Homeplug Deals & Offers

Your mileage will definitely vary. This is just now. 40mbps download, 10mbps upload, using these ones purchased back in August 2016 (my setup - router downstairs, to mains, to upstairs, another router, then PC/server/etc). I play without problems and max download speeds without ping issues or throttles (as you can see there, 6ms ping to the test server, around 1/2ms ping to the sky box (in comparison, under 1ms ping to the server connected also upstairs). Definitely worth a go, if your power lines support it. Otherwise you may have problems (as I had on a previous address). Also, they are not interchangeable with other power line systems as these are, technically, encrypted. You'll simply add even more noise to the system although I didn't spend much time on this. This link here may be worth a read.

My recent experience. I purchased another pack of two and couldn't get them to synch with the existing ones.Spent an hour on the phone with Netgear support. No joy. Eventually told the new ones were faulty but honestly they worked perfectly on their own.

Same here. But just to correct some of the information in here, the advertised speed is in half-duplex (one way), for full duplex (what you need) you will get half the advertised speed, as a maximum. With respect to pings and general performance, tueyre as good as your wiring (its not all equal) and a new house is just as likely to have poor quality cabling as an older house - copper costs money. If they're on the same stretch as a noisy demanding appliance it's likely to interfere with your performance. Best way to troubleshoot is literally unplug every appliance and device plugged in and see if your wiring is the real cause, more likely a microwave, white goods or cheapo Chinese POS creating noise.

I would recommend trying the homeplug first, in my experience I have not received such high ping times and work just fine for gaming, better than if you were using wifi only or wifi with repeater.

Powerline is some kind of standard so they can be mixed and matched between different manufacturers. Not completely sure but I guess they would run at the speed of the slowest device. Tbh that's guesswork.

Yes, if they use the same protocol and encryption. I mix TP-Link, D-Link and Netgear without a problem.

It's been cheaper in the past

£39.99 If maplin have stock

Yes. I moved from AV600 to AV1200 and download speeds went from about 50 to a 100 which is what the broadband is rated at. It will also depend on the quality of your house wiring.

I've gone for the tp link, still a decent company and good reviews, and a tenner cheaper.

Still the same price at Amazon now.

Yes it's quite bulky, but it runs cool - which can be unusual for these types of device - and it really is just plug and play. I haven't speed tested this yet but I'm really pleased with it, and you're spot on, the price is great for one of this specification - so many thanks! :D

True, had that problem with the base input design with ours, couldn't use them in the 2 attic rooms where we needed them.

the problem with this style is. what height are most plugs in the house low down and you need to stick a cable in that still and they dont recomend adding these to extension bars

I only pay £1.75p for a large bag of chips.

This Gigabit powerline kit from mymemory for £21.99 delivered seems better value. Good reviews too. https://www.mymemory.co.uk/d-link-1000mbps-powerline-gigabit-starter-kit-2-pack.html?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIraeI06jt1QIV5p3tCh3CWwNYEAQYASABEgLm3_D_BwE

I've got these, and lasted just over a year, I'm forever replacing these dam things as mine are on 24/7 too. Hence I won't pay anymore

I was aware you can get cheaper brands for that price, had some from a brand called Solwise once. They were decent enough but only lasted a few months. Problem for me is I have these on 24/7 pretty much till they die, perhaps not the best way (lol)

Should be £14 max

price on this equipment is getting cheaper as it cant do Wi Fi spend a bit more and get WiFi enabled, far more flexible

That is brilliant sinder201, thank you x

The powerline only provides internet access for you bt set top box, you will still need use an HDMI connection as an input for your tv else you won't be able to see anything. The setup should be: Router-->powerline1, powerline2-->set top box (using ethernet) = enables internet access for your BT tv box Set top box-->TV (using HDMI) = Let's your TV view the set top box Hope that helps (y)

Yep, exactly the same here, very frustrating. There are a some available in packs of three but not quite the ones I want, and very few singles. I want three with dual ethernet ports and passthrough.

Sorry, senior moment here, will I need to put an Ethernet cable from this plug into the TVs box and then HDMI from tv box to tv? or is it wireless? Apologies for for dumb girly question!

Thank you hermano2

Yep, you can most certainly still use witless on other devices. I wouldnt recommend being connected to wiresless and Ethernet at the same time though in case that's what you meant . :D .

Cheers. I have 56 down and 10 up connection with wireless. Also can I still use wireless with router even if I use this with Ethernet.

