- Use your existing electrical wiring to extend your Internet access to any room in your house
- Homeplug AV2 technology supports Gigabit speeds through your electrical outlets for improved coverage
- Extremely fast speeds up to 1200Mbps, Perfect for connecting smart TVs, streaming players & game consoles
- Ideal for 4K HD streaming & lag free gaming, Connect multiple adapters to expand your wired network coverage
- Multiple data streams (MIMO) with Beamforming technology to offer improved coverage by directing the signal where you need it
- Encrypts Power line network connections with the touch of a button keeping your network secure
- Plug and Play Set up in minutes, no need to configure or install software
A very good upgrade from previous AV (200) adapters, better than WiFi for many reasons (IF it works in your house)
09/26/2015
This review is from: NETGEAR PowerLINE 1200 Mbps, 1 Gigabit Port (PL1200)
Pros:
Significant bump from several years old 200 Mbps adapters
Covers only one outlet, leaving top one available
Smaller than the old AV (200) adapters
Gigabit LAN port
Runs fairly cool
Cons:
No power passthrough
Powerline networking may or may not work in your house, depending on how/when/where it was constructed, the condition of the wiring, and other variables; the only way to know for sure is to try it. If it works, only a direct wired network cable beats it.
I see dumb people reviewing Powerline network gear without reasonable expectations or even a clear understanding of how the tech works
Overall Review:
Quick and dirty speed stats on the performance of the Netgear PL12000 vs an older AV(200) adapter:
Read speeds: 52 Mbps vs 133 Mbps; Write Speeds: 45 Mbps vs 104 Mbps
There's a lot of factors that go into how Powerline network adapters work (or don't work) in any given house (wiring condition/composition, when/where it was built, the makeup of your breaker box, etc... any one of these variables can bork the whole thing). Just because it doesn't work in YOUR house doesn't mean it doesn't work, and it's not an indictment of the product; it's just happens sometimes, and you probably weren't one of the lucky ones.
If you're lucky and it works, it's an excellent alternative over sketchy and often unreliable wireless signals. Nothing beats running a Cat6 network cable between points, but if that's no practical then this is an excellent solution. Take another look at the new AV 1200 or AV 2000 adapters if you've sworn off Powerline in the past, it's gotten much better. Note this new generation uses the 3 prong outlets, so your house and outlets must be properly grounded for this to work properly.
Biggest gripe about Powerline (not an invalid one either) is that, just like their wireless cousins, the claimed speeds are inflated and theoretical, and nobody will ever come close to achieving them. Not saying it's right, just that it is, so know that going in. As long as you jump in with a proper expectation and understanding of how they work, their best application and their limitations, you'll be fine.
Clearing up some nonsense, yes it's a gigabit LAN port, and it isn't anything sinister. You're going to need gigabit LAN to get speeds greater than 100 Mbps no matter what, otherwise you'd always be capped at the fast ethernet speed limit of 100 Mbps. But the presence of a gigabit port with this technology doesn't translate into you should be expecting gigabit speeds as a result.
TIPS: NEVER plug Powerline network adapters into a power strip or extension cord, they degrade your signal substantially or don't work at all. Worse case scenario if you really have to, get one of those extra thick gauge, short 1 ft. heavy duty extension cords for window air conditioners or refrigerators (plugged directly into the wall). Your speed will take a slight hit but still be relatively quick.
If you have older generation (AV 200 or newer) Powerline adapters, these are supposed to exist in harmony with them, but you're better off replacing with new ones. The new ones will suffer a performance hit otherwise.
These items are rated at megabits per second (Mbps), NOT megabytes per second (MBps). If you want to know the difference, the number you need to know today boys and girls is "8". If I'm getting 133 Mbps (megabits per second) read speed, I would divide by 8 to get 16.625 MBps (megabytes per second). So naturally you would multiply by 8 to convert Mbps to MBps.
Google "Smallnetbuilder Powerline FAQ 2015" for lots more helpful inf
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