Review on 💨 NETGEAR Powerline 500Mbps 2-Port Adapter - Starter Kit (XAVB5602): Boost Your Home Network Speed with this High-Performance Adapter by Christopher Shah

I moved to a business center where there were no CAT5 hookups and the lack of crawl space and vaulted ceilings would have made installation difficult. My installer suggested the powerline idea so I looked into that and chose this model as I need a pass through adapter and it also has 2 ethernet ports so I can easily connect my VOIP and laptop together can connect. The first real test I wanted to try was the difference in speed between a direct connection to a router, a powerline connection, and a pure wireless connection. The test will be a speed test using the Comcast service of my internet speed that I am guaranteed: 50Mbps down and 10Mbps up. The basic test was the router directly. The results were 57.66 Mbps inbound traffic and 11.69 Mbps inbound traffic. The next test was Powerline at 40.15 Mbps and 11.70 Mbps. The final test was wireless with a laptop within 30cm of the access point. The results were 17.76 Mbps inbound and 11.76 Mbps inbound traffic. The good news is that powerline is definitely better wireless, but I'm surprised there was such a big loss considering they're rated at 500Mbps. I have to say the setup was so easy. I literally took it out of the box, plugged it in and my green link light came on and everything worked. The device is quite bulky and cannot be placed upside down. They will only work with the bottom outlet unless you want to block both with the top one. Updated 11/28/14. As I build my network, I ordered two more of these devices so I can connect multiple Ethernet printers. around the office. When I had four devices online and about seven devices connected (via a switch), I noticed a red light on the adapters. I checked the manual that this is due to the drop in speed, so I ran a quick speed test and now I'm only getting 3Mbps compared to the 40Mbps I got when I just connected two adapters would have. I still get 11.80 Mbps. This leads me to think that this is not a good replacement for a wired system. upset :(