Slinglink or Home Plug adapters

rubberduckey · 21-12-2006 3:33pm #1

Hi,

I need to purchase a pair of these in a retail outlet in Dublin in the next couple of days.

Does anyone know where I can find same??

Thanks in advance

Tweaky · 21-12-2006 5:29pm

maplin have something similar . I think it's on special at the moment.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?DOY=21m12&C=HomeBasketFillers&T=48539&ModuleNo=48539

CatInABox · 21-12-2006 8:46pm

Be careful with the ones in the store, they are ok for small files and streaming music, but only support something like 14mbps, which will quickly bog down if there's any sort of serious traffic on the network.

thefinalstage · 22-12-2006 2:16am

Whay not get one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Logitech-Play-Link-Wireless-Bridge-XBOX-360-LIVE-NEW_W0QQitemZ290063716549QQihZ019QQcategoryZ122517QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem

*Note I never bought one but I hear good things from Xbox forums*

watty · 22-12-2006 9:18am

These mains networking products should be banned.

The do not meet any standard and create huge amounts of interference. The security is of unknown quality.

Get proper approved WiFi.

dathiultaigh · 22-12-2006 11:47am

watty wrote:

The security is of unknown quality.

Any good quality plug link adapter should and do have a software encryption feature which can be enforced.

Also the speeds available start around 10 mbps but there are certain brands that will give you speeds of 100 mbps plus consequently they are more expensive.

watty · 22-12-2006 12:33pm

There are no "good quality plug link adaptors". It is the most misbegotten technology since Sinclar QX stringy disks or whatever they were.

The only reason they are not illegal is the EU is too slow to respond to mis-application of technology. These cause grief to all radio systems. The mains wiring is not designed to be used like DSL.

Since they to not adhere to any standard, you have no way of knowing how effective any encryption might be.

Slinglink or Home Plug adapters

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