I think I saw a deal on keyboards. It seems as though your Full Stop isn't working. (here are some for you...............................)

I'm hanging round to see how this goes... :smirk:

I don't get much action downstairs either.

That would explain it then.

People voted this cold when I posted it last month. I have them and they are brilliant, heat from me.

could be my set up but these reduced my wired connection to 100mbs max. when connected to the router my desktop only got 100mb. disconnect these and I was back up to 200mbps, strange, still voted hot for pass through

A whole £2 more when I posted

That would explain it then.

These look very much like they are re-badged Simpler Networks HomePlug AV 200Mbps? If so, some reviews below if anyone is interested.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/dp/B00G48IVIU

https://www.avforums.com/threads/simpler-networks-hp200pt64-homeplug-review.1238370/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Simpler-Networks-Powerline-re-seller-instructions/dp/B006R72YJU/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1455534884&sr=1-2&keywords=Simpler+Networks+HomePlug+AV+200+Mbps#customerReviews

How is it i bought some of these (well the 500 version) just half an hour ago after finding no current deals when searching on here! sods law!

Well the BT twin 500 flex pass through were £18.73 on currys ebay open box so hopefully they will be fine!

Yes there were 3 but i got the last set unless they relist more.

Nice deal. thanks OP

Many don't realise how useful these are..

I don't get internet downstairs are the wifi extenders or something else

NERDY QUESTION ALERT
I have just had electric run to an outside cabin. It draws power from the consumer unit through a breaker. I want to be able to pick up internet in the cabin. Do these have to be on the same electrical ring main or merely being connected through the same consumer unit is fine?

upto 100mb upload and 100mb download means a total transfer rate of up to 200mb

The main reason for this is that unlike any other networking you care to mention power line networking manufacturers have somehow conned people into allowing them to quote combined up and down speed as the headline speed (so 100 up plus 100 down = 200).

Ah, beaten to it

200Mb is combined. So realistically 100Mb in Lab conditions. Typical is 10%-25% of that figure in real world situations. So expect 10-25Mb real world speeds.

Please don't be stupid I'm asking a question about the deal if you got something funny to say then don't share it with me if your not getting action then please ask your parents for guidance and they will take you through it for you or watch them do it and gain experience from it ok don't reply or I will give action to you ok

I think I saw a deal on keyboards. It seems as though your Full Stop isn't working. (here are some for you...............................)

I'm hanging round to see how this goes... :smirk:

This made me lol

I'm wondering if these would suit my dad's requirements.

He needs to connect his Sky box to an ethernet cable, but his router is on the other side of the room. Would this work? (Presumably with the ethernet in to one, and out of the other?

thanks op

Extra 5% off with 'savoo5' so 13.25

Oh chillout ffs.

​Says the guy called 'argo sex-tra'

Relax buddy....

great price. ordered.

Plus 3% Quidico I think

Don't need them don't use them if you got a problem then why read my comment and why give a stupid reply I don't need full stops you might need them use them don't care get lost fool

Do these only work on old ring main systems? My house is wired on a split RCD board and so the two rings are entirely separate and I'm not sure I'm getting great if any ethernet upstairs, my smart telly struggles with youtube.
I'm looking for a solution for the loft but if I cannot put these on the different rings then aren't they in fact pointless.

My internet is 40mb download and 10mb upload so surely the difference between the 200 and the 500 adapter a I wouldn't notice is that right? I don't see how many people in the UK buy ones bigger than 200 as only now has virgin brought out that kind of speed internet

apologies code DOES work just not on 2 or more ordered at the same time. created separate orders so many thanks

You definitely can do that, but not being on the same ring main will usually mean a drop in speed which may or may not be acceptable and it could reduce the signal to the point it wont work at all, you would have to test it in your situation to find out. The age and condition of wiring can have a massive impact on speeds too so its impossible to predict what results you will actually get.

do these work with any pass throughs?
My other set are TP link.

Logic suggests that the ethernet is being opened up onto the rings, not encrypted or anything like that so these would be fine.
Logic doesn't always prevail :smile:

So if your network is purely used for Internet there will be no benefits of the 500 over the 200 like in my situation?
Cheers

Basic question but do these have to work in pairs as in 1 sender and 1 receiver? Just wondering if I buy 2 sets can I end up with 1 sender from the router and 3 receivers spread around the house rather than the 2 in and 2 out which wouldn't be as good!

With the example of 40mb download speed you could be fine with either, assuming the signal is reasonable. But you may get a faster speed with 500 over the 200, though probably neither will give the full advertised speed, in reality that means you might get 40mb actual speed with the 200mb adapters, and 60mb with the 500mb adaptors, in which case there would be no benefit. BUT it might just as likely be that you get 20mb with the 200mb adapters and 30mb with the 50mb adapters, so then there would. Depends on your wiring.

