tp link homeplugs

ActingDanClark

Just bought a pair of tplink av200 homeplugs from amazon £14.98 delivered to parcel motel. Excellent price!

Kenny Logins

Where?

tommycahir

damian139 wrote: »

Just bought a pair of tplink av200 homeplugs £14.98 delivered to parcel motel. Excellent price!

mmm from where did you procure these devices ??

s_gr

What website?

ActingDanClark

Fixed post- amazon

darragh o meara

I got a set of these in Tesco in the Cresent Limerick last week for 15 euro. I also got a set of the 500mb versions in PC world the other day for 39 euro. Obviously there is much better performance from the 500mb versions but the 200's are no slouch either and work pretty well for what I need them for.

Soarer

eamonnq wrote: »

Try the 'more buying choices' link on the right hand side of the page.

Yup, noticed that. You caught my post before I deleted!

littlejp

For the lazy:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PA211KIT-200Mbps-Powerline-Adapter/dp/B004INVKP4

eamonnq

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B004INVKP4/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all

for the lazier!!

Paranoid Mandroid

For the Laziest: Link





actually, joking aside that's really cheap

Basq

Needed a pair so ordered these myself yesterday... 2 - 4 week wait though!

(although judging from other "2 - 4 waits" for despatch, they tend to ship sooner!)

DubOnHoliday

but but you can get them from Vodafone for 80 quid

http://shop.vodafone.ie/shop/phones-and-plans/accessories/accessory-details-view/vodafone_home_connect_powerline_adaptor_white

gerrykiddy

And people will. Robbery.

calex71

31.99 in Argos http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1439175/Trail/searchtext>TP+LINK.htm

and 38 for the 500mbps ones http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1397640/Trail/searchtext>TP+LINK.htm

Not as cheap as amazon but certainly worth the asking price, I have tried those particular ones myself, and had no problems at all, great for consoles, and even better for smart tv's that don't come with built in wireless but do have pricey dongles available separately

GY A1

currys have similar for 25 euro

clint_silver

calex71 wrote: »

31.99 in Argos http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1439175/Trail/searchtext>TP+LINK.htm

and 38 for the 500mbps ones http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1397640/Trail/searchtext>TP+LINK.htm

Not as cheap as amazon but certainly worth the asking price, I have tried those particular ones myself, and had no problems at all, great for consoles, and even better for smart tv's that don't come with built in wireless but do have pricey dongles available separately

I use a dd-wrt flashed router in bridge mode to get to a couple of dead spots in my house but still have 2 more dead spots that I just cant seem to reach no matter what where I put the bridged router.

Was going to pick up a couple of the Tp-links. Not for TVs or gaming, just general browsing in the dead spots, are the receiving plugs wifi? how many receivers can you add on?

Eoin

Amazon wrote:

*NOTE* - the two adapters need to be placed in the same electrical circle and not plug them into an extension lead.

This is probably a stupid question, but do sockets in an average house tend to be on the same circuit?

any decent price on the plugs that have wireless built in?

Dutchy

More stupid questions ...

Will this work in a garden shed / office if router / plug based in main house? One review states he has done same but can suffer from word blindness when it comes technology so want to make sure I'm not missing anything ...

GoodisonPark

Satworld have them for €30
Got a similar brand in PC World for €24.99

GoodisonPark

Dutchy wrote: »

More stupid questions ...

Will this work in a garden shed / office if router / plug based in main house? One review states he has done same but can suffer from word blindness when it comes technology so want to make sure I'm not missing anything ...

Certainly will , excellent product , however depending on the distance involved you may need to use the 500 ones.

Basq

GoodisonPark wrote: »

Satworld have them for €30
Got a similar brand in PC World for €24.99

They also have On Network ones in PC World / Currys for €19.99..

.. but not in stock in either of my local stores - checked in both on Saturday and also using stock-checker on website!

Shame as I had a €20 One4All voucher burning a hole in my pocket.

EDIT: They're actually indicated as OOS the Currys website now.. but on PCWorld.ie. Still, think they're pretty much out-of-stock everywhere.

http://www.currys.ie/Product/ON-NETWORKS-PL200199UKS-200-Mbps-Powerline-Adapter-Kit/315920/7.14
http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ON-NETWORKS-PL200199UKS-200-Mbps-Powerline-Adapter-Kit/312346/148.5

PaddyFagan

Dutchy wrote: »

More stupid questions ...

Will this work in a garden shed / office if router / plug based in main house? One review states he has done same but can suffer from word blindness when it comes technology so want to make sure I'm not missing anything ...

I have the TP-Link 200s for my garden office - about 20 ft from the house, the cable run is more like 30ft, works fine!

Paddy

getoffthepot

great price, thanks

keithclancy

Have these a while now. The speed is OK .. 10-15 mbps.

Doesn't drop any traffic though so perfect for VoIP.

