Reddit reviews NETGEAR PowerLINE 1200 Mbps, 1 Gigabit Port (PL1200-100PAS),White

My apartment seems to have been designed with "no one ever uses anything but wifi" in mind so they made it so the only place you could put a router was in the closet. So I have to use one of these to get internet and it's reasonably fast but will occasionally start dropping packets like a motherfucker for a few minutes until it either goes back to normal by itself or you unplug it from the wall and plug it back in. I've been in games where I've just watched myself slowly rise from about 30 ping to over 500.

1. Immediately! You don’t spin classes before, so you know what to expect. If the LB worries you, touch it and it’s gone from the screen. I low live classes, and think this is where the bike shines.
   
   
2. Absolutely. It will take a few weeks, but if you are controlling your diet and don’t increase calories with the peloton use, you will see a definite change!
   
   
3. Not qualified to answer—but can’t hurt to try!
   
   
4. You will be louder than the peloton if you have headphones on. The belt drive and magnetic resistance combined make a tiny, almost inaudible hum. Your breathing will be louder.
   
   
5. Hardwire. Your options are either the long cord, or a power line adapter. They work great!
   
   https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1200-Gigabit-PL1200-100PAS/dp/B00S6DBGJM
   
   
6. Not spin class, but gym. Tell them you’re moving?

I'm having great success with my power line adapters I highly recommend them. I've heard people are having problems with the older generation powerline adapters though. Definitely go with 1200Mbps or faster.

These have been working great for me: http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-PL1200-100PAS-Powerline-1200/dp/B00S6DBGJM/ref=pd_sim_147_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=41S1uTAeV1L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=10D8WC3JYRWPJVAJ70TA

http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-PL1200-100PAS-Powerline-1200/dp/B00S6DBGJM

Same price on Amazon, they usually get my orders right.

I would try a Powerline adapter then.

NETGEAR PowerLINE 1200 Mbps, 1 Gigabit Port (PL1200-100PAS) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S6DBGJM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ng9qzbWP9TJ3Y

I made a post about this yesterday and somebody recommended this... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S6DBGJM/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_W.cdAb83366N9

You get two adapters, plug one in by your modem and connect via ethernet cable and plug the other by your Xbox and connect it via ethernet cable. They talk to each other through your electrical system and I guess are as good as being hardwired to your modem.

Have you eliminated powerline converters as an option?:

https://www.amazon.com/Netgear-PL1200-100PAS-Powerline-1200/dp/B00S6DBGJM

Run a cable or try something like this.

Have you looked into powerline adapters? It transmits your network through your power so you don't need to run a wire, or get another router.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00S6DBGJM

Plug one in downstairs next to the router, plug one in by you. Should help your speed.

Ill tell you what, I had This netgear Version and they were as good as useless. I had them between the router and the esxi host and storage box that I have and doing anything from the router side of the pair was painfully slow. As soon as I replaced them with a cat 5e cable my speeds went from about 2MB/s all the way up to 15-18MB/s on average just on downloads alone see here

My upload is terrible but thats Comcast's fault. I had them in the same room on the same breaker and they would constantly report bad connection even though they were one outlet away from one another - which was infuriating having plex stutter to start playing and just dont even try to skip ahead 30 seconds (wired LGTV Plex app)

I would say only use ethernet adapters unless its 100% necessary, otherwise figure out how to run a cable through the wall, along the baseboard or down through your basement because it is certainly worth it.

I'm using Netgear's PowerLine 1000, but there's also the PowerLine 1200 that has up to a 1200 Mb/s speed for like $10 more.

For almost a year I was stuck using powine adapters. I was fortunate enough to maintain a mostly consistent connection. I did a lot of "testing" to try squeeze every last megabit out of the things, and here's everything you can do to get the most out of them.

1. Never use a powerline adapter on a power strip. This is almost always on the included instruction page, but it's worth saying. Power strips block out 'noise', which in this case is your data. Most of the time you won't even be able get them to link up, so just don't do it.
   
