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Bought 200 Mbps version, was hoping to get speeds better than WiFi. Never gotten more than 10 Mbps (which is comparable or worse than I get through WiFi). Most annoyingly, when I have the megaplug connected to my router (Actiontec as well), I loose connection to the network every 15-30 minutes (in the event viewer I have: "Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller: The network link is down. Check to make sure the network cable is properly connected.").
This product was very easy to setup. It was basically plug and play. I recently took a trip to Europe and Africa and didn't want to miss Sunday NFL Football so I used this product to connect a slingbox av to the internet. I was afraid that the connection from this product would not sustain and would require a restart or unplugging, but I had absolutely no problem connecting to the slingbox for the 2 weeks I was gone and still haven't had to restart or unplug either plugs.
Worked like a champ right out of the box. Again, worked right out of the box. Got tired of wrestling with our household wireless network. Spent days trying to synch up the second pair; eventually called ActionTec support. But in any case, these are great. Had some difficulty establishing a security passcode as the instructions aren't particularly clear. Notified Amazon and got a replacement pair in a couple days.
Essentially, your house is already networked - with the A/C power lines. Had to continually reboot PCs, and manually reset the access point and router.Discovered this device on the TiVo site, and bought a pair from Amazon. Had no difficulty synching up the security passcode with the previously installed pair, either.While not as convenient as a fully wireless network, this is a much more secure and reliable method of achieving a household network without the necessity of hardwiring every room. Once I figured it out, though, it was pretty easy.After six months of absolutely reliable, transparent operation on my wife's PC, I bought a second pair to expand the network to include my PC and PS3. After going through all of their diagnostics, the technician declared them defective. These devices simply provide the (portable) entry point to the network.There are other, similar items on the market now that may work just as well. Highly recommended for anyone tired of putzing with a home wireless network, but not wanting to hard-wire every room.
That can be very helpful for high quality audiophile equipment. In reading reviews of this product and other powerline network product reviews, I noted that some people could not get the product to work at all, and some had terrible performance while most had no problem and very reasonable performance. However, it could also mean that the home wiring is faulty and a potential fire hazard. If the product does not seem to work, it could be a good thing. It could mean that the electrical wiring in the home has more isolation of circuits. It might be a good idea to have your wiring checked if the product doesn't work properly. Of course, no company has a 100% non-failure rate, so it could just be defective product as well.
Also, one other reviews seems to think that the ethernet ports on these are rated at 100Mbps, but I am sure a reputed brand wouldn't blatantly lie about that. My PC is the one connected to my router using these adapters.
No problems. I bought these becuase of all the reviews that said these run cool compared to the Netgear ones.
I have been using these only for about 48 hours now. The connection has been stable, and the speed has been more than enough to stream HD from my vista PC to my linksys extender.
That is true. I have been checking them regularly and they are only slightly warm.
I don't know about the 200Mbps claim as I do not have gigabit equipment (1000Mbps) and I don't have anything to test LAN speeds either. Anyway, the point is, if you are looking to stream HD, a wifi G network isn't going to cut it, but these will do the job easily.
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