I think it must be that he works at Argos Extra and I would assume that he is not in a customer facing position.

Ordered for 12.85. Boom

Use the code savoo5 at checkout and go through quidco

used code savoo5 and got it for £13.25? still cheap as chips and heat added

Does this work with fibreoptic?

bought 3 thanks

Does anyone now how many watts these use in real use?

thanks - so my rough calcs comes up with £10 a year to run 2 of these.

So I got 50mb Virgin media fibre optic. If I get this to improve wifi reception upstairs; would that work?

No it will be around £1 a year 0.001p per hour

Ordered - cheers op

Damn hotukdeals turning me into steptoe and sons

No big deal but how are you calculating that?
I am assuming a top end of 4 watts per device so 8 watts x 24 x 365 - 70, 080 watts per year divided by 1000 = 70 kilowatts @ say 15p each = £10.50.

These days powerlines or homeplugs would be much more useful with wifi. i haven't noticed any hot deals of these lately.

Im quite lazy

http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/energy-cost-calculator.htm

although I did not account for 2 devices

useful calc that - if you put in 8 watts on 24/7 it does come back with £10.51 per year.

Cheers OP, my 5yr old TPLINk ones have stopped talking to each other this week, great.

Ordered thanks OP

Been trying to order but my payments aren't going through on either Paypal or Card :/

Does anyone know if these would work in Spain with the mains adaptor, iirc I don't think they have an earth wire?

Can these be used in conjuction with the ZyXEL PLA4215 - 500Mbps Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Kit? Currently my Sky router is plugged into one of the Zyxel adapters.

would these be fast enough to stream HD sport or would i need at least 500mbps? (get speeds of around 40 to 50 direct from router)

I.use.them.all.the.time.but.am.running.short. Can.you.send.me.the.ones.you.don't.need.please.

The real con is that they're allowed to quote the powerline speed, which maybe 200Mbps but until they put on more expensive uplink Gigabit ports on the devices instead of hobbling them with cheap 10/100Mbps ports they will never achieve anything more than 100Mbps. If they did I think we would all find they could never achieve the quoted speeds unless running on a mains install that was only 5m between plugs and had nothing else plugged in.

I've got these but not sure how you get them working? anyone help?

I've got these but not sure how you get them working? anyone help?

​I get 6mb, I feel sorry for you.

I will in the future thanks for your concern.

​Are.you.offering.to.give.him.some. action.as.he's.not.getting.any?.pmsl........ :laughing:

I assume that if I buy 2 lots I can have one attached to router and the other 3 in other rooms - so 1+3 not 1+1/&1+1??

http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Powerlines/BT/BT-Simpler-Networks-Powerline-with-Mains-Passthrough---Pair

There is a video icon just at the bottom of the advert. If you cant get them going, shout.

Yes it should work like that. It better do as that's what I have bought it for!!

If you don't want encryption, there is no configuration:
Plug the adapters into power sockets -
1] one near your router
2] the other in the target room that has the device you want to connect.
You can use extensions that do not have Surge Protectors, but they may weaken the connection. Plugging powerline adapters into surge protectors will stop them working.

Plug the network cable from the router into the powerline adapter
Plug the network cable from the device in the target room into the powerline adapter

The computer/device in the target room should now connect to the router. If you are still having trouble, and have a Wi-fi dongle/card plugged in, you may want to disable it and reboot. Let the wired network take priority.

Just to be clear, these only create a wired LAN port in the target room, not a Wi Fi connection (you would need an 'access point' to turn the LAN port back into a wireless connection in the target room).

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/network-wifi/set-up-powerline-networking-adaptors-3380482/

Please don't give me action.

I'm sorry.

Should I be concerned?

Yes because we are the action experts people call me Action Man

Don't be it's forgotten apology accepted now move on, don't drag this conversation any further than it already has because I am tired and now I'm not getting any connection (action) downstairs

Sorry I forgot the full stops .................. and this one is for you.....

​sounds like it lol. :smile:

Ordered one, code savoo5 worked too, thanks!

Hello. Would appreciate if someone could help.
Purchased a few sets of these in addition to my current homeplug setup at home.
Existing sets are On Networks brand 200Mbps. On Networks one connected to my router.
When i plugged the BT one in nothing happens, i don't think it can communicate with the main On Networks adapter.
Can someone help please. I assumed these would be compatible as they are the same speed and I believe all powerline adapters have the homeplug AV standard.
Any help/ advice would be appreciated.

Assuming the BT adapters are Homeplug AV (check the model online), you may have to click the Synch Button (doubles up as the WPS encryption button on some units) to get them to synch up. If you're using encryption, this will definitely have to be done. Without encryption, mine have always linked fine without any need to synch (On Network, Trendnet and Staples rebranded Wifi powerline).

