Customer Ratings & Reviews

Excellent product that provides the ability to connect my streaming media player direct to my network via Ethernet. I have wifi6 routers but it still helps with the speed of the internet when connected through Ethernet instead of WiFi. The Ethernet port helps to eliminate any lag associated with WiFi even if it’s minor lag it is still more snappy and quick. It has allowed me to see full ISP speed direct to my connected devices. The Netgear Powerline is very simple to set-up and I was up and running within minutes. You need to plug one unit in by the router or modem. I chose to plug it in near my Netgear router so I could use the Ethernet from the router to supply the powerline adapter. Next just plug the other adapter in near your source device that you need to supply with the Ethernet connection. In my case I plugged the other adapter in near my NVIDIA shield streaming set-up. This has functioned great and the difference in speed is certainly noticeable with snappier load times. Overall just a more reliable connection over WiFi for providing a great streaming experience in 4K ultra or streaming my HiFi music it’s a great solution.

Work like they should, simple installation. It covers the entire double wall plug, even if you put it in the lower one, it sticks up too high to use the upper one. A bit pricey to get the fastest internet access through the box.

I live in a older house with brick and stucco walls. This causes WiFi to suck as the walls block the signal. I can't run Ethernet cables either because of the walls. This is where the Netgear Powerline2000 excels! I was able to setup one adapter near my modem and router. and the second adapter in the living room. The Poweline adapters have two Ethernet ports each. It doesn't matter which adapter is connected to your router. I have a Roku and PS4 connected to the one in the living room. It works flawlessly. The setup is easy, make sure to secure your connection by paring the two units together following the setup instructions. I haven't run a speed test over the power line network but will soon. There is a signal indicator that turns from red to green to determine the signal strength over Powerline. My units show green which means 100Mbps+. There are two drawbacks I would like to point out: First, If you plug this into a standard two socket outlet, you loose the top outlet as the body of the adapter obstructs it. To combat this I used a short mini externsion cord - 1ft. Make sure not to plug this into a power strip. You can however plug a power strip into the pass thru on the plug. The second drawback: The pass thru outlet is only rated for 9.1 amps, even though a standard socket is rated for 15 amps. There is a sticker on the pass thru outlet stating this, yet it is found nowhere on the product packaging, 9.1 Amps is enough for most people though: ie: a game console, tv, soundbar, so its just a slight inconvenience.

i bought the version below this a year or so ago the PLP1200 and it did the job but with some stability issues, This one however has no Stability issues and can easily maintain its performance at a long distance, having IEEE® 1901 compliant and IEEE® 802.3 compliant hardware makes a difference in a busy appliance home or with multiple items using electricity. its bulky so the pass through outlet was needed for sure and it has the added benefit of filtering out electrical noise to help this thing perform that much better. just don't mix and match Power-line kits netgear or not since it will cripple the power line 2000 performance, from personal experience and test by trying to mix my old 1200 with the 2000.

I’m guessing a reasonable understanding of the product’s limitations and functions are required to have a positive experience. Firstly, this device works with the “1200” version. I’m using one of these 2000’s as the main connection hardwired back to my router and 1200’s as satellites. One 1200 is hooked up to my fish tank controller. Speed is not important but reliability is. So far it has been rock solid. This is not on the same circuit as the 2000 and has an orange/red connection but is reliable so I don’t care. The second 1200 is connected to a switch which runs a FireTv and laptop for online school. It is on the same circuit as the 2000. It shows as green, meaning it’s connected at max speed. I am able to get my max internet speed through the device which is all I can ask for. I imagine if you have an older home or are asking these to go through sub panels you may see issues. I would also imagine if you’re trying to share or send large files it may not be ideal. However, for just internet (we have gigabit) it’s absolutely perfect and incredibly reliable. We are having solar panels and a solar battery installed in the next month, including a rework of our electrical panel, and I will update my review if it has any negative effect on it.

