Netgear Wall Plugged Wireless-N Powerline AV 200 Extender Kit

Excellent product
Bought these to get an internet connection to my AV kit, what can i say, plugged them in and they worked no settings to change or security to worry about. I player and streaming working perfectly, with no hassle dragging cat 5 around the house or worrying about wifi signal strength. Excellent delivery service as usual from amazon and for not much money.
How refreshing - it works from the word go.
I was slightly sceptical because i've been burned by similar devices in the past (items that claim to be plug and play, but take hours, messing about with codes and passwords to actually set up). Not this.

Here is my experience in an easy to read format:

1) Opened box. Inside are the 2 ethernet powerline adaptors, 2 fairly long ethernet cables and a basic manual.
2) Plug in adaptor #1 to wall socket and then attach ethernet cable from router to THIS device.
3) Wait for lights to indicate all is well. (the booklet tells you what to look for)
3) Go to another room. (2 floors away in this case)
4) Plug adaptor #2 into wall socket. Attach ethernet cable from adaptor to PC.
5) Close my browser (mine happened to be open). Wait for slights on adaptor to indicate all is well.
6) Open browser. Connected!

I am not familiar with the various technical terms for data speeds but I can say this: 2 floors away, a mass of concrete walls in...
Perfect, just what I needed.
I previously had a set of Devolo Powerline Adapters (devolo dLAN Highspeed II (HomePlug) Starter Kit - (2x plugs)). These were ethernet only and so I also needed a Sitecom router to extend my wireless signal to the front of the house. The set-up worked reasonably well, tricky to set-up but did the job and the speed was adequate (30Mb at the main router, turned into 5Mb for a laptop near the extended the router). However, I always thought that an upgrade could help the speed and so I decided to go for an upgrade. So glad I did!

1. Set-Up: Couldn't have been easier. Simply plug one in next to your router, connect the ethernet cable to your router. Plug the other in wherever you want it. Then simply log-in to the wireless (no IP addresses, just go to www.mywifiext.net)) and log-in and make any changes you want (change the network name, add a password etc.) It's that simple and took me 5 mins maximum. The...

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