that wasn't the case when I ordered - mine is coming tomorrow.
jeccius
15 Aug 17#4
Remember these mainly work off the same ring main in your house. Well worth it for that price
markkeenan to jeccius
15 Aug 17#5
Not true at all.
jeccius to markkeenan
15 Aug 17#6
Care to elaborate? Most general homes will have one main ring main and these paired devices will normally operate up to around the 100mb speed between a pair of devices (depending upon the quality of the power mains wires in the house) . If you have 2 separate ring main circuits they can work crossing from one to the other but you get an unknown amount of loss between the two depending upon the setup in that property.
The pair works by plugging the receiver into a spare plug socket near your home router, then connecting the receiver via ethernet to it. The 2nd device is paired to the first and connects into whatever room in the house you want to use.
I'm probably going to a pair myself, that's still hell of a bargain.
markkeenan to jeccius
15 Aug 17#9
Now your second comment is much more accurate, you initially said "Remember these mainly work off the same ring main in your house" Somebody not as technically clued up as you might have thought they would only work off the same ring main.
jeccius to markkeenan
15 Aug 17#11
Ah fair enough. Yeah, we had these a lot with our job. My employees thankfully offer these as a potential option for their customers but they do educate before providing (plus they give a 14 day trial period for them, which is better than most other peeps do).
bigbigchilli
15 Aug 17#10
Awh it litterally went OOS as I was buying a pair!
willllllllll
15 Aug 17#12
Am I right in thinking this is a solution for my router being at the opposite end of my house to my office, which causes me to have a wifi signal that is weak and always dropping out...plug router in with this device to the electrical socket, then computer ethenet in to a nearby electrical socket, with the other part of this kit, and I should have a more usable internet connection?
Crossbow to willllllllll
15 Aug 17#13
Yes, something like that.
Edit: Added after sam1970's comment below - this takes care of extending wi-fi range as well (so ignore the rest of my post below - thanks sam1970).
Actualy this D link kit does both..wired and wireless
robespeare
15 Aug 17#15
Really nice deal, been looking for some of these to fit Steam Link in my friend's house. My buddy is obsessed with spending the maximum possible on a mesh network set. Since these units also have WPA2 encryption on the wireless units, I should finally be able to convince him to bother rather than being an enormous numpty :fearful:
sam1970
15 Aug 17#16
Not available at Amazon now at that price....glad I ordered
wwemaniafan
15 Aug 17#17
OOS?
Jonnyblock
15 Aug 17#18
Is this compatible with an existing power line setup? (xyxel I think). I'm thinking plug these in upstairs as that's where by WiFi signal is dodgy.
jco83
15 Aug 17#19
Ordered from Amazon earlier thanks to phatbhoy and Crossbow for the link. Thanks so much for posting OP been wanting a decent price for wifi powerline adapters for ages, they never seem to come up :wink:
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The pair works by plugging the receiver into a spare plug socket near your home router, then connecting the receiver via ethernet to it. The 2nd device is paired to the first and connects into whatever room in the house you want to use.
I'm probably going to a pair myself, that's still hell of a bargain.
Edit: Added after sam1970's comment below - this takes care of extending wi-fi range as well (so ignore the rest of my post below - thanks sam1970).
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If you can't quite get it to work for you (as some 1-star reviewers mention on Amazon), perhaps go for this TP Link one:
TP-LINK TL-WPA4220KIT (Amazon purchase link)
TP-LINK TL-WPA4220KIT (manufacturer's link)
How to extend your Wi-Fi network with a power line adapter [using the kit] (Cnet guide)