   
2. The signal between the adapters is easily effected by interference going through your wiring circuits, so it's best to move them into different wall outlets to find the combination that produces the most reliable connection.
   
   
3. Tieing into 1 and 2, whichever outlets you end up using, be sure to not plug anything into the second outlet slot. I'd even suggest putting one of those child safety outlet blocks in the unused one, just to prevent others from using it
   
   
4. The newer your house, the better results you will likely have. Old houses have shitty wiring, for the most part. If you live in a really old place and the wiring has not been updated, chances are you won't get great results.
   
   I had a 100mbps connection from my isp, and my 'network' setup consisted of:
   
   Modem > power line > unmanaged desktop switch > my computers. I lost about ~20mpbs using Power line, but 80 was still a decent speed. The biggest issue was the occasional disconnect. It was usually a VERY brief interruption, but as you're probably aware even a second of missed gameplay can be devastating. I was never able to overcome this issue, as it was caused by short bursts of interenefce (someone turning on an applience or other device somewhere in the house)
   
   There is another option you can check out, called MoCA adapters. Rather than using the wiring in your house, this makes use of existing coaxial cable to bring internet to rooms that you cannot run Ethernet to. This obviously only works if your house (or at least starting and destination rooms) are wired with coax.
   
   If you are stuck using powerline, get a decent set. I have the netgear PL1200, but before that I tried a cheaper actiontec set, which was garbage.
   
   Edit: fixed link and clarification

This is the powerline ethernet adapter I picked up, it's a bit pricey, but I wanted to future proof for a bit.

Ah. Well the good news boils down to two things that you've already figured out.

Get a better stand-alone router and use that. Honestly if your hardwired devices are no issue, which I realized not long after I commented, then you shouldn't have to worry about a new modem at all. Just a good stand-alone router.

Aside from that, for any devices that can be hardwired (laptops, desktops, consoles) you can always get a powerline adapter. Especially for a console.

If your home is massive then for phones/tablets you can bridge routers or get range extenders.

Right now I'm using a netgear powerline adapter for my desktop and our old xbox 360 is hardwired to our second router.

For how our apartment is set-up it's the only way to avoid running cables in inconvenient places. Also, my husband is much happier with his wifi signal on our second router in the bathroom compared to the 1st router's signal. So there's that.

behold basement greatness

in short the ethernet is run over the electricity in ur home. sure beats running CAT5 everywhere!

Just to confirm, the room is not outside the house from the drawing, correct? I would personally use a Wifi-Extender and see if that works. How big is your house in sq ft to your room? (meaning how much square feet does it take from your router/modem to your room)

What type of router/modem do you use? I use a Wifi Extender in my house as well. I currently use a Netgear one which is this https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Wi-Fi-Range-Extender-EX2700/dp/B00R92CL5E?th=1 that goes up to 1000ft but you can get less or more depending on price. (Amazon has this exact model for 600 sq.ft currently on sale) I do recommend hardwiring if you can but if not these extenders work great. I would determine how weak the signal is at the very weakest spot and measure the square footage on how far you want the signal to go. This way, you can keep extending the signal. I have Netgear Wifi Extenders in my 4500 sq space and it really works well to extend the signal and to get fast speeds.

If you are interested in easy hardwiring and not Wifi, I attached this short text below. I hope this helps!

In my bedroom, I use a NETGEAR Powerline Adapter 1200 MBPS. https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1200-Gigabit-PL1200-100PAS/dp/B00S6DBGJM This can be on the pricy end at $75.00 currently on Amazon. Personally, I prefer the Adapter more in my opinion because you can hardwire a switch to it to have multiple devices rather than running a jack or many cables. You can never go wrong though with a direct modem/router connection for devices.

I use wireless on my Netgear Nighthawk AC1900, And it works great. I decided to run a 50ft Ethernet just to test out how much better it could be with a wired connection, and the difference was negligible. If I sat down and picked it apart I could see a difference, but playing a game, I couldn't see or feel anything different.

