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Ready to buy again when the price drops to around 75. This device allows me to put my VoIP adapter in the living room so I can have a phone jack there and also connect my Dish Network Receiver and save $5 a month. Got this under the Goldbox deal and also had a giftcard so was really cheap. Was skeptical at first as to how well it would work, setup took about 5 minutes, plugged and in I was all set.
I would highly recommend this product to everyone. I registered with NetFlix and was watching streaming movies in no time. The price was right after comparing and then when I got it I was even happier. Setup was a piece of cake and all I did was plug it in.
I think the one thing you need to know is that as long as you only have one circuit breaker box then you are probably pretty safe that you will be able to make a connection between the two units (since both units should be on the same circuit), now if you have two circuit breaker boxes, then you may have problems since you can only have a connection if both are on the same circuit and you must make sure that the power outlets you use are on the same circuit. Since I didn't install the software on my computer, I don't know exactly how fast it is transferring, but the connection is reliable and I can stream HD netflix (needs at least a 5mbps transfer speed) at full strength. It's a great deal right now too so I would hop on it. So, the one thing you have to know. So your mileage may vary, but for me I couldn't be happier and since I'm using a switch, I have a few open connections for any future equipment. I just plugged one unit into a power outlet close to my router, hooked that baby up to my router and the other into a power outlet close to my NETGEAR FS105 ProSafe 5-Port 10/100 Desktop Switch, plugged the trendnet ehternet adapter into the switch, and then just hooked up my PS3 and Xbox 360 to the desktop switch. You don't need to install the software at all for these things to work, at least that is how it was for me. Both work great and the connection is now much more reliable than when I connected wirelessly through the PS3 to my router.
So, I did. Take your time and go through them over at least 2 times before attempting to install.
I think that if you can get them and have patience to read instructions and install computer stuff, then you should be just fine. Like I said, these two work great.
I bought these a while back, and I couldn't set them up. For non-IT people; you'll actually have to read the instructions really slow.
Hope this helps. So I left them sitting in my room until I got convinced of giving them a second try.
The outcome was great.
I do hear a weird high-pitched noise emanating from it, but otherwise it's been a quick setup. Too bad there's no control client for Macs, I had to configure the pair using VMWare Fusion running Windows in bridged network mode.But once I plugged in the first one and set a network ID, then plug in the upstairs one and set the same network ID, I was on the 'net in no time. If your house doesn't have a matrix of complex traffic for electrical circuit-breakers, then this should work quickly. The Windows client is rudimentary but it works. There's apparently no encryption config menu option like Netgear's competing product, so we just have to trust in the marketing spiel "128-bit AES".
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