I'm usually not a big fan of Wi-Fi network in my house if I can get away from using them. I was happy to see that there was a solution to this that didn't involve me breaking down my walls and running an ethernet cable throughout the house. It's amazing how these powerline adapters work because all you need to do is seriously just plug it into the wall, connect your router to one of the adapters and then connect your device on the adapter in some other room and it just works like magic. There are a couple of small caveats to keep in mind if you use powerline in my experience so far. Performance of the speed depends on the wiring in your building so you may get less speed than you would normally if you directly connected through an ethernet cable. Depending on how electric noisy your wiring is you may also get less speed as well. In my case, I got about 60mbps instead of 120mbps. But it really isn't that noticeable as I am able to stream videos and play games with no lag at all. Depending on where you plug the adapter in it may not be on the same electric circuit that the other adapter is connected. The kit comes with two small ethernet cables and the two powerline adapters. The ethernet cables that are included are pretty short. If you need to connect your router or device that may be a little ways from your electric wall outlet you may think about buying a longer ethernet cable to go with it. In conclusion, before you do any big project to remove walls and run an ethernet cable through the house it may be easier to buy these powerline adapters and run your home network through the pre-existing wiring in your house. Save me a big headache of doing that myself. Very happy with them so far.

This dual 1Gbps powerline adapter works great!! I have it plugged in and it connects my homelab perfectly. No additional software or setup configuration needed. Just plug it in a wait for the lights to go green. It's the most reliable powerline solution I ever used.

These are the real deal. I am able to run a Cisco Aruba VPN device for work across our home network with these. I was nervous that this device may not be compatible with the kind of network traffic I was sending but it does great. I had also read that these devices do not work well when outlets are on different phases of your home’s electric system. It isn’t a problem at all! I go through about 500Gb a month and it is doing great. The only thing I am still nervous about is it ability to tolerate power that isn’t very clean(sin wave issues). Many of our tech devices have had to go to UPS’s to improve their longevity. No problem so far, but only time will tell. I also like that there is a plug available on each device. A couple more things to note. Easy setup, but instructions could be better. The device covers both plugs on an outlet. Annoying but tolerable problems.

My son was constantly complaining that his WiFi was lagging in his room despite having a 6 antenna router. Bought these and took 1 minute to install. Just plug in to router and outlet then outlet in his room to his PlayStation. All done. He checked the speeds and they had increased dramatically and he has not had any lagging since. So much easier than trying to place Ethernet cord from one side of house upstairs to his bedroom.

I had some Linksys powerline adapters for 8 years that did not stop working once during that time. I realized they were 8 years old though and the technology and speeds had increased over time and I wasn’t getting the full speed my internet provider was providing through those powerlines. Unfortunately Best Buy doesn’t carry any Linksys powerline adapters anymore. Either way, I wanted speed and quality, and these were some of the most expensive on the site, so I figured I’d go with them, even though I’ve had three Netgear products in the past and I’ve had problems with all of them. It’s been ten years and this seems to be the brand Best Buy has snuggled up with now so why not. When I hooked them up, as advertised, easy to install, and I was getting the full speed that my internet can support, same as hardwiring right into the modem. They are bulky, whereas the Linksys in the past were standalone with a small cord so you could still use your other outlet. They do have the plug on the face, but plugging a surge protector in there didn’t seem like the best idea, and, when I did plug something into the outlet on the front, the internet stopped working, like it was too much throughput. Whatever...caused some configuration issues with outlets but I was happy about the speed. After a few days, the internet wasn’t working. I go to look, and the middle light is out on the adapter by the router, and it was very hot. I unplugged it to let it cool down, and even switched it with the other adapter to put it on the receiving end. Well a few days later, the second adapter had overheated by the router. Unplugged, let it cool, and it worked again. Not long after, the original, now the receiver, had gone out as well from overheating. So it wasn’t just the one adapter, and it wasn’t just on the router end. After unplugging and letting them cool down they work again, but I’m not going to keep doing that, and for $109 I’d expect better. In three weeks now they have gone down five times. So I’ll be taking these back and I guess trying the TP-Link. I swore off Netgear years ago and they once again proved that to be a good decision. My advice would be don’t buy these. Don’t be fooled by the higher price, doesn’t mean they’ll work. I have a ten year old home so wiring shouldn’t be an issue, and used previous powerline adapters for years with not one problem.

have purchase two sets of these. they work really well. no issues, no noise on the line. fast connection, easy to set up. cons. cant purchase extra unit by itself. have to purchase two units at a time. needed three, had to buy two sets of two for over $100 per set. must unplug when an electrical storm comes, good practice regardless. overall i would recommend this product

Worked great for me, personally I would rather have this than a WiFi extender. HOWEVER please be careful when buying there if you have an older home, apartment, townhome ect. The effectiveness of this product is directly linked to the wiring quality wherever you’re setting it up. So if you are in a newer home,apartment, townhome ect i would HIGHLY recommend this product.

