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 - panasonic powerline adaptorThis product is as easy as 1-2-3. Just plug it directly into the wall, connect your ethernet to your router and to you computer/gaming system. The product works flawlessly. I like the idea of not having to broadcast wireless, leaving my network at risk of intrusion and not sacrificing the speed. I bought this product to move my desk into a built in area and to connect my xbox 360 wired not wireless. So far so good. I recommend this product to anyone how can understand third grade instructions. Rating: - Outstanding productAs an IT professional I HIGHLY recommend these to anyone needing to extend their network in a secure way (far better than wireless). A few simple button pushes and bingo--network where ever you plug in. Bill Rating: - So far it's doing the trickI'm using this to send a internet connection to my Dish TV receiver in order to avoid the monthly charge of not having it always connected to the internet. I don't have a phone line and there are no LAN wires ran to this area of my house. The unit shows a good connection, and the warnings from the Dish TV receiver don't show up anymore....so it must be working. So far, so good....especially at the price I paid. Rating:  - Did not work for meI read the reviews and understood it was a roll of the dice. Decided to take my chances, and sure enough, in my environment I got no signal. (Actually I did get signal between certain outlets, but none in the rooms I needed to connect.) It would be nice if there was some kind of inexpensive testing kit to determine ahead of time whether this would work. They do seem to be accustomed to returns though, the box has clear repacking instructions on the inside cover. Rating:  - Not sure what other people expect for speed, but...First off, apparently my patio home isn't the greatest location for powerline networking due to the large number of UPS's I have installed. But when the room I wanted to put the slave unit only got 1 speed-test light (out of a possible 3) I tracked down an outlet in my master bathroom where all 3 lights lit indicating >=30mbps. I then ran a long CAT5E cable to there from my Xbox 360 and ran a streaming video test. What it came down to was MAYBE 802.11G speed which isn't good enough for HD video, no matter what reviews I found for this device claiming that it would probably be good for HD. Now, I am still in the retesting part of the install, where I've ordered a new phase coupler for the dryer plug to see if that helps. I had a X10-specific coupler in there, and when I removed it I saw no change in either my X10 signaling or my power networking, but I'm not enough of an expert to know why. Perhaps it's X10 degrading the networking throughput, so I was careful to select a coupler that was for networking. If I can't use the BL-PA100 kit for the 360, I'll see about printing with it. So no, it's not quite what I needed yet, and it may not be even after more time, money, and effort. Perhaps my standards are higher than others who rate it with 5 stars. Just be careful about your expectations for it...
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