Mr Moon

Anyone used them for gaming? (PS4/Xbox)

eamonnq

Mr Moon wrote: »

Anyone used them for gaming? (PS4/Xbox)

Yep, my young fella uses them for both (not at the same time!).

califano

clint_silver wrote: »

I use a dd-wrt flashed router in bridge mode to get to a couple of dead spots in my house but still have 2 more dead spots that I just cant seem to reach no matter what where I put the bridged router.

Was going to pick up a couple of the Tp-links. Not for TVs or gaming, just general browsing in the dead spots, are the receiving plugs wifi? how many receivers can you add on?

Giving your dungeon slaves something to live for by the sounds. clint_silver not a bad chap after all.

clint_silver

califano wrote: »

Giving your dungeon slaves something to live for by the sounds. clint_silver not a bad chap after all.

hey, they need a bit of me time too. Im not completely without heart.

darragh o meara

Eoin wrote: »

This is probably a stupid question, but do sockets in an average house tend to be on the same circuit?

Yes they are generally connected at some point in the circuit, I have used these plugs in a three story house and had no problems, Each floor had separate MCB's for each floors sockets so there is a separation somewhere but they still work fine.

glasso wrote: »

any decent price on the plugs that have wireless built in?

I got a pretty decent one in Argos a few weeks back for another job,

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1286627/Trail/searchtext%3EWIFI+EXTENDER.htm

It works pretty well and there is a ethernet socket on its base so its good for the likes of a non wifi device like a sky box etc.

Dutchy wrote: »

More stupid questions ...

Will this work in a garden shed / office if router / plug based in main house? One review states he has done same but can suffer from word blindness when it comes technology so want to make sure I'm not missing anything ...

Yep I can confirm that it will work if its on the same powerline. Ive heard talk of people sharing internet connections with their next-door neighbours and it working fine but I haven't had the chance to try it out yet.


All in all the 200 versions are good for general use but if your streaming proper HD stuff over a network the better ones are a must.

Basq

As expected, got an e-mail saying they'll be shipped sooner than expected with an estimated arrival date of February 26 2014 - February 28 2014.

red bellied

I ordered two pairs of these last week on Monday and had them by Friday.

Tinie

£14 on amazon now.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PA211KIT-200Mbps-Powerline-Adapter/dp/B004INVKP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392756383&sr=8-1&keywords=tp+link

zweton

are these good for extending wireless range? i have poor wireless upstairs, modem is downstairs.

eamonnq

Tinie wrote: »

£14 on amazon now.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PA211KIT-200Mbps-Powerline-Adapter/dp/B004INVKP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392756383&sr=8-1&keywords=tp+link

or 200 for a used set:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B004INVKP4/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1392756383&sr=8-1

Mike1961

Aaaaaaggghhh! I ordered these to add more devices to my home network. Ordered last Wednesday and they arrived yesterday (Saturday). Fiddled around with them for an hour or two before realising my other adapters are 85mps.

Doh!!!

iknorr

What sort of speeds are ye getting from these?

I GOT SET OF Dlink av500 today. only gettin 45Mbps from them.
thinking about returning them and going for the tplink.

nitromaster

Thanks OP, great deal - picked up two..

GlennaMaddy

Mike1961 wrote: »

Aaaaaaggghhh! I ordered these to add more devices to my home network. Ordered last Wednesday and they arrived yesterday (Saturday). Fiddled around with them for an hour or two before realising my other adapters are 85mps.

Doh!!!

But the 200's work with the 85's at 85 no?

degsie

iknorr wrote: »

What sort of speeds are ye getting from these?

I GOT SET OF Dlink av500 today. only gettin 45Mbps from them.
thinking about returning them and going for the tplink.

Speeds are VERY dependent on your internal wiring, no two setups would be exactly the same.

degsie

GlennaMaddy wrote: »

But the 200's work with the 85's at 85 no?

Unfortunately not. 85's are HomePlug 1.0 standard while 200's are HomePlug AV standard. They can co-exist on the same wiring but not 'talk' to each other.

iknorr

degsie wrote: »

Speeds are VERY dependent on your internal wiring, no two setups would be exactly the same.

Understood but what are people getting? I'm reading on other forums that the most they are getting is 60Mbps.

Is there a difference in real speed between the 500Mbps & 200Mbps, on single connections? or are poeple getting only 40-80 usually?

moodrater

iknorr wrote: »

Understood but what are people getting? I'm reading on other forums that the most they are getting is 60Mbps.

Is there a difference in real speed between the 500Mbps & 200Mbps, on single connections? or are poeple getting only 40-80 usually?

All of the cheap ones have 10/100 ports, tp-link not included but this should give you some idea of what to expect:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/powerline-charts/bar/90-down

Johnny_Fontane

I dont use adapters and with my 200mb upc, I get a maximum of 45mb on wifi. obviously cabled, i can get 200 (in the middle of the night)

45mb is pretty awesome when you think about it. You can do everything with those speeds really.

iknorr

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

I dont use adapters and with my 200mb upc, I get a maximum of 45mb on wifi. obviously cabled, i can get 200 (in the middle of the night)

45mb is pretty awesome when you think about it. You can do everything with those speeds really.

