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TP-Link Mini Powerline Adaptor Starter Kit $59.95 - Internet over Your Powerlines! @ COTD

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TP-Link Mini Powerline Adaptor Starter Kit $59.95 - Internet over Your Powerlines! @ COTD
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MrBillions on 08/03/2014 - 07:57 catchoftheday.com.au (585 clicks)
Last edited 08/03/2014 - 12:07 by 1 other user

Second post for the day and I would normally not post a COTD sale but could not resist as the TP-Link Powerline Adaptor is a fantastic solution so I needed to share this with the OZB community.

It's the network in your house you never you knew you had!

With this device you can run your network over your existing power in the house.
It is perfect for these hard to reach areas in your house where you cannot get internet. This device avoids running any cables through your house. You just plug one adaptor into your power socket near your router/modem, connect the ethernet cable from your modem/router into the adapter. Then you can go anywhere in your house and plug the other adapter in your other power socket in and voila, you will get internet to your computer there too.

You can add a 300Mbps AV200 Wireless N Powerline Extender TL-WPA281 adapter to make the other end wireless if you want, which really means you can achieve wireless anywhere in your house. We use it to have wireless at the tennis court/pool area which is at the far other side of house where the office with the modem is and we would not get any signal ever there otherwhise. You can add multiple adapters so we have another one in the masterbedroom and were able to get coverage anywhere in the house.

It is really a fantastic solution to get internet (or wireless) anywhere in your house and/or avoid any expensive cabling work. The speed i'm getting is about 220mbs (it will never reach the advertised 500mbs). It is perfect to connect your gaming console or media player to your internet. I use it in the mancave with the media player and PS4 connected and it's blazingly fast and streams 1080p no problems. The cable guy was quoting me over $500 bucks to run cables to downstairs so I solved this for less than $100 with great flexibility as this can be moved easily around the house.

Of course there is a catch with the COTD offer where you have to wait 2-3 weeks until it ships but it's the cheapest deal around. In accordance of the OZB guidelines I'm also posting another offer related to this product so If you want it immediately you can purchase it here for a bit more:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TP-Link-TL-PA411-KIT-Mini-Powerli…

This is where I bought it from, although $10 more you get it right away and I was happy with the seller.

It seems that this particular model is being cleared as there is a new one the way with an inbuilt ac socket and wifi cloning so this means you don't have to sacrifice your power socket to this device and will have a more seamless wireless experience instead of different wifi hotspots due to wifi cloning options. I have checked with the distributor and there is no ETA on the new model and i'm sure the new version will cost over $100. So for now this is a great and economical solution.

Anyway, it's true. It's the network in our house I never knew I had…

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  • Olokun on 08/03/2014 - 08:10

    Is there any benefit of a 500mbps kit vs 200mbps kit when the Ethernet ports are only 10/100?

    • forumninja on 08/03/2014 - 08:47

      The 500Mbps kit with 10/100 is compatible with the TL-PA511 which has a Gigabit port.

      http://www.tp-link.com.au/products/details/?model=TL-PA511

      So if you want to use two TL-PA411 and two TL-PA511, the TL-PA511 can work at 500Mbps and still communicate with the TL-PA411.

    • manyu882 on 08/03/2014 - 11:08

      500Mbps and 200Mbps are just phy speeds.

      I own 2 of these devices and their local speedtest.net performance are:

      80 to 95.7Mbps for 500mbps

      and

      35 to 40 Mbps for 200mbps

      Both test are done on the same multi-plug with no other devices such as phone chargers.
      As you can see their actual performance is roughly 1/5 of their own physpeed which is still below 100TBase ethernet speed. Further more, the actual performance can be degraded due to the quality of the electrical cables and noises.

      Hence there is not much of a bottleneck here by the 10/100 if this is what you want to know..

      • Gnostikos on 08/03/2014 - 15:38

        I own 2 of these devices and their local speedtest.net performance are:

        Their should be a config/firmware utility available on your manufacturer's website that allows you to see the actual connection rate between the two adapters. For instance my Netcomm NP504's are transmitting at around ~230Mbps and receiving at 215Mbps.

        • grab_ur_freebies on 08/03/2014 - 18:54

          Has anyone that owns a 500Mbps model which has gigabit ports notice a substantial real world diff. in throughput compared to one which only utilises 10/100 ports?

        • manyu882 on 08/03/2014 - 22:54

          Those two figures you saw on the utility were not actual speeds.

          I've got 216Mbps linkspeed for both homeplugs shown in utility but my speedtest performance on that instance was 90Mbps. And FYI I am on 100Mbps(found out that ISP gives 107Mbps max throughput via speedtest.net) symmetrical connection.

          Tests from other user supports it: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/lanwan-basics/31585-sm…

        • Gnostikos on 09/03/2014 - 01:06

          Those two figures you saw on the utility were not actual speeds.

          Gee, thanks Sherlock.

          The point I was making was that the actual throughput overhead is on par with 10/100 Ethernet (which is good enough for a majority of Aussies who do not get anything close to 20Mbp/s downstream let alone 100Mbp/s), but if like yourself, you have a Fibre/NBN connection then current-gen EOP adapters don't actually have enough throughput to deliver maximum speeds. (The Homeplug AV2 standard though features a Gigabit PHY rate, so once EOP adapters with that hit the shelves, that may address your worries)

          For me, it's not an issue as the fastest my internet connection syncs at is 18Mbp/s.

  • MrBillions on 08/03/2014 - 09:00

    You can basically halve the advertised speed which is what you will be getting. Gigabit is good too but it steps speeds down to your lowest speed device. So for example use 500mbs you will get just above 200mbs. Use a 200mbs version with a 500mbs version then you'll get around 100mbs.

