newbie
      • Jun 2013
      • 3

      #3
      i have the same problem, with a wifi antena and a f3 skybox, my antenna is the little one with a n in grey inside a red squard, and wifi legend, i get into the network setting, when i first plug the antenna my skybox didt get the antenna plug in menssage, y plug out and plug in the antenna several times and i get the messagen plug in, the get the middle menu active, wifi setting or something like that, but when i got to scan for a ap, it dont work, i wait like 10 min and nothing came up. no a single network, i dont know what happend if the box have somenthing wrong or the antenna. i dont understan these box. so cheap and complicate. if someone can help us. to get it work i will be very greceful. thx and sorry for my english.

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      • digicon
        V.I.P. Member
        • Jul 2009
        • 8261

        #4
        Dont the F3's only take the official wi-fi dongle due to the drivers or can you use any by the sounds of it you cant

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        • naytena
          Newbie
          • Jun 2013
          • 3

          #5
          thx very much, i just dont understand the las part "use any by the sounds of it you cant" heheheheehe. thx

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          • naytena
            Newbie
            • Jun 2013
            • 3

            #6
            ant.jpgthese the antenna.

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            • deano16
              Member
              • Jan 2013
              • 40

              #7
              Yeah you can only use the offical ones with the f3!!

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              • DW190
                DK Veteran
                • May 2012
                • 1263

                #8
                Originally posted by deano16
                Yeah you can only use the offical ones with the f3!!
                That's not quite correct. But wired or homeplug is preferred.

                I have used many of these:

                WIFI 150MBPS WIRELESS ADAPTOR 802.11 B G N LAN NETWORK MINI USB DONGLE ADAPTER | eBay

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