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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 1791 reviews

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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87%would recommend to a friend

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Customers often highlight the Powerline 2000 + Extra Outlet for its speed, ease of use, and reliable performance. Many appreciate its ability to resolve connectivity issues and the clear setup process. Some find the size of the device to be a drawback as it may obstruct other outlets, and a few believe the product is expensive for its capabilities.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works perfectly

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    Best Buy Employee
    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Plugged one unit into the oulet and route; plugged the other unit on the other side of the house, and worked perfectly. Now I have a hard wired internet connection to my computer with lightning fast speed all through my existing electrical lines. I did give it only 4 stars because the advertisement lied about the wifi capability. This product does not have wifi capability. It is only for hard-wired connections. You have to purchase the wifi externder seperately. But I am still very satisfied with the product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Netgear Powerline extended network perfectly

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The best way to extend your network. Performs flawlessly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Setup, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and reliable connection!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is an amazing product. I have Cox gigablast with Netgear Orbi AX6000 mesh system, i was still getting low speeds in my game room around 50 mbps...surprisingly low. I have this unit connected from my office to my game room which are on 2 different breakers, my connection is very solid around 160-180 mbps. I realize if I was on the same breaker I'd have much faster speed. I was a little hesitant on buying this first, wanted to go with a Wifi 6 mesh extender initially. I'm very happy with the product, now I am able to hook up ethernet directly to my Xbox and the gaming couldn't be any smoother. Set up was very easy. Just plug it in, wait for the lights to see your connection status to appear then plug in your ethernet

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ethernet through power outlets.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Been very useful for my workstations and tv that don't need mobility. Had one outlet that doesn't seem to work well with it but that wasn't too difficult to work around (I do have older wiring here). The rest were just plug and play, I have 4 of these power line adapters and one of them is hosting 2 devices, the whole system works very well. I haven't had any trouble with dropouts and the speed is significantly better than my old wireless adapters were giving me. I do wish the unit didn't block the third prong of the top outlet when plugged in but I've been able to use surge protectors to get around it where needed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth it

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works as advertised, used it to extend my internet to upstairs

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome product

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    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.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Connectivity, Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Extend your hardwire LAN!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This uses your outlets to make a hardwire Internet connection. If WiFi is bad in your house, use this to connect gaming consoles or TVs to high speed. Easy to set up, great speed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed
    Cons mentioned:
    Lag

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works the same as if it’s hard wired to the router

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I recently had to change the location I was working in. My ISP was going to charge crazy money to come out and put a jack in another room so I can be hard wired. I discovered the Netgear and so far it has been great. I have no issues with speed or upload. I was able to continue my work with lagging or interruptions. If you’re looking for gaming purposes or simply just to move your work space to another room this is your go to.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed
    Cons mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Gets the job done.

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does a great job at connecting via ethernet when your device/s are too far away from your router (if you prefer to connect some of your devices that way instead of using wifi). However, this powerline is huge and may not be useful if your wall socket is too close to a corner wall. Otherwise, great device that gets the job done and delivers with higher speeds than most older models (if you don't need the two ethernet plugs out of the powerline, just get the netgear AC1200 model...it is a bit smaller, a bit cheaper, and the speeds are the same as the 2000 model; 1 Gigabit per ethernet line).

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Worked well

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Worked great while i needed them only downside is having to be on the same circuit for a decent internet connection

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works better than expected

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product was easy to install; literally plug and play. It works great. You would think it was the actual router because of how fast it is and there are no reliability issues. I highly recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed
    Cons mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fast speeds and great for online gamer

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My setup is too far away to use ethernet on my setup so this has been the perfect alternative. Been using these for 2 years and it's been working fantastic! I have two ethernet cables one for my pc and my nintendo switch and they both work perfect. No slowdown when both are on either. Its got really fast speeds for both productivity and gaming. My only complaint is that the form is so big that it takes up the space for the second power outlet, but ay least it has a pass through plug in to make up for it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great option for dual home offices

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    When we both started working from home, our cable company suggested running a separate internet line into our home to accommodate the two offices. This was going to be costly and double our monthly charges. A friend recommended these as an alternative and could not be more pleased. NETGEAR Powerline 2000 allows us to share one router/modem in different locations within our home. Our router/modem is upstairs inside the first office, while the second office is downstairs. These are easy to install and completely dependable. Highly recommended!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    No need for that ugly cable

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These are an absolute life savior and work great in the space I have

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works well in specific situations

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Had to travel to a family home, but needed wired access speed. They worked for me, but it may not work as well in an older home if the house wiring is poor or old.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great option

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I noticed an immediate improvement to my internet when I used this instead of just WiFi. And I don't need to have a cable stretching across the entire apartment.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for high ping issues, not downloading.

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For my situation it works wonders. My gaming pc is very far from the router. Can’t run an ether net cable to it. WiFi is to spotty for gaming. This device solved my high ping issues and made gaming possible. Only issue is it is not good for downloading, speeds to slow.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lenovo

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great does it exactly what we wanted and still kicking

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Totally happy and pleased with this purchase!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Super pleased with this purchase. I bought this for my sons PS5 he was running on wifi and was 2 floors away from the modem and router and seemed to have spotty wifi with bad ping and lag in his room. I thought i would try this out and wasnt disappointed. I tested the speeds before and after connecting this and it was almost 10x the speed after connected almost as good as being directly hardwired. I was very happy with this and so was my son. This definitely solved the issue and Im happy i bought it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed
    Cons mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth $100 and easy to setup

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you need to run Ethernet downstairs or maybe just set up a little work station for the kids to do homework this is a good product for it. I’m using this to plug in a Google WiFi mesh puck so I can have higher speeds. This works right out the box and likely allows another Ethernet port. I doubt I’ll use it but it’s an option now. It’s not as far as a direct cat6 cable but it’s good enough and cheaper than 100ft of cat6 with the need to cut into drywall and fish cable through walls. If you can do that, don’t buy this but otherwise it’s good. FYI: The only flaw ...if you need to plug something above it may not fit. Regular plugs will but any square plug likely won’t.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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