​wired over wireless every time. never question it :D . you should be able to plug one in the BT smart hub with the other in any room of your choosing as long as there is an electric socket/outlet . ;)

ISP's who offer 100mb+ connections such as virgin . do offer those speeds however there can be a number of reasons why you may not get 100mbps from speed tests such as how far you are away from the exchange or the cabling in the exchange but usually a wired connection is best for testing as wireless will have issues and will not be a true value depending on a number of things causing wifi interference.

Can these be 'wired' connected to BT infinity smart hub (hub 6) then it sent to other plug plugged in 'wired' into laptop. Or shall I stick with wireless? I don't want to move rig to router and can't move router to rig.

Didn't have this deal but had the single 300Mbs BT plug for £5 at Tesco Stockton-on-Tees, so cheers OP

Yeah, just been thinking that having a wifi boost would be nice....

Depends if u need WiFi or not...?

The Ethernet is perfect on most homeplugs. The WiFi sucks because of the separation.

Right, purchased this one and the other one with passthrough but no WiFi. Advice please, which one to keep? Thanks.

does anyone make anything similar to these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OZDO8RE/?tag=ho01f-21&th=1&psc=1 have I assumed correct that these are power line adapters with Wi-Fi built in and Ethernet out? I.e it creates its own wifi using the powerline connection and not just repeating a weak wifi signal? if they are what other makes have the same with or without pass though?

I replace my 4 Devolo 1200+ with the TP-Links, used for streaming uncompressed 1080p from a NAS. The TP-Links are much better at half the cost.

if you're a Mac user, check compatibility on forums with any powerline make, as some aren't with the later releases of OSX. Not sure about this make, but some Netgear Powerline don't work.

Any reason why these are >£20 more than similar offerings from TP-link? Even their 3-port ones are a fiver cheaper than these.

I found a clearance BT Powerline with WiFi for £14.97 in my local Currys, was quite happy with that.

Anyone on here want to split a pack of these as I only need 3 myself.

I can do that. I'll pm you

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22165

was waiting for sometime, looks like a good kit.. I have other one working in home, hope they can work along together..

Thank you both for the replies. I did not know about their use of different standards; I agree buying the latest would make more sense :-)

I can't seem to find the reviews but I was reading about these adapters and people kept saying the connection was terrible and kept dropping out. Does anyone who owns these adapters have any experience with this? I'm also in need of 3 of these adapters but nowhere seems to sell these in packs of three. anyone know how I'd source another spare adapter? thanks

Anyone looking for power line adapters stick to net gear over tplink. Tp link are awful. I got the 500 nano one of them went dead. Replacement from tp link they sent me older model full of dirt. Complained and they sent out correct model but get random disconnections or shall I say lock up

better than wifi, not as good as wired directly

Looks like they can say what they like by using different parameters. It's no different to tv manufacturers saying their tv's are 200Hz-1000Hz when in reality they are just 100Hz tv's measured by the old methods. They have done the same with sound output as well. There is a recent post for an LG NB3540 soundbar which states its 320 watts. Someone posted that on the back of the sub woofer the speaker is actually 40 watts and the soundbar speakers are 10 to 15 watts. No wonder just a soundbar on it's own doesn't sound any different to my LG tv. Go any buy a Warburtons Toastie loaf. Supposed to be thicker than thick slice bread but is actually thinner than Kingsmill medium sliced. And have you noticed the word small is now missing from our food items. When I go get a pizza I am offered medium or large. Hang on a minute. In order to class something as medium should there not be a smaller option. Its happening with everything. Look at Netgears Nighthawk router, another one of my interests. It claims 1900 AC but in reality it's a split channel router of 1300 and 600 so it's not 1900AC at all, it's 1300AC.

hi checked the lidl ones out - they are heated only - this one actually massages you too, while you drive!

Looks like the lidl ones I think £14.99 or £19.99 But cheaper Still left yesterday in my local

Tried it but the mileage range in my Nissan Leaf went down by half!

Its a genuine deal I paid 40 for this and have ordered more for family members at this price, just wanted to share the deal with others.

Mmmmmm, I can almost taste the self-promo. Just found, yet already received (and amazing). Take a hike.

Lol. It was posted 3 weeks ago.

Expired, now £64.99. Regards Flea

Well whether it's your opinion doesn't matter in this case, because this is NOT the normal price Amazon charges. I had been after a second set for long enough and couldn't find them anywhere near this price, including Amazon. Try telling that to everywhere else selling these for over sixty quid.

