New Investment: Powerline 1000

[Landon]

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?

[scottish]

It's not relatively knew or not widely known? what

I'd go for cabling myself.

[Landon]

It's not relatively knew or not widely known? what

Not many people know about it and it hasn't been around for years like ethernet and wifi.

I'd go for cabling myself.

I would do direct cabling but I don't have anywhere that I can easily send a cable to the router. At my old place, I could move tile in the ceiling and make my way to the router.

[xxMATTGxx]

Congrats on making me come back on this forum just to reply to this thread...

Powerline tech has been around for many years - It's nothing new. Hell, it could even be older than this site.

[scottish]

Not many people know about it and it hasn't been around for years like ethernet and wifi.



I would do direct cabling but I don't have anywhere that I can easily send a cable to the router. At my old place, I could move tile in the ceiling and make my way to the router.

I'm pretty sure it's been about since early 2000's, so it has been around for many years.

It's also very widely known and adopted.

Drill a hole in the wall and put it through.

[Landon]

It's also very widely known and adopted.

Really? Never seen a single person, business or not, use it. It's not widely used lets put it that way.

Drill a hole in the wall and put it through.

Eh, I'd rather not send a cable through my bathroom.

[scottish]

Really? Never seen a single person, business or not, use it. It's not widely used lets put it that way.



Eh, I'd rather not send a cable through my bathroom.

It is widely used, just because you didn't or your friends didn't use it doesn't mean it's not widely popular lol.

[Landon]

It is widely used, just because you didn't or your friends didn't use it doesn't mean it's not widely popular lol.

I don't deny that they're not used but don't you think that wireless and wired connection obviously trump the heck out of them? Haha

[scottish]

That's as stupid as saying LG TV's aren't well known because Samsung and Panasonic are more popular than LG.

Obviously WiFi and cabled connections are more popular than homeplug/powerline adapters, that doesn't negate the fact they are well known.

[Landon]

That's as stupid as saying LG TV's aren't well known because Samsung and Panasonic are more popular than LG.

Obviously WiFi and cabled connections are more popular than homeplug/powerline adapters, that doesn't negate the fact they are well known.

Alright, alright. I'm done. Just started the thread to praise the technology I just purchased, didn't know it'd turn into a dispute on whether or not they are widely known or used LOL