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List Price : $159.99 Price : $55.99
List Price : $159.99 Price : $55.99
Product Description
D-Link DHP-301 Powerline HD Ethernet Kit
- Wall-to-Wall Home Networking
- Create a Network Using Your Home's Existing Electrical Wiring
- Expand Your Network without Running New Wires
- Enable Web Access to Computers, Game Consoles, and HD Media Players
- Package Includes Two Adapters
D-Link DHP-301 Powerline HD Ethernet Kit Reviews
D-Link DHP-301 Powerline HD Ethernet Kit Reviews
| 20 of 20 people found the following review helpful  Only 11-20 Mbps in my home, By This review is from: D-Link DHP-301 Powerline HD Ethernet Kit (Personal Computers) I was hoping to get at least 30 Mbps from my office to my living room (to stream HDTV, etc). I couldn't find any reviews for the D-Link version of Powerline HD but saw PC Mag and CNET reviews of the Netgear version. They were getting 45-53 Mbps in their test labs (theoretical max is 200Mbps). The D-Link kit was $60 cheaper so I decided to give it a try since I've had decent luck with other D-Link gear.I have a 30 year old home so it's far from ideal test lab conditions. In my best case scenario where I plug the two adapters in consecutive outlets (8 feet apart), I get 48Mbps (avg). If I connect the adapters to the same circuit (i.e. outlets sharing the same circuit breaker), I get 20Mbps (avg). If I connect across two different circuits, I get 11Mbps (avg). Since HD streaming needs a solid 20Mbps, this won't meet my primary objective. However, it could extend my wireless broadband connection (5Mbps) if I choose to keep it. I may try out the Netgear version but I... Read more 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful  Does the job, but not 200Mbps!, This review is from: D-Link DHP-301 Powerline HD Ethernet Kit (Personal Computers) Better range than the old 14Mbps units, which is why I bought them. I can now get network to all parts of my 3 story house, even across circuits, with no problem. I only get about 15-20Mbps, though, even when on the same circuit. But at least they are consistent and are really fast compared to the 14Mbps units (which really only got about 1-5Mbps, tops).I am a Mac-only house, and these units only come with Windows software. That, and the speed issues give this a 4 star rating instead of 5. Oh, and you can't yet buy these units separately. I only needed 3 but had to buy 2 sets of 2. Grr. -- UPDATE: It is now May 9, about 2 months after I bought 4 of these. As of last night, none of them work any more. None. If it were only one, I would chalk it up to a single bad unit, but it looks like this problem is very common. I would reduce my rating to 1 star if I could at this point. STAY AWAY FROM THESE UNITS AT ALL COSTS!! 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful  Avoid this product like the plague, By This review is from: D-Link DHP-301 Powerline HD Ethernet Kit (Personal Computers) Not only is this a disappointing product, but the worst customer service experience I have ever had. After a little configuration trouble, the DHP-301 worked great...for about 3 weeks. Then one of the units just stopped working entirely. Based on other comments I have read on various sites, this seems to be a common problem with this product. So since I was past the 30 days, I had to send it back to D-Link. When I got the second set, it worked fine again...but only for 2 weeks.So I called D-Link and told them I had given up on the DHP-301 and wanted an entirely different product. They took down the model number of the new product I wanted and said that as soon as they received the defective units they would send me the different product I wanted. But...after they received the defective units they: 1) send me yet a 3rd set of the DHP-301s after I told them I did not want another set 2) tell me the only way to get it sent back is to talk to tech support and... Read more |
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