Actiontec MegaPlug 85 Mbps Ethernet Adapter Twin-Pack

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.3 x 3.8 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000QGBC8C
• Item model number: HLE08500-01K
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #647 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2007

Product Description

Product Description
Actiontec’s new MegaPlug™ 85 Mbps Ethernet Adapter Twin-pack ups the ante for ease of use and network expandability. Just plug a MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter in any 2- or 3-prong electrical outlet in one room of your house, and another MegaPlug Adapter to your main computer or gateway, and you’ve got instant network access across your power lines. What could be easier? If you need a simple way to extend your home network, the MegaPlug 85 Mbps Ethernet Adapter is the quickest and most economical way to do it. Networking Made Easy- Nothing could be easier than creating a network connection with a pair of MegaPlug Ethernet Adapters. Instead of stringing unsightly Ethernet cables all over your house, the Adapters use your home’s already installed and hidden power lines to transfer data at up to 85 Mbps, making every available electrical outlet a potential network connection. Your networking possibilities are suddenly endless! Broad Compatibility and More- Use the MegaPlug 85 Mbps Ethernet Adapter to link your computers together, install a networked printer, or connect another device (scanner, networkable hard drive, etc.) to your network.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple installation and it works great..., December 28, 2007

By	Mark Gatzke (Plant City, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I needed network availability at the other end of the house where it was too far for wireless and impractical to run ethernet cable. I tried a wireless range expander and had a bad experience with that. After reading the reviews of the Actiontec adapter, I decided to try it. I wish I had discovered the Actiontec first, because it's a no-brainer and it works great. It was literally nothing more than plugging in the devices and running a quick and simple software install/config on the PC I wanted to connect. It works as advertised, is essentially a wired connection to the network, and is a perfectly portable solution for any room in the house that has an electrical outlet. I wish all network products were this easy to use.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome if on the same electrical circuit, January 23, 2008

By	Adam Albert (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This twin-pack works flawlessly when I have both units plugged into outlets that are on the same circuit. When I plug them into different outlets throughout the house, so that they have to "talk" across circuit breakers, their is still network connectivity, but my streaming video stutters during playback. I didn't actually measure the Mbps I was getting this way, so if it negotiated down to 10 Mbps across the circuit breakers, then this would work fine for internet surfing. However, for my streaming video, I need a lot more speed (like the advertised 85 Mbps). Again, once I plugged both units into outlets on the same circuit, my streaming video played back smoothly and flawlessly. I am quite happy with this product. [...]

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eerily simple., December 15, 2007

By	Irving Thalburg (Laconia, NH) - See all my reviews

I bought this product to connect a TiVo in a remote part of the house, where my wireless connection was poor. Out of the box it worked effortlessly and perfectly. If you need to get ethernet into a remote part of your house -- I wouldn't hesitate to recommend these in a heartbeat. Super easy, fast connection & works with no downtime. Seems too good to be true, but it is.