Yesterday, I went to the store only to buy a longer Ethernet cable so as to extend the distance that my wifi extender could reach to my custom built computer to provide internet access. I sat there in the electronics section for about 10 minutes contemplating on whether or not I wanted to drop 80 dollars on a piece of technology that is relatively new and not widely known. And I bought it.
Well, I was pleasantly surprised. I bought the Netgear Powerline 1000. Basically what it does is use your powerline wiring to send internet signals from your router to your computer. What you do is connect one unit to a power outlet near your router and plug the ethernet cable from the router to the unit. Then, near your computer, plug a unit into an outlet, and an Ethernet cable from the unit to your computer. The surprise of all of this? When I used my wifi extender, I got 20 down 10 up. Now, on my powerline 1000, I get 33 down 10 up. Insane as I think we pay for 20 d 6 u.
Super cool technology and ping is like lightning. What do you think?