R & W
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
I had read a lot about powerlink technology and was skeptical, but really wanted to try as the other options to get internet all the way across the house are far more expensive and time/labor intensive. The long and short is that with our 1000MPS (1 Gig) connection/modem/router (tested and delivering with a hardwired Ethernet cable), using the powerlink we were only getting 35-40MPS in the upper bedroom/office where we needed it! That's only 4 PERCENT of our internet speed!! We were getting 250-300MPS over wifi with the single router from our cable company. This product is simply unacceptable for most people's needs. Returning it.
Mr. Bruce Moffett
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2025
So easy to set up, took me about 2 minutes. Works very well. Just followed the simple directions and the laptop recognized the Ethernet signal and thus connected me to my router which is located very far away. Much better then the wireless repeaters I had before. Would recommend this product very highly.
Armando Ortiz
Reviewed in Mexico on February 26, 2025
Funcionó perfecto, totalmente compatible con netgear
juan paz
Reviewed in Mexico on February 14, 2025
Producto de calidad. Aunque normalmente necesita emparejarlo, no necesite hacerlo. Parece como si lo emparejó automáticamente.
Benjamin Paul
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2025
I have had this a for a few months and i have never had an issue. My room is the furthest point in my house from my Wi-Fi router and this has help me get good connection. Very straight forward and easy to install.
K. Merwitz
Reviewed in Mexico on August 28, 2024
No fue necesaria la programación porque el adaptador estaba integrado en una red TP-Link. Funciona de inmediato y hasta ahora no ha tenido problemas.
Benjamin
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2024
Keep in mind that any powerline adapter is ETHERNET ONLY. You cannot use a powerline adapter to extend your wifi or mesh. This is really good for somebody who really really needs a wired Ethernet connection but is too far from the router and doesn’t want to run a 100 plus foot cable onto the wall/floor and around things with a possible signal loss due to cable length.Disclaimer: Our ISP is coaxial only. We can’t get fiber at our house and cable is the next best option. My review is based on that type of connection.Here’s how it worked for me: I also ordered a couple of cat8 Ethernet cables (overkill maybe but I want the best speed and latency possible at any given time no compromises and the cat8’s were about 5 bucks each so why not go all in?) and this system. They also came with their own Ethernet cables I had no idea they would but the stock ones I’m not using.I was surprised to find that it actually worked on its own without any paring needed. At first I had the router end plugged into the far corner of the living room on its own outlet but that one was too far and the speed was pretty low. I moved it to a busier outlet that was a bit closer to my room from the living room and still managed to get it plugged in on its own and the speed jumped right back up.The other end goes to my console, and while my in-game performance was doing pretty well over wifi, there would be occasional spikes. This seems to have eliminated that but at first when i had it on the far outlet the latency seemed much much worse than wifi.In game latency at first setup jumped from 32 (over wifi) to over 70-80 with this system but then after a few days it came back down. I also do remote play sometimes so this helps a little on the sending end with stability. The consoles NATIVE speed test now shows around 28-36ms ping (I was getting that over wifi too) and about 40 or so in game. Interesting enough my in-game used to stay around 30 or so but those spikes seem to be gone so the extra 8-10 loss in my game doesn’t feel too big for the better stability that I now have. I thought this might just be a server issue but I use the same server as I did before and it’s just a little higher not noticeably.Keep in mind you HAVE to plug both adapters directly into an outlet no matter what for these to be effective. Absolutely no surge protectors or extension cords or none of that.Overall this works good for me, it fixed most of what I needed it to, and provides a wired Ethernet connection without being close to the router as I’m unable to anyway. Speeds remain the same as before though no change.
bonocrm
Reviewed in Mexico on June 19, 2024
No funcionó como extensor de señal con mi instalación de TPLINK que ya tenía previamente, no obstante que en la descripción señalaba que sí era compatible.
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Reviewed in Mexico on November 5, 2024
Funciona perfecto, se adecuo a mis requerimientos
G. Adkins
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021
These use the Homeplug AV2 standard vs the AV600 uses the Homeplug AV standard. The newer standard had different frequencies and better noise rejection that made a vast difference in my noisy home.I have a camera mounted where I can't get a network cable easily. I've tried wifi connections and they're just not reliable enough for a security camera. Knowing that I only need about 2mbps for HD video, I thought I'd go the cheap route and order the AV600, sine 100mbps is more than I would need. Unfortunately my electrical wiring must be super noisy, because the AV600 would not stay reliably connected to each other. When they would see each other, the connection was so poor no data could traverse the link.Here are a few tips I learned getting the best performance:1) get the TPLink software (Called tpPLC_Utility_Windows) by going to the tplink website, finding your product and then going to the utilities tab. They have a mac version as well. Reboot after you install, I could NOT get it to work until I rebooted my laptop.2) Mark your breaker panel so you will know which "half" you are connected to. In the US we have 240v power, but it is split with two 120v "halves" (not really phases). In a typical American breaker panel the halves alternate with the breakers. Marking the panel will help make sure you are on the correct side. (See my attached photo to see how I marked the panel)3) Set it up and make sure it works BEFORE you enable encryption! I could not get the units to work when I first enabled encryption. Make sure they're working before you secure them.4) Use the TPLINK utility to see how fast they are connecting to each other. Test locations and orientation this way.5) If you're getting poor speed at a preferred location, flip the AV1000 upside down (i.e. network jack pointing up instead of down) For some reason having them flipped from each other made a HUGE difference in performance. Yes I confirmed that the outlets are properly wired hot and neutral. TPLINK/Homeplug claim that the data is sent over the neutral wire, so I have no idea why this made a difference, but for me it went from barely usable (48mb link speed, probably 2mb usable) to 200mb link speed and plenty of room for the video feed.