Good Netgear Powerline EOP pricing @ Wireless1.com.au

rjblakel on 27/12/2012 - 10:15

Was looking to network three rooms in addition to the study (where the modem router lives) via EOP and found the following for $221 @ Wireless1.com.au (www.wireless1.com.au/Networking-and-Wireless/Ethernet-Over-P…):

$99 - NETGEAR XAVB5004 4-port Universal Internet Adapter Kit
$112 - NETGEAR XAVB5101 Powerline Nano 500MBPS Kit
$10 - Shipping

If I've got this right, I can do the following:

Study: 1x XAV5101 from the XAVB5004 kit connected to the modem router
Lounge: 1x XAV5004 (4-port) from the XAVB5004 kit
Bedroom1: 1x XAV5101 from the XAVB5101 kit
Bedroom2: 1x XAV5101 from the XAVB5101 kit

Thoughts?

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Comments

  • m0nkeycheese on 27/12/2012 - 11:37
    +1

    Sounds alright but just bear in mind that powerline adapters can be finicky. One house I lived in they needed to be in specific spots to work which means I had to run a long Ethernet cable as well. Saying that tho the house I'm in now they worked the first spot I plugged them in. If you have a newish house you should be fine otherwise you may have problems (older gen wiring). Also remember that they work better directly in the wall not in a power board. You can also get interference. Sometimes I get popping sounds on a couple of sound systems when there is high traffic on the network. When I unplugg the units the popping stops :/

    • rjblakel on 27/12/2012 - 12:00

      Hmmm, thanks. I live in a 100+ year old weatherboarder in Melbourne, though can't say how old the wiring is.

      • m0nkeycheese on 27/12/2012 - 12:15

        Yeah that could be a problem. I'd buy a pair and test them where you want them before getting the whole kit. The house I lived in the front was old and the back was new (extension) the units would connect then randomly disconnect so when testing give them some time

  • retiredfeline on 27/12/2012 - 12:10

    Why not wireless? Get some cheap APs that can be flashed with DD-WRT and set them up as client bridges.

    • rjblakel on 27/12/2012 - 16:45

      Yeah, a couple years ago I bought an Astone HD PVR Media Player (still working great). With it came an Astone WiFi N Dongle for streaming but the lag was unbearable and I have forever since been turned off wireless streaming. I should probably look into it again.

  • rjblakel on 29/12/2012 - 15:25

    Fyi - if anyone's interested - I went to JB Hi-Fi yesterday to see if they'd price match and the best they could do was a combined $250. So I just bought from Wireless1 ($211.00 + $13.50 shipping).

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