Homeplug Deals & Offers

The circuit breaker box. Yes, got it. Many thanks

It looks like this https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/limited-stock-wylex-16-module-10-way-populated-high-integrity-dual-rcd-consumer-unit-3599-at-screwfix-cc-3173860 It's probably where your meter is As long as every socket connected to the same one. From their website: "Can I use devolo products even if I have different electrical circuits in my house? Yes, devolo products also work if you have multiple circuits (phases) in the house. You do not have to modify the mains supply, such as by installing a phase coupler."

what do you mean same consumer unit? I am thinking of getting a powerline to stream tv in downstairs front room, VM router in upstairs back bedroom. I assume different circuits, will this work? Thanks

They're quite expensive 😣, but definitely look like a great product.

As long as they're connected via the same consumer unit they should work

Thanks for that... think I will just give it a shot with a pair.

In general, yes but I don't know about this particular one. I have 2 tp-link and 2 BT ones in one ring.

No i think

Quick question all, can I used these with another brand of powerline??

Not exactly related to these, but I was looking at pass through powerline adapters - does anyone know if they suffer from the same interference problems as plugging the adapter into a 4 way extension lead? You would think not, but I can't see why they wouldn't

Probably Amazon taking a cut from them?

Just tested it and its not worth it, regardless of where I plug it it's max 23Mbps 10% of my normal speed.

Will these work alongside tp link power adapters?

Wonder why the Box price on amazon is different.. Same seller

Just ordered, delivery on 21st of April :(

No Try these Clicky

Are these WiFi extenders. Got one downstairs could do with a couple more for my loft and summerhouse

I had to constantly reboot my linksys ones. Rubbish. I have the tenda mw6 mesh system and worked way better than the Linksys Velop I had. Haven't used these but would go with the brand again.

If you read the reviews, I am not alone in getting the problem. I haven't felt the need to replace them though.

Had these for 9 months now and had no issues, connected and forgot that they exist, no rebooting, re setting etc

yes, just tried to buy and 3.49 cheapest postage... making it less attractive.

I have 4 of these, generally work fine, but a known quirk is they need fairly frequent rebooting as they are prone to switching to operating at a very low speed. Fortunately very often just restarting one will make them all kick in and work at their full speed! If that doesn't bother you too much, then they are very good value.

These are not WiFi, but Tenda does a WiFi version the Tenda PA6 AV1000, I have both types working fine at home.

Need to add delivery cost

Yes exactly

Are these better than the sh*t BT ones should be the question!?

Really should not comment if you have no idea what your talking about. Please go read how broadband speeds work then come back Ps please could you advise who you are getting you 1600Mbps broadband line from? Would love some of that

No pass-thru, not gigabit. Hard pass for old tech

Yes, beware that 300mbps is mega bit, which is equal to just 37.5MB. If you have a 200MB broadband, you are just getting less then 20% of the speed through these things....

Not even pass through? Avoid

I believe that's right - one 'master' feeding three 'slaves' should work, but I'm no expert. Try a live chat with 7DayShop - they're usually pretty helpful.

I guess there would be no issues with buying two of these kits to use on the same network. So feeding Three Powerlines?

Good for you. Two of my three don't

I have a pretty old 5 series Smart TV and it has WiFi capability.

Older models don't (so they could sell you the dongle) and the newer ones have notoriously bad wifi (a quick google shows this) which means you have to reconnect to the wifi probably 9 out of 10 times you turn the set on so only way to have solid connection is ethernet... Owner of 3 Samsung TVs including one bought 3 months ago which I ended up having to hard wire

No glossary although would be a good idea (y) C&C normally means Click and Collect.

Thank-you. What does C&C mean? Cash and carry as in collect from store yourself? Is there a glossary somewhere?

Lucky you. I set a bit of a crazy price notification with CCC for a watch. The next week the price was hit and stayed there a few days. Not a single notification from CCC.

Fast when working. In fact almost perfect when working, but as others have said, they can drop regularly.

Great price, but I have finally given up on these. We had one in my wife's home office (so quite important especially for the web calls!) and it was forever dropping connections and then, randomly, it would suddenly switch to a completely different IP address. I got sick of pulling up the cockpit software and so switched to a Smarthub 2 and a couple of discs (with Plusnet and from eBay). Not a single drop in a month. When these things were working we were getting speeds of up to about 120 (so 15mbs) and about half that as a norm.

Found one on the shelf in Baldock. Down from £30 to £3 I've got no need for them at this precise moment, but... £3....

Just picked two up in Tesco Middlebrook, Bolton. thanks for the info.

There’s also a tp link WiFi/cloud hd camera about for £22 (it’s £90 in curry’s and gets very good reviews). Managed to get the last one in my local store as well as the last set of gigabit power line adaptors

Bangor in Co. Down had a couple left in the Springhill store when I was in earlier too, none in Bloomfields though. Does this now count as a nationwide deal? Lol.

Just picked these up from tesco in Bangor, North Wales for 15 quid. First time I've won the wild goose chase!

Probably, according to the TP-LINK FAQ Q: Are TP-LINK AV200,AV500,AV600,AV1200 powerline adapters compatible with each other? Are TP-LINK PLC adapters compatible with adapters of other Brands？ A: TP-LINK AV200,AV500,AV600 powerline adapters adopte HomePlug AV Standard, so they are compatible with each other,AV1200 adopt HomePlug AV2,that is also backward compatible with HomePlug AV standard,which means TP-LINK AV200,AV500,AV600,AV1200 are all compatible with each other.However, the powerline rate will drop to lowest one’s rate when use different AV adapters together. For adapters of other brands,if they adopt the same standard,they should also be compatible with TP-LINK adapters.However,different brands’ products will have different ways to pair and configure,it might be much easier to use adapters from the same brand.

I have Tplink powerline adapter as well. Does it work together?

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.

Thanks. Does that mean that there will be no increase in speed?

Not really worth it.

I currently have the tp a 500. Will I get any increase in speed if I use this? My broadband is 78mb and I am getting about 35 to 41mb currently.

Any recommendations on a router?

Yeah I'm using the provided router. I may look to change it one day.

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.