Anyone using Net Gear Powerline at home? Does it work well?

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http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/

[Atl-Jerry]

They work fine, but we always regarded them as a "last resort" solution.  Kept several pair(s) on the truck but only used them a couple of time a year, Cat5 cable sure is a lot cheaper. I may have some in the basement, wanna barter for some Valk smarts???

[Titan]

They do work, but only in some houses and not others. In houses where they work, they may work well or be incredibly slow. Basically, it's a hit or miss. You can even find that one brand may work where another won't. I've had the necessity a few times to try them in clients' homes with variable results.

Be sure to buy from some place where returning the device is simple and easy.

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They work fine, but we always regarded them as a "last resort" solution.  Kept several pair(s) on the truck but only used them a couple of time a year, Cat5 cable sure is a lot cheaper. I may have some in the basement, wanna barter for some Valk smarts???

I can assure you I'm not the guy to be trying to run cable from my upstairs bedroom to my downstairs living room thru walls and around the side of the house. 

What do you want to know re "Valk smarts"? Ask away.

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They do work, but only in some houses and not others. In houses where they work, they may work well or be incredibly slow. Basically, it's a hit or miss. You can even find that one brand may work where another won't. I've had the necessity a few times to try them in clients' homes with variable results.

Be sure to buy from some place where returning the device is simple and easy.

Thanks. I'll get them from Wallyworld or Target.

[Robert]

You could also try a wireless router with a repeater or turn an old router into a range extender.

[Crackerborn]

Have an old wireless router laying around collecting dust? Try http://tomatousb.org/, before I switched to AT&T an old D-Link could be used 2 blocks away. AT&T has propitiatory issues and does not play nice with accessory equipment (or at least I have not spent enough time making the old stuff work since the new is adequate).

[BF]

I have a range extender from Netgear.  Works great.  Was about 80 bucks if I remember correctly.