If you want to go with the PoE, the general consensus is to aim for a 1Gbps kit or more. And the one you linked is way more expensive than the 1.2Gbps Netgear one [here.] (http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-PL1200-100PAS-Powerline-1200/dp/B00S6DBGJM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1449589822&sr=8-3&keywords=netgear+power+over+ethernet) This has been in my wishlist in case I wanted to upgrade, But I haven't felt the need to.

Edit: Clicked save before I was done.

it'll cost you about $80 to "set up." You can get cheaper models that have less bandwidth, this is the one that I personally am using right now.

Ridiculously simple, you just plug one end into your router and into the wall, the other into the wall and your PC, and it works. The only way it won't work is if your power lines are on separate circuits within your building, so check that by flipping breakers off one by one. If your router turns off at the same time as whatever you have plugged in in your PC room, you're good to go!

Most of the bandwidth is taken up by the PLEX VM, transferring files from the seedbox to local storage, and some light web browsing. Other than that there isn't much network usage for this machine.

Do you have a recommended adapter? I found these that looked pretty decent:

TP-Link AV2000

Extollo Ethernet Powerline LANSocket 1500

NETGEAR PowerLINE PL1200-100PAS

TRENDnet TPL-420E2K

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This is kind of related - but I made a home office based around a desktop that does not connect to wireless and it's in an area of my house far away from the router/modem. Picked up one of these rather than running a 1,000 ft ethernet chord through my walls:

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1200-Gigabit-PL1200-100PAS/dp/B00S6DBGJM

Do not mix match brand and model. Even though hpav2 should be compatible, on paper. The reality is that Broadcom based product such as Tplink av2000 will not work with Qualcomm based on such as Netgear [pl1200]
(https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1200-Gigabit-PL1200-100PAS/dp/B00S6DBGJM).

Better be safe than sorry, pick the same model/brand.

You could look into a powerline adapter to have ethernet go through powerline.

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1000-Mbps-Gigabit/dp/B00S6DBGJM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1498434722&sr=1-3&keywords=powerline%2Bethernet&th=1

Go with powerline adapters. They use the power circuits in your house to extend the network upstairs. Better performance than WiFi.

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1200-Gigabit-PL1200-100PAS/dp/B00S6DBGJM/

Preferably something with HomePlug 1200 compatibility, that's the fastest current standard. Can get ones that provide a WiFi access point on one end too, that'd be handy for things other than your desktop at that end of the house. https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-AC1200-Extender-Powerline-TL-WPA8630/dp/B01A90CH4M/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1493189017&sr=8-16-spons&keywords=wifi+powerline+1200&psc=1

Or ones that just do the powerline to ethernet for a bit cheaper https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1200-Gigabit-PL1200-100PAS/dp/B00S6DBGJM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493188985&sr=8-1&keywords=wifi+homeplug+1200

I use [this] (https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1200-Gigabit-PL1200-100PAS/dp/B00S6DBGJM) and it works pretty swell.

I use these ones.

I have 4 of them; 2 in one building, 2 in 2 other nearby buildings, all on the same side of the same transformer.

https://www.amazon.ca/NETGEAR-Powerline-1200-port-Starter/dp/B00S6DBGJM

Here's what I use.
NETGEAR PowerLINE 1200 Mbps, 1 Gigabit Port (PL1200-100PAS) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S6DBGJM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_QsdiAb1NFQGQA

Along with a network switch.

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1200-Gigabit-PL1200-100PAS/dp/B00S6DBGJM

I bought two of these and use a steam link to play my PC on the couch. WiFi was not useable at all. But these work awesome! No lag at all.

They are kinda pricey be but I bought 2 used ones for $30 on eBay.

You could try using a Powerline adapter.

NETGEAR PowerLINE 1200 Mbps, 1 Gigabit Port (PL1200-100PAS) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S6DBGJM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_JoqJybN9M4M88

The performance will vary, from what I've heard, depending on your electrical network.