Networking through your power cables (Netgear Powerline HD Network Adapter HDX101)

Member Name: say187

Product:	Netgear Powerline HD Network Adapter HDX101
Date:	03/06/09 (7 review reads)
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Advantages: Simple to use, faster than wireless

Disadvantages: Adapters are too big

This is a fantastic product, it basically allows you to convert any power socket in your house in to a 200mb/s network connection, without any extra wiring.

I live in a large block of flats and most of flats have a wireless router, which has been interfering with my wireless access, after changing the setting on the router like the wireless channel and others with no success, I decided to invest in a set of these of these, and have not regretted it. The network speeds are more than i could have ever has with my wireless connection and it has not dropped out even once since I installed it, and is plenty for streaming files from my PC to my XBOX.

The only problems are that you can not use it with a surge protector extension cable, as this interferes with the signals it sends, but a normal extension is fine. The plug is also rather large, and on my extension it takes up so much room that the socket on either side are blocked.

The instillation of this could not be simpler, just plug in a network cable (supplied) in to the back of your router, and the other end in to the adapter and plug it in to the wall, and then get another adapter and plug it in to any socket in the house and then connect the cable to your PC, and you are good to go.

Over all the benefits of this product far out weigh the size of the unit, and I would 100% recommend this product.

Summary: Great product, and worth every penny

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