Awesome! I know the word is overused but I am an IT guy that's totally impressed by this Powerline 2000 Ethernet Adapter. I had to install an 8K Video System in an upscale residence. The challenge I had was getting an Ethernet line from the cable modem to the NVR while keeping the wire concealed. Because the customer expected no-lag High Resolution live streaming of their cameras, whatever I did had to work. Period. This Powerline 2000 got it done, fast & easy. Setup was so easy I couldn't believe it- Plug in both units & connect one of them to the router using the included patch cord, then connect the other one to the NVR (or your gizmo that needs Gigabit connectivity), then press the button for 2 seconds on each unit and you're done. They work perfectly. I turned on the NVR and didn't have a single issue getting it online and setting up remote streaming. Fast & Smooth, very impressive.

These solve a lot of Internet access issues. We have Blast 300 which gives us 360 MBPS. I feed one of the outputs from the cable modem right into one of these and plug three more into different outlets where we need a reliable connection. Even on different circuits, all three have three green lights, and 150 MBPS. That's enough to power my son's XBox 360 in multi-player mode with zero lagging. And our daughter's room, which has fluctuating WiFi because of metallic in-wall obstructions, gets flawless hardwired Internet which she needs for teaching school. I've used other EOP modules but these are the most reliable with the best throughput, plus the feed-through AC outlet is convenient. I would give a 4.5 if I could because these block the second receptacle in a duplex outlet. But the dual RJ-45's make up for that. When we built our house, I installed Cat 5e cable in 3/4" plastic conduit to many of the rooms, but due to resistance in the CAT cable, the data rate at those hardwired outlets is only around 92 MBPS. Best Buy's price beat the mail-order houses, and they were faster on delivery too.

Here was my scenario: Our Comcast cable modem/router with 1 gig servcie is located on the 2nd level of our home and does not provide adequate wireless signal to the basement. I have a kid home from college that needed either a stronger wireless signal or hard wire connection for his Xbox One X that will be located in the basement. I had a dilemma: Try to pull a wire from upstairs down to the basement, purchase a wifi mesh network, or invest in a powerline network adapters. 1) Obviously, pulling network wire is the best solution, but it was going to be difficult to pull without some major labor on my end. 2) Starting reviewing mesh networks....So many options: Dual band, tri-band, AC, AX, wifi-6. Reviews on wifi mesh networks were all over the place, plus some of the newest mesh systems cost anywhere between $300-$700. 3) Started reviewing powerline network adapters and read about the Netgear Powerline 2000. It seemed to have some promise and overall it had a positive reviews, plus it was about a 1/3 of the cost of the wifi mesh system I was considering to buy. So I rolled the dice and bought the Netgear powerline adapter with the thought if it didn't work, I would return and buy the wifi mesh network. Unboxed the powerline adapters: They seemed solid and are a bit larger and heavier than expected. Plugged the first one in near my router-- There's an LED indicator on the adapter called "Pick a Plug". The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with the strongest performance, indicated by the color displayed by the LED. Green, amber, red, and no LED. A green LED indicates a Link rate > 80 Mbps. Luckily the adapter showed a green LED with the first out let I selected. I then hooked a network cable to the adapter and it showed it was connected. I then proceeded to the basement and installed the second adapter near the TV and Xbox One X. What's nice about these adapter is it has two network outlets on the adapter--So for an added bonus, I was able to hook up the TV and the Xbox. Once I installed the second adapter, it took about 15-30 seconds to connect and the TV found the network signal right away and so did the Xbox. The real test: After verifying the Xbox was connected and working, one of my son's games had a 21Gb update that needed to be installed--so we decided what better way to test the new adapters than doing the update. The updated started and on average it was downloading between 60-80mb, and sometimes it surged to 100mb. My other son went upstairs to the other Xbox and turned it and started playing Madden online, the speed in the basement dropped some, but still stayed in the 50-70 download range. Overall, the adapters seem to do exactly as advertised and the speed seems to be adequate enough in the basement to prevent lag while gaming. Granted we've only had the devices installed for less than 24 hours, but right now they are working well. Will update in a few months to see of everything stays status quo!

Used it to get internet from one side of the house to another and it worked perfect you you won’t get speeds of 500 but close to 80-100 which is not that bad.

