Powerline products

Pulsar_GTI · 12 Jul 2007 at 16:47

Hey All,

Whats this powerline stuff do :confused:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-111-NG&tool=3

Can I get rid of my wireless router and use this instead, are they more reliable / faster and better for online gaming? :confused:

Has anyone got one? what do think of them? How does it work?

Cheers !!

errata · 13 Jul 2007 at 12:20

a pair of them replaces a wireless connection or an ethernet cable usually with better speed and reliability

your router does several things, these only transmit ethenet signals thorugh your mains wiring, keep the router

look up homeplug on google which is the genreic term for this type of adapter

muzzler · 13 Jul 2007 at 12:36

been using the "homeplug" route for a good while now in the house.
xbox360 and 3 pc's ......no problems at all and gaming never suffers

deffo worth a try.

gord · 13 Jul 2007 at 13:04

I am also an advocate of these. I bought the HDX netgear ones which might be slightly overkill. But the wireless signal kept dropping in our rented place and playing the xbox online just wasnt worth it, but after i had this, its almost like having an ethernet cable to the router.

Scope · 13 Jul 2007 at 13:57

I've been using powerline network since moving into our new house, and its been working great.. Not the fastest of products (i've got the 200mb one), but certainly fast enough to stream video, etc...

Duke · 14 Jul 2007 at 21:58

I installed a Netgear homeplug pack (wireless version) into a clients home yesterday & was very pleased with it.

They had a cable router already, so just plugged one into the socket and ethernet cable into the router. Put the other homeplug (wireless access point) in the other room and it auto-linked itself back to the router. Changed the wireless security and setup the laptop to use the wireless like normal.

Was very easy overall and recommend it to anyone who doesn't want to run ethernet cables between rooms or floors, or where wireless doesn't work well. It isn't especially quick, so I don't know how good games are etc but was fine for browsing the web.

Pulsar_GTI · 16 Jul 2007 at 11:16

Nice one guys, cheers for the replies

Yeh they sound good as the signal in my room ain't stable sometimes .... right im gonna buy one when i get paid

will let you all know how it goes!

errata · 16 Jul 2007 at 14:44

Pulsar_GTI said:
Nice one guys, cheers for the replies

Yeh they sound good as the signal in my room ain't stable sometimes .... right im gonna buy one when i get paid will let you all know how it goes!

Buy 2 adapters ;-)