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NetGear PLP2000-100AUS Powerline Adapter Kit $149 + Delivery @ Umart

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NetGear PLP2000-100AUS Powerline Adapter Kit $149 + Delivery @ Umart
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trevor99 on 21/12/2020 - 11:24 umart.com.au (543 clicks)
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These units are arguably the best Powerline adapters available in the fastest AV2000 protocol.

This is the best home networking solution imo unless you've run Cat 6 cabling around your house.

There appears to be low stock of AV2000 adapters including the TPlink model TL-PA9020P at the usual online stores, so to get these at a decent discount is a good result.

I called Good Guys to price match and they said the lowest they would go was $199.

Review (yank model): https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/netgear-plp2000-powerline-…

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  • bargaino on 21/12/2020 - 11:29

    And bonus, that price gets you two of them!!

    • Shads on 21/12/2020 - 11:32
      +1

      You would hope that you would be getting two of them… ;)

      • bargaino on 21/12/2020 - 11:32

        Want to go splitsies?

    • SickDmith on 21/12/2020 - 11:42
      +1

      And bonus, that price gets you two of them!!

      "Pay for two - get the second one free!"

      Sounds fair to me. :)

  • CC123 on 21/12/2020 - 11:33

    Don't forget to officeworks price beat

    • Polt on 21/12/2020 - 15:27

      Good tip, but not for me unfortunately… No Umart stores in WA :(

  • wetwork on 21/12/2020 - 11:35
    +2

    (asterix) Work well if on the same circuit also older houses work well across all PowerPoint's. I guess apartments will work too.
    EOP went well for me in an old house I was renting.
    I found I had to "section" up my own house so much to get decent speeds after I upgraded to RCDs on all circuits, that I changed to running CAT6 cables to get a solid network.

  • SickDmith on 21/12/2020 - 11:46

    Is it better than TP-Link?

    I have old TP-Link and it is a bit unstable in my case. I wonder if Netgear is going to be any different.

    • albert0pia on 21/12/2020 - 12:10
      +3

      I've been using my TP-Link ones for years and they have never failed me. Although, I found that I needed to power-cycle them sometimes at my old place whenever they lost connection. I haven't had this problem since moving out of there.

      [EDIT]
      I've got the AV2000 model.

      • oznik on 21/12/2020 - 21:47

        i use the plctool utility on my router to reboot mine at 6am every morning

    • redcreek200 on 21/12/2020 - 12:16

      Remember, tp-link has different models each with different capabilities.

  • digitalane on 21/12/2020 - 12:12

    The specs mention wifi. Can these create an extended wireless network wherever you plug the second outlet in?

  • redcreek200 on 21/12/2020 - 12:13

    As well, tp-link tl-pa9020p is something to look into for those interested. I have it to connect a shed and works great even having to go thru the house and shed switchboards.

  • bighalf on 21/12/2020 - 12:26

    Do these hiss and squeal?

    I have a pair of older 500mbps versions, and if one is turned off, the other would squeal (coil whine sound) very loudly. And generally they would hiss all the time and it bothered me so much I decided to use wifi instead.

    • AEKaBeer on 21/12/2020 - 12:31

      Good to know, but why would you turn it off?

      • bighalf on 21/12/2020 - 12:40

        I have my home theatre gear on a timer to turn off overnight / during the work day. Just didn’t want them on using power.

        It does the noise even when they’re connected, especially transmitting data. I’m very sensitive to the noise. I would consider these if they don’t exhibit this behaviour, but it’s hard to know!

        • AEKaBeer on 21/12/2020 - 13:00

          Fair enough. While not the same unit, I found the TP-Link 1200 units are completely silent.

        • AEKaBeer on 21/12/2020 - 13:06

          While I haven't seen anything about your specific unit, it has been suggested you try get it replaced as some pl adaptors can have loose coil winds that can make irritating sounds.

      • PainToad on 21/12/2020 - 13:47

        but why would you turn it off?

        I turn my EoP off when leaving the house. I turn all unnecessary electrical stuff off to reduce the chances of the house burning down.

        • AEKaBeer on 21/12/2020 - 14:34

          Not exactly sure how reputable this is but from a post on Appliances Online blog has these figures from house fires caused by electrical appliances. All of these are high power items, home networking gear are really low power draw items, the likelihood of a fire is extremely low.

          The proportion of fires caused by faulty appliances in the UK between January 2011 and March 2014, based on UK government fire data was as follows (note: the number of fires includes where the brand was unknown):
          washing machines (14%, 1723 fires)
          tumble dryers (12%, 1456 fires)
          dishwashers (11%, 1324 fires)
          cookers; (9%, 1080 fires)
          Fridge-freezer/fridge/freezer (7%, 861 fires)
          central heating (5%, 606 fires)
          microwave (4%, 427 fires)
          toaster/grill (4%, 495 fires)
          TV (3%, 372 fires)
          electric blanket (2%, 236 fires)
          washer dryers (2%, 225)
          irons (1%, 92 fires)

          • PainToad on 21/12/2020 - 19:52

            @AEKaBeer:

            the likelihood of a fire is extremely low.

            For the two seconds it takes to switch them off, why take any risk, low or high?

        • AEKaBeer on 21/12/2020 - 14:50

          Additionally the power usage on these when idle is 0.5w with average operating consumption at 6.5w.

  • sdx91 on 21/12/2020 - 12:30

    This or wifi mesh?

    • AEKaBeer on 21/12/2020 - 12:33
      +1

      Both, honestly. Use this to connect to a mesh router with ethernet backhaul, then hook up the pc to the router. You get the best of both worlds.

  • Radiskull on 21/12/2020 - 20:37

    This kit doesn't have a WiFi extender built in does it? It's a 2 port power line adapter kit?

    • skysky on 21/12/2020 - 23:56
      +1

      No WiFi Extender. Yes a 2 port kit

  • skysky on 21/12/2020 - 23:55

    I bought one.. I tested it.. I will be returning it tomorrow.

    I was hoping to get >100mbps speeds on it and add a physical hardline to my upstairs access point, but the thing maxed out at around 60mbps on my lines.

    Without powerline adaptor, my AP was getting >70mbps through wireless uplink, so this thing actually slowed it down.. disappointing

    Plus, the design of it is also pretty average. The US version is inverted, meaning the wires point down.. The Au version, it's inverted and the LAN ports face up..

    • Radiskull on 22/12/2020 - 02:28

      I think the connection speed depends on the variation in each household's wiring.

  • trevor99 on 29/12/2020 - 10:46

    Received my adapters finally, slow post over christmas …

    Speeds I'm getting are 42MB/sec PC to PC across the powerline which is 328Mb/s. Internet on speedtest is 102Mb/s which is full speed for my plan.

    All good, what a rocket.

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