NETGEAR Powerline Adapter Kit, 2000 Mbps Wall-Plug, 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports with Passthrough + Extra Outlet (PLP2000-100PAS), uses Your existing Internet Service via Household Wiring

Easiest set up ever. It connected right away and the internet strength is exact as advertised using an Ethernet instead of WiFi directly into my PS5. My modem is on the other side of the house in the living room. Great range & works amazing!

Bought this with a bit of skepticism, but all I can say is WOW I am impressed! Getting speed and latency measurements that are much, MUCH better then I expected them to be. Was going to spend the money to add an ethernet jack to my room, as it is on the opposite side of the house and wifi signal can be poor (especially when outside). I connect to a desktop via rdp on my local network w/ a laptop, and always deal with poor connection and inability to maintain a 5ghz Wifi connection, as it would end up reverting automatically to 2.4ghz resulting in an immediate drop in performance of the rdp desktop. With this device I now plug into it via ethernet, and my rdp connection thus far is excellent, so I am both impressed and very happy w/ this purchase. Well worth the cost, though it is one of the more expensive ones it is (imo) definitely worth every dollar. See the image for speedtest. Keep in mind I am using ethernet over usb c, so it may be an even faster connection if you are using an internal ethernet card/port (but I don't at the moment have means to test this). 10 stars if I could!! The only complaint I have is that the device when in a standard outlet doesn't leave enough space to use the top outlet w/ a grounded (3-prong) plug. Only a 2-prong one would fit above it, so it does ultimately end up occupying the entire outlet you use. But since there is a plug passthrough, its not really that big a deal / a dealbreaker (at least for me).

I have a recently built 3 story town house. The modem is on the third floor on one end and where my wife's work computer is, is on the very opposite end of the first floor. There is Ethernet cable outlet on the second floor but not the first. We had nests on every floor, but the first floor nest would sporadically drop out and lose connection because it is so far from the modem (even though the second floor nest is directly above the first floor nest, they don't talk to each other). So, we got this and I installed one at the Ethernet cable connection at the second floor and then the other on the first floor to the computer. And it works great!! I highly recommend the product for anyone that has a similar situation. Also, I wouldn't put this into a network wall box as the heat will likely limit its life span, keep it on a regular wall outlet for cooling.

This product has now failed on me TWICE within 1 year. Purchased beginning of 2020. Failed in June, 2020 (no power, no connectivity, no lights, item plugged in doesn't work). I worked with Netgears horrible support back then and paid the $16.90 to get it replaced and sent back. NOW...last week it failed A SECOND TIME. Called Netgear support today...and was on the phone for them for almost 3 hours (I swear...I am not kidding). After creating the ticket, transferred to the wrong person, then transferred to another person that also didn't have experience with powerlines who was trying to find someone, and then dumped without any warning to the beginning of another holding queue. I finally spoke to someone, albeit a very new customer support rep, that was at least trying to be helpful. After repeating my entire story a fourth time...and having to give my case number and serial number multiple times (twice to this rep), he at least tried to help me. I hung in there with him while he tried to diagnose with me until he asked me to try to sync the 2 devices together. Seriously...there are no lights on the one failed device...it is completely dead...and the outlet doesn't even work...and you actually still want me to arrange my whole other location to to try to sync them together? There are no lights on the unit... so that is where I drew the line. As I knew when I first made the call, he informed me that they could replace the hardware. However, by the time it came up that they would RMA the product, I either have to pay $17.00 (a second time no) for them to send to me...or I pay shipping to them. After 2 3/4 hours, 2 product failures, you actually want me to pay another $17 for something that so far has a 100% failure rate? Unacceptable! At this point, I am waiting for a "team leader" to call me back. BTW...there are other reviews here and other places that have the same exact example...works...then stops working. This product must have an issue with it to fail like this. However, above all, Netgear support has been the worst that I have experienced in at least 24 years (even worse than ISP...lol). It is a disgrace to a company that I have had allegiance to for many, many years! Well...to add fuel to the fire...after sending 3 more follow-up requests about Netgear taking ownership of this issue by contacting me and working through a solution by sending me a replacement...they actually closed the ticket without even responding to me by a phone call or email. Horrible, horrible support!! I tried to open another support request...I received an email back with a ticket number with them REQUIRING ME TO CALL THEM. After my last 2 1/2 hour horrible support request...I refuse to go through that fiasco again. Now I have 2 unusable pieces of junk here and no internet to my living room. I don't know what happened to Netgear...it looks like their quality is substandard...and that they don't stand behind their products anymore. If you like sub-par products with horrible support that is farmed out overseas (where they will not call or write you back)...then buy Netgear. If you want better quality product and better service...then I would explore other options like TrendNet, D-Link, or Linksys. I just purchased another switch...which is by Trendnet. Whenever it's time to replace my router...it will NOT be from Netgear. It's sad to say...but Netgear will never get a dime from me....ever again.

This one was pretty good, but the tp-link model performed better. Latency was better than the g.hn options in my testing (although apparently this varies wildly between households with circuit setup, wiring, etc.) All of these, Netgear, TP-Link, Zyxel g.hn models, were all super easy to use and install. The white also blends into the outlet pretty well, so fairly discrete. Though the AV2000 designs tend to be bigger. The Zyxel models fit onto the power outlet betteer, and didn't block both plugs due to the shape of the unit, more sleek design.

