Wireless Problems? Try this little beauty
Pros: Plug'n'play, all cables supplied, easy to unstall
Cons: None so far
Is your wireless setup less than stunning? Suffering adaptor dropouts or poor signal? I did and was at a loss as to what to do. Then I found this great gadget.
The theory goes that you use your home electrical wiring as an Ethernet cable. You plug one unit into the wall socket, attached your modem / router via an Ethernet cable and plug your PC into the other unit and away you go.
These units self-discover so there is no configuration to worry about and it’s a five minute job.
This unit is rated to carry 500 Mbps, so there is plenty of room to move. On my setup, it reports a speed of 1Gbps which is not my actual internet speed but it's theoretical ceiling.
In reality, it is a tad faster than my old wireless setup (6.5 Mbps vs. 5.8 Mbps) but that was due to the limitations of N band wireless. That said, I wasn’t expecting an insane speed increase because my ISP is not that fantastic.
The main reason I got these units was to eliminate the vagaries and signal drop off of wireless. In this aspect its great and very solid. No issues to report on that front.
The only downside is that you cannot use these units on a surge protector or protected power board. It appears it either slows or corrupts the data transfer if it is used on these boards. Note to self - remove unit from wall in case of thunderstorms.
As a plug'n'play alternative to wireless or streaming to AV entertainment systems, it works straight out of the box and does the job as advertised.
Quality - Solid build. Cables supplied have metal fitted plugs, simple directions and a downloadable Quality of Service application from the website.
Please Note: I’m from Australia. YMMV if you are elsewhere in the world.
Highly recommended
The theory goes that you use your home electrical wiring as an Ethernet cable. You plug one unit into the wall socket, attached your modem / router via an Ethernet cable and plug your PC into the other unit and away you go.
These units self-discover so there is no configuration to worry about and it’s a five minute job.
This unit is rated to carry 500 Mbps, so there is plenty of room to move. On my setup, it reports a speed of 1Gbps which is not my actual internet speed but it's theoretical ceiling.
In reality, it is a tad faster than my old wireless setup (6.5 Mbps vs. 5.8 Mbps) but that was due to the limitations of N band wireless. That said, I wasn’t expecting an insane speed increase because my ISP is not that fantastic.
The main reason I got these units was to eliminate the vagaries and signal drop off of wireless. In this aspect its great and very solid. No issues to report on that front.
The only downside is that you cannot use these units on a surge protector or protected power board. It appears it either slows or corrupts the data transfer if it is used on these boards. Note to self - remove unit from wall in case of thunderstorms.
As a plug'n'play alternative to wireless or streaming to AV entertainment systems, it works straight out of the box and does the job as advertised.
Quality - Solid build. Cables supplied have metal fitted plugs, simple directions and a downloadable Quality of Service application from the website.
Please Note: I’m from Australia. YMMV if you are elsewhere in the world.
Highly recommended