This briefly covers it (step 5 & 6)
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/network-wifi/set-up-powerline-networking-adaptors-3380482/

Thanks for your advice.
Tried the sync buttons on both devices with no luck.
Tried pressing them but they don't want to communicate with each other.
I tried the new BT ones attached to my router and attached the other BT one to a socket and they work but the On Networks ones and BT simply don't link with each other either way.

This is the exact instructions for your BT powerline hubs (page 2) - Did you follow these, or just press the button as you seem to have to hold the button.
I'm assuming these are the BT powerline adapters you have.
http://bt.custhelp.com/ci/fattach/get/2673070/1346669984/redirect/1/filename/Simpler%20Networks%20Powerline%20Adapter%20user%20guide.pdf

also try a factory reset on both sets and try again.

I bought a pair of these last time, to add to my pair of BT ones already in use. Although all 4 use the Homeplug Av system, the 2 pairs won't talk to each other. Each pair will work independently. So I think I'll order another set of these, in the hope that 4 of the same will work together!

Its possible to separate Homeplugs into separate networks, if the plugs allow it. If they are set his way, adapters will not link as they have different network names. (The 'Network Name' being referred to here is nothing to so with your Windows network, its purely an internal powerline name to help powerline adapters identify which ones should be linked).
Obviously this help is for TP Link sets and may not be applicable, but you could give it a look:
Per TP Link help:
http://uk.tp-link.com/faq-406.html
Q: Can several Powerline networks exist simultaneously in same power circuit?
A:Yes.The powerline networks can be separated by different network names. About how to change the network name, it can be made by the pair button or attached Utility. However, the overall throughput is shared by the multiple networks, please be informed of this. Please refer to the FAQ 258 to change the powerline network names.

This is how TP Link handle it (I have no idea if BT or this set can do this) - http://uk.tp-link.com/faq-258.html

If you have a software utility for both sets, try making sure that the network names are identical on each brand of powerline adapter (the synch button is supposed to do this). Given BT seems to be the common factor in J1000 and RoxyB1234, it could be that one of the BT powerline adapters types are not switching the network name - This is a complete guess.

See above post

got mine this morning only one network cable include miserable sods

Mine arrived today (from Switzerland!) and they work ok but they cause terrible interference on my computer speakers. I get a constant buzzing/popping noise. Makes them useless for me. Anyone else have this problem? Is there a simple solution?

Just want to confirm these are not wireless but for wired internet from the adaptor?

I need a set of home plugs in order to use my bt vision box, recently got 38mb infinity installed but it's on the other side of the room.

Will these work?

Hi Andy, please excuse the noobie question, but could you provide an example of a piece of kit capable of converting it?

Correct. This product has no wireless features, but could be used to supply internet to a device capable of converting wired to wireless.

That is a typical example of an application for this product. Note that a previous post said that only one network cable is supplied, so you may need to source another network cable from somewhere (poundshop or 99p random ebay example etc)

Majority of recent wifi routers can provide this feature, or a dedicated access point. All have advantages / disadvantages, although set-up may appear complicated depending on what the end user requires of the network, especially if the user wants to extend the existing wifi network (offering seamless transition between wifi sources) rather than simpler set-up of separate wifi network (with different wifi name etc). Random examples of kit that can convert wired to wireless rated at similar speed or above to OP items:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361357495107 which may also be used without the powerlines and still extend the existing wifi network, although in that application it will need to be situated in an area of reasonable reception of the source wifi network, and the resultant repeat function will be at half the received speed (as is true for all wifi repeaters of this type). Could arguably be prudent to buy this type of repeater and evaluate results prior to deciding if your requirement would benefit from being used in conjunction with OP item as well, although three devices (including source) to convey a network is questionable practice.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006Q7FG3W/
Or you could consider a powerline product with integral wifi function...

Many thanks, in your opinion could I get the same brand of product to integrate with the OP's product and give me one wired outlet and another wireless?

All of these toxic powerline adaptors should have been banned. Mains wiring was designed to carry 50Hz ac, not RF. All these so-called powerline adaptors radiate radio frequency interference inside the house and a considerable distance beyond, depending on the wiring, contributing to unacceptable pollution of the LF HF and VHF Radio Spectrum.
BT, Talktalk et al, as responsible telecommunications providers, should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves promoting such a nasty technology. Another example of business interests and lax EEC regulations over-riding common sense. If you doubt this, look up the OFCOM RSGB and many RFI reports.

Not aware of the brand "Simpler Networks" having any suitable wifi products. You could consider other brands to meet your requirements that do not need OP item, such as a total solution at £29.99 for the TL-WPA281KIT that provides for two ethernet/wired connections as well as wifi connectivity at the extension. I assume all the ethernet and wifi connections can be accessed simultaneously. Obviously for that example you do not have the passthrough mains socket on the front of the devices, but you do have a 3 year warranty.

Why would I care about that?

Now £19.99 just shows how much profit companies make..!!!