If you play games online (PC or console), you know as well as I do that wireless can be a pain. I tried playing Final Fantasy XIV on it, but would constantly disconnect every 15-20 minutes or so. It was becoming incredibly annoying, so I looked into alternatives. Finally, I bit the bullet and bought this powerline adapter (first time I've ever owned one) to see if it would help. I plugged one adapter into the wall near the router, then used the ethernet cable they provided to plug it up to the router. Afterwards, I plugged the other adapter in my bedroom, then used the other cable to connect it to my PC. After that, I simply held down the pairing button on the bottom for about 3 seconds, then released it and walked back to the other adapter and pushed the button on it. That's all there was to it. From start to finish, it probably only took me about 5 minutes to set up, so it's definitely very user friendly. I immediately ran a speed (and ping) test to see if there were any improvements. Before the powerline adapter, my download rate was fluctuating between 30-35mbps. After plugging in the powerline adapter, my speed shot up to 135-140mbps. The ping was roughly between 40-75ms on the opposite coast, so that was also pretty nice. I booted up Final Fantasy XIV again and managed to play for a few hours without a single interruption the entire time. The disconnects were gone altogether. I've been playing for a few days now with the powerline adapter and it hasn't even shown as much as a hiccup so far. I tried other games out of curiosity as well (mostly fighting games since input lag is always a big deal in those) and they responded just as well. I used to get a 3 bar connection with players if I was lucky, but now it fluctuates between 4 and 5, so the connection is pretty solid. At first I was kind of worried about dumping so much money into something without knowing if it would even work, but I'm glad I went this route instead of trying to cheap out. This is a long term investment after all. So, hopefully this product lasts for years to come and I also hope that it helps anyone else out there who may be on the fence about getting one like I was recently.

TL/DR: This probably won't do what you're expecting it to. If you're looking for stable, high speed connections, you're better investing the money and time into running cat5e/cat6 wires. Pros: - Set up extremely easy, was up and running within 10 minutes - Very convenient if you're not tech savvy or handy Cons: - Way too many variables to predict if this will work well in your home. - Despite existing for a while, the technology just isn't viable for today's internet demands - Advertised speeds misleading to average consumers How I came to this conclusion: I needed to move my wireless router which caused wireless speeds on my gaming computer to cut in half, from 1gbps to ~400mbps. To get my old speeds back, I needed a hard ethernet line to my computer. So, like any other American, I sought out the easiest, laziest way to do that. Powerline adapters promised to be exactly that. I purchased the 2000mbps model which, if you haven't researched how powerline adapters work, equates to a shared maximum of 1000gbps up/down for all connected devices, assuming there's no electrical interference or resistance from your electrical panel. In other words, in an optimal environment, if 2 devices are sending/receiving data at the same time on the powerline network, the maximum speeds either device will be able to achieve is 500mbps up/down. The manufacturer also warns that "old" electrical wiring does not possess high enough bandwidth to yield high speeds, which I was aware of going into this purchase. What I wasn't aware of, and which is still not clear to me, is what the definition of old wiring is. My assumption was that they must be referring to knob-and-tube wiring and other obsolete wiring standards. My home was built in 1987, which meets the standard for the current electrical code in my state, and I have 1gbps fios internet. After setting up the powerline adapter, the maximum speed I was achieving was 100mbps up/down -- 1/10th of the speed the powerline adapter is capable of and 1/20th the speed it advertises.

This was my second attempt at purchasing a Power Line Adapter. The first one I bought did not work so I opted to try Netgear since they are a well known networking brand. Sadly, this product did not work either and it's not due to my location because I moved to another apartment since I tried to use the last Power Line Adapter I bought. Issue: The network light works, the power LED light works but the "Pick a Plug LED Light" does not light up. This light illuminates when both adapters find one another. This means they are not finding each other and connecting. I tried to access support with no luck and tried using multiple cables, multiple power outlets, and confirmed that the ethernet ports on the router work. Conclusion: I have wasted my money again..beware of this product if you're searching for a working Powerline Adapter like myself. This one is going in the bin as I am in the Caribbean and it would probably cost me the cost of the product to return it Edit. I tried the device at a friend's house and it worked perfectly. It seems that the issue was not the device and it nonfunction was due to the way my apartment is wired

It works well but unfortunately it came with an American plug which I was not expecting! This possibly takes the edge off its performance as it has to go through an adapter.

MUY BIEN

Bought for home use. Realized it came in a different plug type for my country, but I currently use it with an adapter, and it still gives decent speed and stable connection.

Tenho 02 pares. Muito rápido e confiável. As 02 portas ethernet ajudam muito. Na minha fiação velha ele chega a marcar 128Mbps. Fácil de usar e configurar.

I think this is a really solid product, but it’s important to know what you’re buying. If you’re expecting true network cable data rates, this probably isn’t for you. It’s not going to fully replace a direct Ethernet run through the wall. That said, for what it’s supposed to do, it worked really well for me. I mainly wanted something more stable than Wi-Fi for gaming, and I noticed a big improvement. When I was playing over Wi-Fi, my ping was usually sitting around 80 to 90 ms. With this setup, I’m averaging around 30 ms, which made a huge difference in how smooth everything felt. Setup was also really easy. It was basically plug them in, connect everything, and go. I also like the passthrough outlet because I’m not losing a wall plug, and the extra Ethernet ports are useful if you have more than one device nearby. Overall, I’ve been happy with it. As long as you go into it knowing it’s more about getting a more stable, lower-latency connection than matching full Ethernet cable speeds, it’s definitely worth it.