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EXPIRED - 1 x Netgear XE104 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet 4-Port Switch £24.99 (2 x £49.98) Delivered@Play
£24.99
Stumpled upon this when looking for a cheap homeplug set, and finding it to have 4 ethernet ports for £24.99 from play was an awesome bargain!
However, in order it to work you need 2. Which would mean 2 for £49.98, but thats still cheaper compared to some of the other homeplugs out there, heck even on play they've got the Home kit which has two of these for £99.99. So its definitely a saving and you get a couple ethernet cables with them to get you started!
A couple of these are perfect if your hooking your Xbox 360 up wirelessly or just your home network and they are very efficient and very well reviewed. Get your 360 hooking up to Live for cheaper than the official wireless adapter, and its got 4 ports so you can have upto 4 devices hooked up.
Next cheapest
Amazon.co.uk: £49.99 (Each)
Dont forget Quidco and 5% off for RAC Members!
Description:
Netgear XE104 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet 4-Port Switch
No New Wires - that's what NETGEAR's Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge means to you as it uses what's already there - your home's electrical outlets.
Completely network your home by plugging in to the existing electrical outlets in every room. The XE104 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet 4-port Switch makes a high-speed broadband connection available anywhere in the home without running any cabling, but rather turning each electrical outlet in your home into a 4-port Ethernet connection. Easily extend an existing Ethernet network to PCs in other rooms to maximize the use of all your peripherals. With a sleek new design, the XE104 rests while plugged into an ordinary electrical socket, without any component to step on or take up desk space. Get your LAN party underway in minutes, by linking up to 8 game consoles together using just two XE104 units. This product complements NETGEAR's other products, such as the WGR614 and WPN824 Routers.
Simple to install and use, and equipped with newly designed icon-based indicators to enable easy monitoring. Robust and rate-adaptive, the XE104 minimizes interference from other household appliances. So run your hair dryer, vacuum cleaner or TV, your network will automatically find the best data rate so that you can continue surfing, gaming or telecommuting.Play.Com Vouchers: 50% - N360WBW, £30 - SANYO30, £30 - HTC30, £2 off 10.99 - JESSIENOW, £1 - LEEMore
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yus786:
thats a fookin bargain! but can i have my xbox 360 and my pc connected to one of these at the same time? i.e. can i go on xbox live and msn on my comp at the same time? or will i have to switch between em? regards yus A typical scenario would be, you have 1 homeplug in a socket in one room with your hooked up using ethernet to Xbox 360, PC, PS3, Wii etc...and have the other homeplug hooked up to the router in the other room. It works as though you have directly connect an ethernet to your router. Heres a diagram of a typical setup from Netgear:  Hope that helps :D Last edited by BerzerkCrank : 09-01-2009 at 02:26. |
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Last edited by yus786 : 09-01-2009 at 23:55. Reason: dunno why it was truncated! |
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Last edited by nadzzz : 09-01-2009 at 02:51. |
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Last edited by withabix : 09-01-2009 at 08:59. |
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These 85mbps plugs are fine for internet and streaming SD media however If you are wanting to stream HD media then the 200mbps ones are the ones to go for
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Plugging into the likes of a 4 gang extension is a no no. It reduces the signal quality [or similar] which becomes even worse if anything attached to that extension is turned on!
Best used on their own in a 'dedicated' socket. I have the 200Mb Zyxel ones and they are brilliant!  |
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