Don't know why people get so angry about people voting cold (or just not voting hot), there are two buttons for a reason you know! Just mentioned the price they were for comparison so people could view this price in light of the lowest they have been (that I am aware of, they might have been lower still at some point). I never said £50 was a terrible price for these, it's OK if you absolutely have to have them this second but for anyone that can wait that is what I would advise. For me a 'hot deal' is something special you don't see every day. This price is just the everyday price Amazon normally charge IMHO, ignore the RRP they are always extremely optimistic and rarely the price these things actually sell at.....

Good grief...

thanks I got a set from eBay, tp link 1200 with pass through for 46 quid delivered.

Back in stock @ £40.50 delivered, not as good a deal but still cheapest around.

thanks for the reply. will keep an eye open for any new deals.

Mine worked fine for about an hour - then lights went off completely on one unit! Dead - so returned for a refund! They wanted me to pay again for a replacement. Then wait till they received the faulty one for a refund - not like Amazon.

These were 44.99 as an Amazon lightning deal earlier today but it's expired now. It may come back around again

These are identical to the D-Link 200mbps adapters. I have these and they work just fine. https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/a3o/D-Link-GO-PLK-200-Powerline-Mini-Easy-Starter-Kit/B00GMIUO32

Same here, I put up with it for a while and then sold them on. Thankfully their routers perform a lot better! Hear's looking at you VR900 ;-)

cold - 45 bangers for one port

Got these in Currys, two days ago for £50, they are very good! definitely worth it. Nice find. little tip - If you're plugging one directly into a router, try to use the GigE port as it will be the fastest. the standard ethernet ports may be limited to 100mbps, I've a bt home hub 3 and it has 3 ethernet and 1 GigE port. noticed big difference when connecting into the GigE.

I've got the av1200 versions 1port, 3 ports and the 3port wifi and all run ok.

Not very good they keep freezing, had a few different model tap link ones and they all did it, seems I'm not the only one according to reviews

Mine seems OK, bought to replace a NETGEAR XWNB5201 which had the symptoms you've mentioned after around 9 months (previous unit which I've RMA-ed also had similar issues and had to be reset manually everyday). So far this TPLink unit is working fine but I find the transmission strength lower than the NETGEAR's. I've since changed settings to only transmit at 11n and changed the channel to reduce interference. Link for utility if you wanna change your settings: http://static.tp-link.com/resources/software/TL-WPA4220KIT_V1_Utility.zip

Mine wouldn't even last a day before problems started happening. My experience of TP-Link powerlines is they are good for wired connections but rubbish for providing built-in wifi.

Will be interesting to know if any of you buying this start suffering the problems further down the line as listed in my last post. Mine ran for a day or two before I began to notice problems with the wifi, starts where your wireless device reports it's connected to your network but you can't access anything external, in my case local seemed ok which made no sense at all. The wired connection worked fine for both.

I've just bought the AV600 at Sainsbury's in store for £29.99 as per the OP's post.

I have these and they are great! fixed my wifi issues... I tried others such as netgear and they were crap

Just got this for my brother, he had poor wireless signal upstairs in a couple of the bedrooms, £13.33 in Sainsburys

Will it work with ipad and iphone 4, I've tried medion and netgear without success?

good price. i paid £18.99 a few months ago. works great for dead spots upstairs for the kids Fire sticks in their bedrooms.

Gee's some people go on , these work fine I have them . If you want a connection in another room and the item you want to connect to the internet is "not" wireless these will do the trick. 1 + 1 = 2 , but some will say 1 + 1 = ? , ? been the value of what ever 1 shall be in the context of ....... bla bla bla ,,,

That's Erich for you

got one from Gateshead store yesterday was about 5 left.

This 'deal' is for the TL-PA4010 KIT (http://www.wilko.com/computer-accessories/av600-nano-powerline-adapter-starter-kit/invt/0428556). I say 'deal' as it seems to be store specific and isn't available online.

Hi mate. Can't find this one you mention online. Do you have a link or a model number? I'm after a powerline adapter as quite far from my router and wireless is not cutting it

Sold out and price increased. :-(

These arrived this morning. Using extension sockets at both ends (although no surge protection) and very happy with the results! I had an old 2.4 Ghz wifi dongle on my desktop which maxed out at about 40mb/s (normally around 25-30). Tried two new 5ghz dongles with both being slower in 5ghz mode and in 2.4ghz were still slower than my old dongle. In the tests I've done this morning, getting a pretty solid 70mb/s download.

Out of stock now sadly. Heat added though, great deal!

it will have problems if the extension cable has surge protection built in.

Great, thank you !