Reddit reviews TP-Link AV500 2-Port Powerline Starter Kit, Up to 500Mbps (TL-PA4026 KIT)

Buy a powerline adapter. It extends your wired network through your house's electrical wiring.
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Yeah sorry.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010Q29KRK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_rjotybBSRYP40

They sell a single plug version too for about $10 cheaper.

My entire house is powerline adapters and I love them! I never have any issues with latency. They are very easy to set up as well. pretty much plug and play.

I use the TP Link ones from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010Q29KRK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1


The only issue I ever have is once in a while(Like every few months) I will drop a connection on one so I need to unplug it and plug it back in. However, I also have another brand in the mix and that may be causing that issue. So...Yeah, pick them up IMO, they are amazing.

Edit- My house was built in the late 70's as far as my power grid goes... Again, no issues.

I have this Powerline adapter. It's been great so far and having two ports is nice for my PC and Xbone. Just be sure to plug them directly into the wall and not a surge protector.

I bought this one and it only arrived today. Excellent product, I have it connected to my desktop. Boosted my speeds from 10mbps to 50. For $40 it's hardly beatable.

Pretty much. You plug into an outlet, ethernet into it, and elsewhere in the house you plug another one in, and ethernet out of it. It's not as good as a straight ethernet cable, but it's better than wifi.
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This is the one I'm using. I've got a Roku and Steamlink in the bedroom running through it. But my wireless router is only 1 room away, so I could be fine on that I suppose. Just had it from another house where the router was on a different floor.

Are the powerline adaptors actually good? Are the cheaper ones good, or is it only worth it when you start spending a lot? I saw this on amazon and almost bought it

I had a similar situation and went with something like this for high speed data for under 40 bux:

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA4026-KIT-Powerline-Starter/dp/B010Q29KRK/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1452565763&sr=1-3&keywords=plug+adapter+ethernet

Ethernet isn't an option for me.

What powerline adapter do you recommend? Would this two port be good for my brother and I to connect to in one room?

I do! What makes this one better than what I have?

A single Ethernet cable can go for 100 feet without any signal issues, and the cable is a lot more flexible. If you can't do a cable from your PC to the router, you can try powerline Ethernet as an alternative.

Honestly, wireless adapters are just kind of sketchy in general, especially the USB ones that don't come with antennae.

I've been suggesting powerline adapters to anyone who will listen. This thing will let you take a wired connection from your router and take it up to your computer without running a cable to wherever it is. It comes with everything you need, including two ethernet cables.

 

If you have any other questions or want to yell at me for not actually answering your question, let me know haha.

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If your heart is set on fixing the thing you have now, I would say that it's either a driver issue or something is broken physically, in which case it's dead. To check this just see if you can find information on how to reinstall drivers, and see if that helps. If it doesn't, it's probably time to replace it.

Depends on your home network tbh. If you're on WiFi it'll have more latency (input delay) than wired, but if you wanted to get kind of wired without rewiring your house you could use a solution like Powerline. Here's a fairly decent overview and review of the Steam Link.

If you were interested in switching to PC btw, you can check out subreddits like /r/buildapc for help, and AMD have a new graphics card coming out at the end of the month which looks to be a beast at a $199 price point.

this is my exact setup:

http://smile.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA4026-KIT-Powerline-Starter/dp/B010Q29KRK

and: https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/us/po/browse/productDetailColorSizePicker.jsp?categoryNav=true&navAction=jump&navCount=0&atg.multisite.remap=false&productId=prod10279&categoryId=cat10012

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What I use.

Don't buy those. Buy two power line adapters and set one at the router and the other at the PC. You'll get better speeds and lower latency.

These should be fine unless you have speeds above 500mbps

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You can get cheaper ones. Just make sure you get two of the same.

I use this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B010Q29KRK/ref=oh_aui_i_sh_in_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1 works great I'm upstairs from my router and on a completely different circuit and get full speed and good latency

It's a PowerLine. Essentially it uses your home's electrical wiring for internet. My house isn't wired for ethernet, so this is the next best thing. It isn't a perfect solution, and it's highly dependent on how efficient your electrical is, but it gets the job done for me. I think I'm getting around 60Mbps down through it.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Powerline-Starter-TL-PA4026-KIT/dp/B010Q29KRK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1502674644&sr=8-2&keywords=tp+link+2+port+powerline+adapter a friend sent me this link because ive been having wifi [roblems with my laptop and other Disconnects, you just plug in by the router, run a ethernet card to it, plug the other one in near your switch or other devices and run a cord from that port to your device, the lan adapter plus these and your gold

Tell them about a powerline adapter. You can get a wired internet connection through your electric wiring. It isn't an instant solution, as some houses won't support it, but it's worth looking into. Getting one was the best decision I ever made in my life.

Here's the one I bought for myself. Works just fine.

I've had great luck with power line adapters in my house. I never had problems with my wifi but I always want more speed for streaming and file transfers within the network. I have a computer in the basement for backups and file serving (movies, music etc) and a few computers throughout the house (HTPC, Laptop, Gaming rig) that are all connected to the network by powerline adapters.

I have 6 TP link AV500 units throughout the house.

You start with the starter kit for $40

This is enough to start the network and get 2 devices hooked up to a wired connection (2 in addition to your router/modem)

Each additional connection you require you'll need to get another powerline adapter (1 or 2 port). I actually plugged in a single port one behind my home theater and ran a patch cable to an 8 port gigabit switch (I had lying around). The switch then goes to my TV, Cable box, Modem (source of the network and wireless throughout the house), Xbox One, Xbox 360, HTPC, and my AV Receiver.

I know this might not be what you're looking for but I've had great luck and absolutely no issues with my network. It was also a heck of a lot cheaper than running wires throughout the house or running a long Ethernet cable to my computer.

I use this for a wired connection across the house. Really easy to setup.
TP-LINK AV500 2-port Powerline Starter Kit, Up to 500Mbps (TL-PA4026 KIT) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010Q29KRK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_8wbLxb1PVCKHQ

(Sorry for asking the same questions as yesterday, but I need an answer)

1- This is my setup for ethernet right now and it's not the cleanest and it's damaging the crap out of the cable. I was thinking about getting a powerline adaptor so I could have cleaner cables without making too much of a mess. Does anyone have any recommendations or should I stick with awkward ass cables for the sake of specs? I game online extremely frequently and I need a stable connection for most of them, plus I intend to stream (Twitch/Picarto) in the future. Currently I'm getting 90-105Mb/s down and 20-25Mb/s up though direct connection to the router.

I found three candidates, lemme know if there's a better one: First, Second, Third.

2- How could I get the cleanest possible cable mangement with a UPS like this? Is there a way to conceal this or make it look appealing?

I have a similar house, I could not find a great path from the basement to the second floor. I really wanted Ubiquity, because if I was going to get something I want to make sure its used in industry.


I ended up buying TP-Link AV500 2-port for PowerLine. It mentally stung like getting a shot plugging it into the power. I have my FireTV plugged into one port and my WAP plugged into the other. It's only 500 Mbps, but I'm not doing anything crazy over it.


It works.. great actually. I couldn't be more happy with not having to run all that wire.


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