tired of wireless connection? so am i!

[super_teabag]

This is the last day for this promo code only, and I am really tired of a wireless connection at my home, so I've ordered one of these bad boys.

 

D-Link DHP-309AV PowerLine AV+

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127481

 

D-Link I've had wireless products from them before, and they're okay. Not bad, but they do what they're supposed to havn't had any issues with this company in the past.

[JokuTyyppi]

Are those powerline things reliable? I have been thinking about buying one also.

[aom]

Are those powerline things reliable? I have been thinking about buying one also.

depends on the powerlines in your home. That could make or break it. 

[jameshumphries47]

i have powerlines round my house, TP link there great my house is 30 year old.

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

Are those powerline things reliable? I have been thinking about buying one also.

I bought a set of Netgear ones.

 

i managed to get a maximum transfer rate of 35mbps. The house I used them in was rewired in around 2001 (I think).

 

They are pretty awful, and I decided to just buy a spool of cat6 instead.

[super_teabag]

I've used a set of netgear one's previously, and they worked fine; however, what most people have a problem with is the breaker systems in homes. You can have two seperate "networks" if you will for delivering power throughout your house. If one of the adapters is plugged into an outlet that is not part of the other dual breaker system it will not work, or sync with the rest of the wired connection. That's were your problems may lie.

[Cwazywazy]

Yeah, we have an older D-link router and I just hate the thing. I don't get a great signal from it in my room and it randomly stops working for some devices every once in a while until it's restarted. (My brother just throws stuff at and hits people who try to restart it while he's playing his precious CoD on the Xbox.) It's also the wrong revision for DD-WRT so we can't do that either. I put an old Linksys/Cisco router in my room and wired an ethernet cord from the router, through the basement, and to the router in my room. It has DD-WRT on it and I put a heatsink on the main chip and the amp so it runs cooler. I still get better ping than my dad in CoD 1 even though his computer is slightly better than mine and his is wired directly to the D-link. My theory is that because his computer is on the second floor the internet has to work harder to go uphill.

[DrPatrickBateman]

I've used a set of netgear one's previously, and they worked fine; however, what most people have a problem with is the breaker systems in homes. You can have two seperate "networks" if you will for delivering power throughout your house. If one of the adapters is plugged into an outlet that is not part of the other dual breaker system it will not work, or sync with the rest of the wired connection. That's were your problems may lie.

 

Yup.  If you have two separate power grids you can't use one of these, and you lose speed, especially in comparison to ethernet.  Still better than going with a wifi range extender if range is your problem though.

[super_teabag]

Like I said a power line adapter that appears to be of decent quality for 30 dollars? And you don't have to worry about firmware this, sync that, driver that. You can take it anywhere and use it at any home. Wired for life

[NewHopeTech]

Are those powerline things reliable? I have been thinking about buying one also.

I have a NetGear Powerline and it is awesome. 200 mbits though

[sof006]

I have TP Links and I couldn't get a stable link speed with them. The speed would drop in and out. I just use Dual Band Wifi and it works just fine. Stays connected at 300Mbps.