[DEAD] $29.99 - TP-LINK TL-PA210 KIT 200Mbps Powerline Adapter Kit

If I would just like to have one connection will this be sufficient?

I assume I would plug one into a power outlet near my router and one in my bedroom?

Thank You for any help and +reps to any answers!

Quote from Nic84n : Has any one owned these how do they compare to netgears power lines

If you are new to Powerline networking, at this price, you just need to take the leap of faith and try it out. How well they work at your house will depend more on your electrical wiring than on the individual brand performance variation.

This is truly what most people miss on this deal: it is inexpensive enough to give it a try - something that many people are afraid to do.

Quote from JBG89 : If I would just like to have one connection will this be sufficient? I assume I would plug one into a power outlet near my router and one in my bedroom? Thank You for any help and +reps to any answers!

If by "one connection" you mean one remote room/location, then yes.

Yes, one plugs into a wall outlet near your router and via an Ethernet network cable into one of the router's LAN ports. The other plugs into a wall in your bedroom near your networked device and you run an Ethernet cable from it into the device (BluRay player, TV, desktop, media player etc.).

thanks! got this to stream netflix to the TV. was planning on flashing firmware onto one of my old routers and bridging it ... but this will use less power and work.

Quote from spydersdeals69 : So long as you're not trying to use them between different apartments, it's fine, as every apartment should have their own breaker. I suppose that if the building were older than the hills and not up to code, there might be an issue, but I don't see that happening.

Related: MOCA adapters [amazon.com] work quite well in my building even with apartments that are a couple hundred feet apart. (We were getting around 100Mb at around 200ft)

The moral of the story being - whenever there's a chance it might reach past your walls, whether it's WiFi, powerline, coax, or telephone networking, make sure to set the encryption to your own password, and make sure it's a strong one.

Would this be good for me if my Router is located upstairs in my bedroom, and I wanted to get a better connection on my 360 in the basement??

Quote from Zanthexter : Related: MOCA adapters [amazon.com] work quite well in my building even with apartments that are a couple hundred feet apart. (We were getting around 100Mb at around 200ft) The moral of the story being - whenever there's a chance it might reach past your walls, whether it's WiFi, powerline, coax, or telephone networking, make sure to set the encryption to your own password, and make sure it's a strong one.

Got a set of these MOCA and they work great! I don't know why they aren't as popular as Powerlines. It seems that they haven't been doing any more upgrades to MOCA. They should get some that are Gigabit version.

I have Powerlines and they work great but not as good as the MOCA however one room couln't get working with the MOCA. The powerline solved it.

Quote from spydersdeals69 : You absolutely, positively CANNOT use a power strip with PL units. If you go read reviews, most complaints are from those that use them and obviously can't read the instructions.

you can plug them into power strips, however those with EMI/RFI noise filters are a different matter

Quote from rawdog805 : Would this be good for me if my Router is located upstairs in my bedroom, and I wanted to get a better connection on my 360 in the basement??

if they're on the same breaker yes, they don't work if the circuits are independent

Quote from JBG89 : If I would just like to have one connection will this be sufficient? I assume I would plug one into a power outlet near my router and one in my bedroom? Thank You for any help and +reps to any answers!

correct, the two adapters would be used to span the distance normally covered by ethernet cable. just make sure the two outlets are on the same breaker

The only difference I can find between this and the 211 is that this is single streaming and the 211 is multi-streaming. Please tell me what that means as I couldn't find an answer by googling.

Thanks

Quote from yazyazoo : Got a set of these MOCA and they work great! I don't know why they aren't as popular as Powerlines. It seems that they haven't been doing any more upgrades to MOCA. They should get some that are Gigabit version. I have Powerlines and they work great but not as good as the MOCA however one room couln't get working with the MOCA. The powerline solved it.

I think the powerline stuff gets more attention because electrical outlets are everywhere in a house, and you're lucky to have one coax (cable) outlet per room.

I agree with you about wishing for a speed bump on it. We're starting to see gigabit WiFi hit retail, but to get those speeds you need to be in the same room as the WiFi box. It'd be great to have one gigabit WiFi box in every room, but kinda pointless if you're stuck networking the boxes together at 100Mb with MOCA, or even less with real world powerline or WiFi speeds.

Quote from Zanthexter : I think the powerline stuff gets more attention because electrical outlets are everywhere in a house, and you're lucky to have one coax (cable) outlet per room.

Some other things going against MOCA are a higher price, lower availability, potential difficulty of installation. And having only one outlet per room is going to be minor if you end up dealing with incompatible splitters/amplifiers.

Should've jumped on this when it was $30, went up to $55. Need to hook up two HTPCs with ethernet. It's either these or MOCA, and MOCA is expensive and hard to find, though it carries a stronger signal I hear. Anyone know of any deals for either?

Quote from spydersdeals69 : Boo! Only one port. We've seen 3 port versions at this price before. Decent deal if you're only hooking up one thing, however, as the speeds are okay. (Not fantastic, but okay.)

Couldn't you plug a router or switch into the port and then plug your devices into the router/switch?

Quote from howdydo : Couldn't you plug a router or switch into the port and then plug your devices into the router/switch?

Yes you can. I hooked up mine to a 5port switch and now have one for my Xbox, HTPC and WD Live player.