200Mbps at night? Thats strange - i get this any time of day wired.
Wireless @ 2m I get about 80Mbps and at 10m through a few walls i get about 35Mbps. Thats using N mode.
i was hoping to use powerline adapters to get me up to the 200Mbps but aparently theres noting on the market that can do this.
A friend with an AC router & ac card & 120Mbps internet gets the full 120Mbps at 10 meters through a few walls.

Im disappointed in these powerline adapters. For me, they say its connected at 100Mbps but transfer speed is only 35-45Mbps which is no different from my wifi.

galait

iknorr wrote: »

200Mbps at night? Thats strange - i get this any time of day wired.
Wireless @ 2m I get about 80Mbps and at 10m through a few walls i get about 35Mbps. Thats using N mode.
i was hoping to use powerline adapters to get me up to the 200Mbps but aparently theres noting on the market that can do this.
A friend with an AC router & ac card & 120Mbps internet gets the full 120Mbps at 10 meters through a few walls.

Im disappointed in these powerline adapters. For me, they say its connected at 100Mbps but transfer speed is only 35-45Mbps which is no different from my wifi.

They are not meant for this , They allow a good signal around the house where Wifi fails etc. , I know a guy who lives in cottage with 18 inch internal walls and he uses these with Wifi Access points and could not be happier , If you want 200 meg around the house then use gigabit switches and run cat5e or cat6 cable.

iknorr

iknorr wrote: »

Understood but what are people getting? I'm reading on other forums that the most they are getting is 60Mbps.

Is there a difference in real speed between the 500Mbps & 200Mbps, on single connections? or are poeple getting only 40-80 usually?

That sounds about right. It varies depending on distance, wiring, interference etc. There is no exact figure but that's in the ballpark of what you will get.

The utility that shows the 'speed' shows the PHY rate. The throughput you'll get at the application layer is much lower.

The 500Mbps models with 10/100 port are slightly faster than 200Mbps over short distances. The difference narrows over longer distances. That's why there's only a few quid difference between them. They're certainly not 2.5x faster like the name might lead you to believe ! :pac:

500Mbps models with gigabit port are a bit faster again but not enough (imo) to justify the hefty price increase.

keithclancy

iknorr wrote: »

200Mbps at night? Thats strange - i get this any time of day wired.
Wireless @ 2m I get about 80Mbps and at 10m through a few walls i get about 35Mbps. Thats using N mode.
i was hoping to use powerline adapters to get me up to the 200Mbps but aparently theres noting on the market that can do this.
A friend with an AC router & ac card & 120Mbps internet gets the full 120Mbps at 10 meters through a few walls.

Im disappointed in these powerline adapters. For me, they say its connected at 100Mbps but transfer speed is only 35-45Mbps which is no different from my wifi.

That's because it is connected at 100mbps to the Homeplug adapter.

Windows has no way of telling how fast the homeplug is connected.

witnessmenow

iknorr wrote: »

200Mbps at night? Thats strange - i get this any time of day wired.
Wireless @ 2m I get about 80Mbps and at 10m through a few walls i get about 35Mbps. Thats using N mode.
i was hoping to use powerline adapters to get me up to the 200Mbps but aparently theres noting on the market that can do this.
A friend with an AC router & ac card & 120Mbps internet gets the full 120Mbps at 10 meters through a few walls.

Im disappointed in these powerline adapters. For me, they say its connected at 100Mbps but transfer speed is only 35-45Mbps which is no different from my wifi.

Now this is a first world problem if I ever saw one!

These powerline adapters don't give me full speed , because my internet is too fast!

Thankfully my internet is so terrible my powerline can easily cope :pac:

iknorr

galait wrote: »

They are not meant for this , They allow a good signal around the house where Wifi fails etc. , I know a guy who lives in cottage with 18 inch internal walls and he uses these with Wifi Access points and could not be happier , If you want 200 meg around the house then use gigabit switches and run cat5e or cat6 cable.

Slightly misleading info on them though which i didnt realise until after buying them.
The speed on the box is related to the overall network connection speed. Not the real speed e.g point to point file transfer or download speed.
Even plugged into the same double wall outlet i didnt manage to get anywhere near the quoted speed.
Check the ports on the powerline adapters 10/100 is max 100mbps in perfect conditions, you would be lucky to get half of this in realworld conditions.
Gigabit ports 10/100/1000 you can potentially get more speed if your devices are good enough but I couldnt find anything on the market that does over 150Mbps in realworld tests.

Also while testing I found that certain appliances will make the speed drop, such as AC/DC adapters and the fridge motor.

however, ping was surprisingly better & speeds seemed more consistent.
I returned mine as they didnt outperform my wifi. Hopefully in a year or two they will have some better speeds.

stimpson

iknorr wrote: »

Hopefully in a year or two they will have some better speeds.

I wouldn't hold your breath. CAT 5e has tight tolerances and multiple twisted pairs and shielding to reduce interference and allow you to get gigabit speeds. These have single core unshielded copper with all sorts of other devices on the line creating noise. I'm amazed they work at all.

Install some Ethernet people - it's a fun weekend project!