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Originally Posted by DAEpperson
BTW - I understand the connectivity of the powerline device - one "transmitter" plugged into the wall and the router. But how many "receivers" can you have
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Re: powerline devices... I had 5 in my house, one acting as feeder in the garage next to the modem, 4 as receivers throughout the house - all the same brand, obviously. Worked great for 7+ years... Occasionally one stopped working, you unplug it and replug, wait 10 seconds, done... Sometimes one got hot, I let it rest and swapped a spare for a day, I never had one "breakdown" completely... Not a bad solution if you don't want to go wireless.
I recently stopped using them when some construction in my house allowed me to route cat5 cable, and the ipad mandated wireless. Check out the *speed* on those bricks, they are slower than cable, maybe even than modern wireless, not sure. Also some get interference from stuff, like a running dryer, and as people said, they need to be plugged directly into the wall, so if you are maxed out and need to go thru a surge protector, no dice..
The funny thing was when a guest would come to my house and ask for a wireless key to connect their laptops, and I handed them that powerbrick and an ethernet cable.. most looked at it like it came from outer space... I guess people aren't aware of the powerline thing..