  • airzone on 08/03/2014 - 09:26

    I use a single one of these with 2 x Netgear models (with built in switches). They all work well.

    My experience:
    - The config tool won't work unless you disable your firewall
    - The speed is dependent on the power line quality
    - It can span circuit breakers, but at a penalty (the 2 x Netgears are on the same circuit and get 80-90% of the max speed, but the TP Link is on a separate circuit and is only 40-60% of the max speed).
    - I can run HD video across the netgears with little difficulty (although it will max out if the bitrate is too high).
    - The TP Link is on a smaller TV and I have to scale it down to 480p in most cases.

    But that's a really good price :)

    • airzone on 08/03/2014 - 09:28

      Actually, these are the 500mb's models… I think I might get some :)

      edit: Now I need to get some switches

  • chuckwow on 08/03/2014 - 09:42
    +3

    As drbuckyballs mentioned, COTD tend to take a couple of weeks to fulfill their orders.

    Another alternative (found on staticice) is this for $64.98 delivered - considering these guys are located in Parramatta NSW you should get it within 2 days if you're in NSW.

    • Xeon on 08/03/2014 - 11:01
      +1

      Wireless1 reputable store/online company in Parra westfield and they issue proper tax invoice. FREE SHIPPPING so much better than COTD. +1

    • whodidthat on 08/03/2014 - 14:31
      +1

      It's saying "Promo Price $59.95" with free delivery.

      • beaudilo on 08/03/2014 - 14:57

        True. On the product page, the price is $59.95, but in the 'Top Seller' search results, the price is $64.95.

        In my opinion, this presents a better deal than COTD.

        Probably not deserving of a neg though. The OP has made a good effort in the post. I appreciate that.

  • dan76n on 08/03/2014 - 10:29

    Picked these up from Aldi a while back for the same price. Great for my Apple TV.

    • IJustKnowStuff on 09/03/2014 - 01:29

      Same where, though I really wish I got one that had one end as a router/switch. Would save to having to plug in a switch as well to connect TV,Xbox,MediaCentre

  • bluechan on 08/03/2014 - 10:32

    Must resist…

  • Black Hole on 08/03/2014 - 11:09
    -5

    These devices run very hot. I am sure it costs much more in electric bill than running a direct cable. It is also less reliable and suffers from occasional disconnection.

    • Yekul on 08/03/2014 - 11:20

      Use <2.1W according to specs, and also have a low power state when not being used.

      Feel like it's a very negligible amount of electricity, however yes it obviously uses more than a cable.

      • dan76n on 08/03/2014 - 11:50

        Added to this mine have never had dropouts that I'm aware of and they aren't any warmer than my router.

    • airzone on 08/03/2014 - 12:23

      If you could run a direct cable, then I'm sure you wouldn't be buying a set of these lol…

    • Gnostikos on 08/03/2014 - 15:28
      +1

      It is also less reliable and suffers from occasional disconnection.

      Never once experienced an "occasional disconnection" with my powerline adapters.

      It's unbelievable the amount of misinformation this site gets on any EOP deal. Almost as if people want to hold others back and condemn them to sh*tty, WiFi voodoo which actually matches your description there perfectly.

  • Klang on 08/03/2014 - 12:41

    I have a set of Western Digital Livewire powerline 200Mbps models.

    Will these TP link powerline be able be used together with above? I plan to use one of these 500Mbps to connect to my modem, and use the other one and my WD livewire for connection to my av system/wdtv/bluray/TV.

    Hope someone can advise . Thanks

  • parker2004au on 08/03/2014 - 13:12
    +3

    Brought a pair from MSY a couple of days ago for $65.

    I'd rather pay an extra $5 and not had to deal with COTD lol, though MSY are hit and miss as well.

  • littleDealFish on 08/03/2014 - 13:34

    Hey all! Umart have these for $61 pickup :)

    • From my experience you can use these with other adaptors (Netgear + TP link going strong)
    • Speed is decent - normal wired connection is better for streaming your own network content, however the main purpose for these adaptors is really to replace wireless in hard to reach places imo :P
    • very true about power line quality in house (doing speedtest on ultimate cable, 100mbs (i.e limit of internet connection) at old premise vs about 16-35mbs at new one - almost thought we had been jipped by telstra until i got 100mbs on my laptop wireless!
  • Trishool on 08/03/2014 - 14:11

    Where is the direct link to these EoP adapters? I looked through 6 eye-sore pages on CoTD and couldnt find it.

  • melmac77 on 08/03/2014 - 17:03

    Anyone see any good deals for one with ac pass through I need to keep that power point available.

    • MrBillions on 08/03/2014 - 18:48

      Wait for tp-link wpa-4226kit it has all you're asking for.

  • leetec on 08/03/2014 - 17:37

    Not a deal, I just bought the 500Mb Kits here:
    http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/view/TP-Link-Sale-07032014
    if you buy two unit from that lists, only $5 delivery, even better cheaper than COTD's 200mb kits.

    • MrBillions on 08/03/2014 - 18:52

      Shopping express charges $9.75 shipping so it comes to be the most expensive option of all in the thread…

  • lnq on 12/03/2014 - 06:07

    Buyer beware, tp-link powerline ethernet adapter design to fail at specific time, force user to buy new one! my just fail, however there is a fix if you can do solder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaQmP9rQ7hk
    Google search show plenty of info on bad capacitor of tp-link.
    https://www.google.com.au/search?q=tp-link+bad+capacitor&oq=…

  • droodle on 02/04/2014 - 07:58

    Can you plug one of these into an extension lead ?

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