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TP-Link AV600 Nano Powerline Adapter Starter Kit $59 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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TP-Link AV600 Nano Powerline Adapter Starter Kit $59 Delivered @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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matictac on 13/01/2022 - 11:03 amazon.com.au (931 clicks)
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EDIT: I've changed the link to the stock sold by Amazon AU instead of Harris Technology as their item is now estimated to be delivered 25 Jan, where Amazon AU item is usual couple days. If you want to save $1.50 but wait for delivery, their item as available here.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00A0VBPLM

Decent price for these basic powerline ethernet adapters. Good idea to buy these from Amazon for easy returns as it's pretty hard to know if these will actually work if you didn't wire your home yourself and performance can vary room to room.

Link posted is shipped by Amazon but sold by Harris Technology, however it's also available sold by Amazon for a couple dollars extra.
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B00A0VBPLM/ref=crt_ewc_…

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  • s1n1st3r12 on 13/01/2022 - 11:22

    Do these work well in old houses with older wiring?

    • philsw on 13/01/2022 - 11:25

      I haven't used them recently, but my previous experience is 'maybe'. Sometimes there are issues with different rooms being on different circuits in older places which can cause issues. Also, you may either have performance issues on day 1, or maybe performance will change over time. For me, it worked quite well at the start, then over time (months/years) it got really bad. I had conspiracy theories about noise coming in from neighbours etc.. it was hard to know. I switched to 5ghz wifi in the end many years ago. With the advances in wifi meshing and other capabilities, I'd find it hard to recommend ethernet over power. At $55.. it's not too bad to experiment though.

    • klaw81 on 13/01/2022 - 11:26
      +1

      Older wiring shouldn't be a problem. However, there are 2 common reasons why these might not work:

      1. Your power points in the wall may be divided up into multiple circuits. This may limit the number of locations in your home where they will function.

      2. If you have solar panels on your roof, the inverter may interfere with the network signal.

      As per the OP's suggestion, it's best to buy them from a retailer that has easy returns so you can test in your location risk-free.

      • s1n1st3r12 on 13/01/2022 - 11:28

        Thank you for the info, if there a way to know about the multiple circuits or is this just trial and error?

        • revivor on 13/01/2022 - 11:32

          It works on different circuits BUT not very stable. Best to avoid. I have a 3phase supply and placing the powerline on the different phase/circuit can either cause connection problem or very low ethernet speeds.

          • whats up skip on 13/01/2022 - 19:01

            @revivor: Three phase is very different to being on a different circuit. Most of the time there should be no trouble with working between two circuits, but the speeds may be limited. With the AV600 standard I would rarely see more than 60Mbps and I fairly certain this model only has 100Mbps LAN connection.

            To be honest I am really surprised that such old/slow models are still selling for this sort of price. EoP has its use cases, but with the cost of mesh WiFi coming down, the use cases are fewer these days.

        • roller on 13/01/2022 - 11:33
          +1

          You can go turn off your circuit breakers one at a time and see which power points no longer work. Same circuit breaker = same circuit

        • trev likes bargains on 13/01/2022 - 11:33

          Pick two plug outlets that you want to connect and plug something in. Turn off one circuit at a time and see if both lose power together.

          If both go off at the same time, this is the best case situation.

          If not, it still could work

      • bestbarginever on 13/01/2022 - 11:37

        What could be the reason if it works but the connection speed is very slow?

        • corremn on 13/01/2022 - 13:03
          +3

          Could be lots of things, but the result is that you would have a poor signal to noise ratio - think of noise like static on the radio, (in fact that is what static is), the more static the harder to hear the voices.
          Electrical devices add noise, the environment adds noise, poor or old connections, long cable runs, nodes on separate circuits, left over energy from the big bang etc.

          Determining what the main cause/s of signal deterioration could be an arduous process.

    • Billy Herrington on 13/01/2022 - 11:29

      I live in a 1960s unit and used to use this kit - They worked very well in my own individual case.

      klaw81 summed up the factors to keep in mind though. Retailers are usually super lenient on refunds as they can never guarantee if these will work in your property as it varies so much.

  • revivor on 13/01/2022 - 11:31
    +1

    Just my 2cents.

    I have a Netgear Powerline AV2000 kit and also have rooftop solar.
    I have no issues with the powerline working as a ethernet backhaul for my Asus AImesh router setup.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2022 - 11:37

      I have Netgear PL1000 + rooftop solar. Overall OKAY, doesnt play nice with surge protectors/power strips though, tried belkin, arlec and literal no name and all had same issue. Overall generally quite pleased with Netgear ethernet over power options since original inception as they generally just work.

      I do have to wonder if it's worth trying out the new tplink mesh gear though.

    • jv on 13/01/2022 - 11:38
      -5

      How did you get all that for 2 cents?

  • phynicle on 13/01/2022 - 12:12

    i got the AV2000 kit as well, every now and then it disconnects and cant reconnect back to the router.

    • whats up skip on 13/01/2022 - 19:04

      If it is an option, try disabling the power saving mode. I had similar problems with a couple of AV600 doing this. Disabling the power saving mode did reduce but not completely remove the problem.

  • Yimmy on 13/01/2022 - 12:23

    I use these in a 1980’s built house with solar.

    No problems, multiple circuits, with a tripping power issue ( no kettle, washing machine and iron on at the same time)

    All works well. Sometimes I have to do a reboot (switch power off and on again), but no more than I would my router or PC.

    Quick too.

  • bob the builder on 13/01/2022 - 12:26

    So i bought a few of these to use in different properties and i found it works well if the circuit is close together and there is no heavy loads on the circuit. It is a must to a mcb on the circuit aswell. Otherwise if fails pretty hard if you don't have those requirements.

  • dav3 on 13/01/2022 - 12:32

    As others have said they're a little hit and miss, when they work they work pretty well for what they are, when they don't it's a little annoying. At $50 these are worth a shot, I've had older models working all right through my current place over multiple circuits, on the odd occasion I had to reboot them because they would drop and not come back up, and had to bump up Kodi buffering as it would stall every now and then, but beyond that they were OK.

    Ended up replacing it with a mesh system

  • viewfinder on 13/01/2022 - 12:54

    These powerline adapters are quite handy. As mentioned by other users, there are a variety of factors that impact the actual throughput.

    I've used the AV1300 (TP-PA8030P KIT). The tpPLC app on the phone (connected via WiFi at the secondary powerline node) and the web interface on PC (connected via Ethernet at the secondary powerline node) says that my powerline data rate is about 500Mbps up/down.

    However, my 250/25 NBN from the primary powerline node drops down to about 120/20 at the secondary powerline node. Not great, not terrible. These 120/20 powerline speeds are still better than using the WiFi signal from the router at 20/10.

    My PC (at secondary powerline node) data transfer rate with my NAS (at the primary powerline node) also maxes out around 14-15MB/s, i.e. 110~120Mbps, which is consistent with the 120/20 speedtest results.

    I suspect this is due the wiring age in the building and the phyical distance of wiring between the nodes.

    In summary, YMMV.

  • Spendmore on 13/01/2022 - 13:06

    Does this have wifi also?
    It has wifi type ac in the Amazon description.

  • haytona on 13/01/2022 - 13:17
    +1

    If you're brave the firmware in these can be updated. It gave me better performance but YMMV. See https://fitzcarraldoblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/22/updating-t…. More details over on Whirlpool: https://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc/hardware/?action=h_view&model….

    Similar to others I use these as backhaul between two mesh nodes at either end of double brick house

  • belongsinforums on 13/01/2022 - 14:04

    i have this and found it way too unreliable for gaming. my wi-fi is more stable!

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