Review on 🔌 TRENDnet Powerline 500 AV Nano Adapter Kit - 2 x TPL-406E Adapters - Cross Compatible With Powerline 600-500-200 - Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP - Plug & Play Installation - White - TPL-406E2K by Brad Jeffress

My internet service is ADSL through my landline but I live in an apartment with only a phone jack near the front door and I wanted to find my computer. at the other end of the living room. I tried to do this with a Wi-Fi router, but then the router was interfering with my cordless phone because the cordless phone base was too close to the router. I had three options: a) Disconnect the router from the cordless phone base, b) Disconnect the cordless phone, c) Run an ethernet cable or a phone cord from the phone jack on the front door to the other side of the living room. I didn't want to run new cables, and being without a cordless phone or router wasn't acceptable to me, so I decided to try powerline adapters. My idea was to leave the ADSL modem next to the cordless phone base, the wireless router at my computer desk, use powerline adapters to connect the ADSL modem to my router, and then connect my computer with an ethernet patch cord leave the router to connect wi-fi for my smartphone. This allowed me to leave the cordless phone where it was and still separate the wireless router from the cordless phone base just enough to avoid unwanted interference without having to run new cables, which I did after I received the powerline kit. In my current configuration, there must be more or less than 40 meters of electrical wire between the AC outlets used by the powerline transmitter and receiver. The adapters were able to establish a stable connection with each other at a speed of 197 Mbit/s, which is more than satisfactory for connecting an ADSL modem to a WLAN router. Out of curiosity, I connected my desktop PC directly to one of the powerline adapters and found that my PC's Ethernet port was able to provide a 1000Mbps connection between the powerline adapter and the PC. That means the Gigalan ports are included. Then I decided to run some tests and found the following: a) The distance between the AC outlets used to connect the receiver and transmitter affects the speed between them. The greater the distance, the slower the connection. b) Adapters should be plugged directly into AC outlets for best performance. They must not be connected to the output of a UPS, voltage stabilizer or noise-reduction outlet. Why? Because high-quality UPS, AVRs, and power strips have filter circuits that severely degrade the signal generated by powerline adapters, resulting in poor or no communication between them. This is very important when using powerline adapters. c) The manufacturer recommends the use of powerline adapters on the same circuit, same phase, same wire, i.e. between outlets controlled by the same circuit breaker; but I tested them by plugging them between outlets connected by different circuit breakers and even different phases and they were still able to communicate. My worst speed was when I plugged it into two different circuits in opposite phases, but even then I got a 27Mbps connection that still works. It seems like the key to success here is plugging them directly into AC outlets. d) The maximum speed I was able to get with the adapters was 480Mbps when plugged into the same outlet. Of course, this was only a test, because using adapters in this way makes no sense. Again, the further I went with the adapters, the slower the connection became. e) Each Powerline adapter has three LEDs. There is one called "PL" that lights up when the adapters have connected. The instructions don't say a word about this, but the PL indicator lights up either green or orange. Green means the adapter was able to connect at a speed greater than 100Mbps, orange means the connection between the adapters is less than 100Mbps and is weak. f) The connection stability is very good for me. No random shutdowns. Considering what I bought the adapters for, I'm very happy with them.