Reddit reviews AmazonBasics USB 2.0 Extension Cable - A-Male to A-Female Adapter Cord - 3.3 Feet (1 Meters)

Have touch controllers for dev, very hard to play QuiVr and turn around without very specific camera placement. Luckily touch controllers come with another camera and USB extenders are dirt cheap.

@OP, this is the best approach and what worked for me, I have an older USB extension cable (just a 3ft male-to-female USB cable, something like this... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NH11R3I/ref=sxts_k2p-hero-vn_tr_lp_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=8011851592090061987&pd_rd_wg=jCbR6&pf_rd_r=DVEH1AHD133DNTZW9REC&pf_rd_s=desktop-sx-top-slot&pf_rd_t=301&pd_rd_i=B00NH11R3I&pd_rd_w=JFXcW&pf_rd_i=usb+extension+cable+3ft&pd_rd_r=1270d36a-3c5b-405d-8fb3-2149487b3e33&ie=UTF8&qid=1526999446&sr=2)

My understanding is that the cable wiring is USB2.0 compliant and not USB3.0 and so physically limits the port to a USB2.0 connection effectively forcing the 3.0/2.0/1.1 capable port into 2.0 'backward compatibility mode'. As u/Vindalo0 said, it makes no performance difference if you use a USB2.0 extension cos it will be limited to 2.0 no matter what port you use (unless you can find a USB1.1!). You should pick the length of the extension cable run to allow you to move the adapter to the best location to pick up the BT radio signals from your controllers, line of sight would be ideal but just getting it away from the birds nest of wires behind the PC is a great start.

This is what I do.

Had those cutting in and out issues, just bought a USB extender, and now it's all better. No issues at all.

The odd thing is, the bluetooth adapter seems to have problems when plugged into any system I've tried, PS4/PC(Front/Back/USB2.0/3.0)/monitor usb ports... but when I have it plugged into the extender it has no issues at the same distance. So... shrugs.

Edit: Something like this http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Extension-Cable--Male--Female/dp/B00NH11R3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450933850&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+extender

Its possible that it's not receiving a very good signal (likely because the signal would have to travel through the PC case itself). You can purchase a USB extender cable in order to plug into the back and still be able to receive a signal

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Extension-Cable-Male-Female/dp/B00NH11R3I/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1496883926&sr=1-4&keywords=usb+extender

My dongle is plugged in a regular usb 2.0 extension that is plugged in the usb 3.0 hub at the back of my monitor. You can use any old usb extender, no adapter needed. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Extension-Cable-Male-Female/dp/B00NH11R3I

There was a post a few months back about how someone attached their Z-Wave stick to a USB coord extender (something like this: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Extension-Cable-Male-Female/dp/B00NH11R3I)

There was something with interference or what not, but I did it and it greatly improved my Z-Wave network. My lock showed up as dead all the time and now it never does. I would highly recommend giving this a try before anything else.

It's a 3B because I already had one.

This is the USB cable I used, right now it's holding itself in place but you could probably push it if you plug a cable in hard enough, so I might use black silicone to hold it

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NH11R3I?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title&th=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MSS6CS

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NH11R3I

not that clunky i think, it's what i'm using

Glad to hear it! Hope you enjoy it, it's really cool! If you run into tracking issues with the controllers I definitely recommend these two things (and using them in a USB 2.0 slot if possible):

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NH11R3I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ZIILLI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Extension-Cable-Male-Female/dp/B00NH11R3I

I have the hotas with that cable from amazon. It works well

Need anything More specialized than this?

>I would, but the charge cord is like freaking 2 inches. I can't keep it connected to any of my PC ports easily.

Yes, the length is ridiculously short. How about a USB cable extender?

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Extension-Cable-Male-Female/dp/B00NH11R3I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495844465&sr=8-3&keywords=usb+cable+extender

No. That is not possible. The keyboard will have to be connected to the PC itself. Depending on your router, the USB ports on the router can be used for sharing a flash drive, external HDD, or even a USB printer.


Why do you want to connect with the router though? Did you want to make the USB dongle for the keyboard further away from the other USB ports or connect from longer distance? If so, you could probably try using a USB extension cable such as this one, and maybe connect from further away a little by having the receiver a bit closer to you, but I'd recommend doing the other things like checking interference, trying another computer, and/or trying another keyboard first. You could try it if you want though.

Sounds like using an extension cable from a 2.0 port might take care of it for you then. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NH11R3I/ref=twister_B00SIT9PRO?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Though I haven't used that so I can't say it will definitely work.

Do you mean this?

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Extension-Cable-Male-Female/dp/B00NH11R3I