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List of Compatible WiFi dongles for Stern Spike 2

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I couldn't avoid situating my JP2 in a place with v bad WiFi strength from the router, so I looked to upgrade the WiFi dongle in the machine.

Eddie at Stern kindly shared a list of Compatible USB dongles, which he said is ok to share.

I splashed out on the Panda PAU09 and it solved the problem. Not cheap though.

Here is the list of confirmed compatible dongles. Of course it may not be exhaustive, but these are confirmed to work.

I hope it helps anyone looking to improve WiFi connectivity.

Edit: p.s. The machine is at the Micro Pug in Leamington Spa (downstairs, through the fridge) if you fancy a play. Modded and A1 condition. Currently £1 for 2 games (thinking of changing it to £1 a play). All money to charity.
 

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Bit of a silly question but I've fitted a dongle to my jp2 (ralink from amazon that was recommended) its needed for my scorbit... How do I know if its actually working? I'm still having problems with my scorbit getting it to work on this machine
 
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Post in thread 'How to do insider connect on the cheap'

You can enable insider connected without the QR code reader - you just need the extra memory card and a wifi dongle, there's lots to choose from.

I grabbed this wifi dongle and have had no issues other than when the Stern server is down!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CJQ9TSSZ

Again many SD cards to chose, I got this one (I deliberately chose 64GB rather than 32GB):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B7NXBM6P

The QR code reader is a specialist bit of Stern kit, it reads the QR code (no ****!) and converts it for the game. Once it has read the code it can install you (or...
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DevilzAvocado said:
I couldn't avoid situating my JP2 in a place with v bad WiFi strength from the router, so I looked to upgrade the WiFi dongle in the machine.

Eddie at Stern kindly shared a list of Compatible USB dongles, which he said is ok to share.

I splashed out on the Panda PAU09 and it solved the problem. Not cheap though.

Here is the list of confirmed compatible dongles. Of course it may not be exhaustive, but these are confirmed to work.

I hope it helps anyone looking to improve WiFi connectivity.

Edit: p.s. The machine is at the Micro Pug in Leamington Spa (downstairs, through the fridge) if you fancy a play. Modded and A1 condition. Currently £1 for 2 games (thinking of changing it to £1 a play). All money to charity.
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Glad you solved your issue, but wouldn't a Wi-Fi extender have been a simpler/cheaper solution?
 
DevilzAvocado said:
I couldn't avoid situating my JP2 in a place with v bad WiFi strength from the router, so I looked to upgrade the WiFi dongle in the machine.

Eddie at Stern kindly shared a list of Compatible USB dongles, which he said is ok to share.

I splashed out on the Panda PAU09 and it solved the problem. Not cheap though.

Here is the list of confirmed compatible dongles. Of course it may not be exhaustive, but these are confirmed to work.

I hope it helps anyone looking to improve WiFi connectivity.

Edit: p.s. The machine is at the Micro Pug in Leamington Spa (downstairs, through the fridge) if you fancy a play. Modded and A1 condition. Currently £1 for 2 games (thinking of changing it to £1 a play). All money to charity.
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I was wondering why just any wifi dongle wouldnt just work is there a technical reason?
 
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I was wondering why just any wifi dongle wouldnt just work is there a technical reason?
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It's because the drivers that are need to run it are hard coded on the board, so you have to get the one stern used or equivalent
 
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