This is a great option for people who want a stable connection in an environment where wifi may be unreliable. Installation is as simple as plugging the devices into the wall socket and connecting ethernet cables to whatever devices you need. The flaws with this device are inherent to all powerline adapters. You want to keep the devices relatively close. In my case, my modem is directly downstairs from my bedroom so there's only a few feet of distance from them. This may not work well in a large home/workplace. The devices need to be plugged directly into the wall to work at their best. Trying to protect them with a surge protector will cause you to lose connection speed unfortunately. If there was any other thing I'd ask for to improve the product is that a smaller, more low-profile version be made so one didn't have to worry s much where you could plug it in.

I’m gonna be super honest - I didn’t think this was going to work but it was a solution where I hadn’t had one. I previously had an Ethernet cable running from one end of my house to the other - at least 800 sq ft from the corner of the bottom of my house to the opposite corner of the upstairs. Pretty ridiculous, unsightly, and super inconvenient, but there was just no practical way to improve my WiFi coverage and our desktop computer is only a good fit in the bedroom where it is. So, this does not get anywhere near Gigabit speed, but there are probably variables in my house that affect that. It does perform above 100 Mbps which is at least twice the speed of my WiFi up there (with Gigabit at the modem) and totally stable which the WiFi was not. Finally, it really was plug & play. Fast and easy to set up, literally plugging in and pressing a button on each plug. Very satisfied with this purchase.

I moved the home entertainment hub from one side of the house to the other with no modem or router. If you are like me and are searching for a way to have internet in a room with absolutely no obvious possibilities of making it work, GET THESE! I don't normally write reviews but this one I felt I needed to in order to help others like me who may feel lost. I will make it detailed so you can understand my path, roadblocks, and successes. This is being written on my phone so excuse grammar and typos please, don't take it as a lack of intelligence. We bought our home last year, for some reason the home surround with ceiling speakers throughout was built into one of the bedrooms rather than the family room or hidden. The room it happened to be in is a spare room we use for grandkids so having such expensive and important equipment in that room was well, not exactly the most brilliant positioning. I bought the HTC amplifier and controller, I prefer to keep wired components for better connections and sound, however the unit requires an internet connection to use the app, link music apps, etc., I thought a TP link would do it but nope. So I have the amp, controller-controller requiring direct internet, and two Sonos ports, each requiring wifi. I was feeling hopeless and a little nervous because I told my husband I was going to move the system, paid for the electrician, and then couldn't get the TP link to work. I also have an eero mesh system I should add, very important to note as this wouldn't work without it, in my case because I need a direct internet connection, explained below. Well after doing research I found this in wall system. How was I going to get internet into a room where there isn't any and due to distance running a wire is not an option? After trying the TP link, failed, I then went to a best buy, btw it said it had none on the shelves online but there were easily 10 so go look in person if you can, I brought this home thinking I would plug it in and it would work but it did not, don't fret, if all you need is something to connect a computer it might, but if it doesn't, keep reading. My particular system MUST be directly connected to the internet not through a device, hmmmm, conundrum. I had my eero router previously connected to the actual modem on the other side of the house, through some brain work, I'm pretty good with techi stuff and electronics, I thought to myself "self, let's move the eero router to the family space, connect it to the new in wall extender and see if that works". So i did just that. I left the in wall extender plugged in, connected my eero to that, then was able to "hardwire" my controller directly into the eero and MY SYSTEM WORKS!! Took a bit of figuring out but hopefully this can help someone. Now my TP link does work with my laptop in the same room but didn't do all that great before I got the eero. Final note, I got the in wall extender with two ports, do this, it seriously will come in handy even if you don't use it right away it will be good to have.

I was actually pretty impressed with how well this worked when I first got it home. My router is upstairs in my office and I wanted to get a hardwired connection to some devices in our living room without drilling holes or running cables across the floor. When I first connected the two units and did a speed test I was getting around 200mbps download speed. My connection is 250mbps and I’m in an older house so this was perfect for my needs. However, about a week later the “pick a plug” lights both turned red and I started seeing less than 10mbps down and less than 1mbps up. I tried resetting the unit and plugging it into multiple outlets (even in the same room) and nothing seemed to help. I also verified that no one in my house had added any new devices to the circuit the units were on. I purchased a competitor’s product, plugged them in, and they both worked great, getting the same initial speed I got with the Netgear setup. They continue to work about two weeks later without any major dips in bandwidth. Maybe my units were defective, but I’m a little disappointed I spent over $100 and they stopped working in such a short amount of time. Side note: The Best Buy staff at my store were super helpful and gave me no trouble when handling my return. I’d give them 5 stars if I could!