Been using this for a year now. Pros: easy set up, cool tech. Cons: once you have several electrical equipments turned on, it will cause interference with the data transfer via the power line and your internet speed will degrade significantly. Also, the second outlet will broadcast a different SSID from your main router. Conversely, with a repeater, its the same SSID. P/s: you're not supposed to place an extender/repeater where there's barely signal. You're supposed to place it halfway through, and it works like a charm.

I bought TP-Link TL-WPA4220 Kit from Amazon and set it up yesterday and it works great. Brings the signal to all the dead areas and now everything works much faster and cameras come on faster too. Thank you General Expert!

After trying almost everything, I was about to just start running Ethernet cables throughout my entire house, you saved me probably 20 hours of my life and about 20 potential holes I would have intentionally and unintentionally put in my walls and ceilings

Thank you ! Your video was the most relevant to my problem and I love your explanation simple and easy

i also purchased the same product. awesome man. works perfectly as i had the same issue. dont you love you tube. im in Australia and you have helped me from the other side of the world. technology is the bomb.

...and now my feedback after trying it out. Product actually works! Love it! Thanks for this video!

I just purchased this product and it works PERFECTLY!! THANK YOUUUUU!

My god man, you're a lifesaver.

Saw this the week after I fixed this exact issue at my house with an $18 extender from the big A. Works great.

He look like the 3rd brother from the Property Brothers.

Thanks so much for posting this! After watching it I bought one for use in my garage workshop. It works great!!!! Instant Wifi. Couldn't be easier! I got a lightly used one on ebay , with original box, for $25 shipping included. Thank you for sharing this easy solution!

Solid video. Thanks for the excellent information. Wish you all the best!

You should have your own show. You are a great communicator.

Ok...so I got it in the mail today! Easy installation (plug and play). And the speed in my bedroom is fast now. Oh I could just hug you for this. Thanks so much!!!!!!

I've been looking for this for a little while now. My granddaddy used to have an intercom system in the '70s that used this same technology. So, unfortunately it isn't new, but still is cool. Surge protectors and transformers tend to impede the signal. The only downside that I know of for this product is that susceptible to power surges or lightning strikes. Otherwise this product is GREAT! Thanks again for the video.

I LOVE IT when people have the same problem as me!

Oh gosh..this video is from 5 years ago but its the only one that I found today that has been the most helpful and informative! Thank you so much!! Same problem here😚

I was thinking of getting a new router but this made me buy a powerline. Holy.. the connection is way better! Thanks for the comfirmation!

Great video. Thank you for sharing this with us - much appreciated!!!

Dude this guy is a life saver man. I Just got it in the mail today, tried it out and what can I say this thing is flipping awesome👍. I get the best signal out of everyone in my home love.

"You Da Man!" Love your enthusiasm....I was thinking the same thing.....I'll buy 300 ft of cable , drill a hole to the outside of my house, go around to the front , drill another hole into my son's room , blah blah blah. Started my research, saw your video and bam....I immediately bought one.....Simple solutions to complex problems!.....I'll say it again, "You Da Man!"

Yes I had exactly the same problem. I've used this answer for the last 3 years it works great. You will be very happy with the result's.

Holy cow ! Just plugged in my tp link powerline adaptor and cant believe the speed! Thank you very much. Internent was litteraly dead on my bed. Now its fully alive and active. Thanks again!!!

Thank you I tried so many dual bands that only work through wifi/wireless signals and the ranges are so weak but this product runs through power like fiber which is way better and gives you the flexibility to put it wherever you want

I LOVE THE WAY YOU EXPLAINED THAT!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

thank you for the great help now i can finally get better wifi signal in my bedroom :D

You were the most helpful person I could find! Thank you so much!!

Dude, thank you so much for posting this! This is such a first world problem but my WiFi situation was horrible at my house and this has solved it 100%. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

5 years later and I am just now hearing about this?! This thing sounds seriously cool and I cannot wait to try it out!

You are so exited about this that I will not question it at all, I'm buying it. I hope TP-Link sponsores you haha. Hola from Mexico :)

Super helpful. Didn't know about this and I have been looking for options to extend my wifi for some time with no avail. I am also frugal and this falls in line with that very well. Thanks for the vid

Great explanation for those of us who are not tech-savvy. Ordering one right now.

Thank you so much! Bought this product and it saved my life!!! 100% works! I have wifi in my room now!

That is f* awesome, I bought one a day after seeing your video (cs that's exactly what I needed) and it works perfectly. Thx dude

Almost nothing more exciting these days then to get more WiFi speed, lol. Thanks bro, very good video.

Most of the reviews on Amazon are pretty good with this product. Although I tried it and it didn't do jack for me in my house. And yes, I did plug in both units directly in to wall outlets per product instructions.

You saved my life lol!!! Cheers!

Thank you sir you just answered my Wi-Fi prayer to my problem.

Thank you so much for your review and feedback. It helps us non tech people out a lot.

I think you just SOLVED MY ISSUE, I will get back to this video, after i try it out

These things work pretty damn good I've had mine going for about a year now, no problems.

Thanks for making this video. Really appreciate it. God bless you.

Thanks for the video! Probable max of 100-200Mbps over power lines in older homes, regardless of the version you buy. How is your house wired (is the power "dirty" or "conditioned", are the two locations on isolated circuits, etc.)? It makes a difference as to whether the two will connect, at what speed, and whether a sudden spike might "take out" one of the devices. I use a pair of slightly older models from the same manufacturer in my somewhat older home and they have worked very well for over 5 years...

I just installed this (install is probably to descriptive just plug and play lol) this tonight. Works like a charm!

I work for an ISP and its refreshing to see someone go out and fix the problem themselves.

Thanks man, my PS4 finally works in my room!

Thanks for the good info. I need to increase my home WiFi range and was considering adding cat 5 or 6 through the attic. I’ll try this out first as it would be a plug and play unit. Question: how many other channels do you have?

Thank you so much for this information! Ive been trying to hook up the Orbi unit and I can not for the life of me figure it out and this seems as simple as 1 2 3 you done a great job explaining things Thanks again ! Going to buy ourselves one today! Do not buy Orbi units from best buy they are difficult to connect ect spent 100.00 thinking its a great product! Boy I was suckered in .... :(

Thanks to you, I have found the light! A replica modern with ports to my laptop and PS4

The dog on the couch is like "Dude, wtf are you talking to?!"

Some sharing, these extenders are really efficient...currently i solved my office wifi issue with 4 units of TPLink Extender hooked up to 4 separate AP. Bare in mind that you should not move these Extender from one point to another as it would have overlaps(meaning plug one Extender which is assigned to one AP/ROuter and bring them to another point)....which will cause slowness to your network. Ensure all individual Extenders are set to those individual AP/Routers...and place them within range to get the best out of them :) Hope this helps bits.

Video helped out a lot! Thank you! Just subscribed!

Great advice got one this thing fixed my lag issue on my PS5 💪🏾

I can totally confirm this guys assessment, I use this TP-link home plug system and its great, I've been using it for a couple of years now and no problems and the price is lower than most of other well known brands.

Thanks for the advise I ordered the product and hope it works great.

thanks for the video man, very well detailed and to the point :)

Yall stop roasting him i cant lmao 🤣

I LOVE THIS TYPE OF VIDEOS. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

Thank you for the review on this product. Does these come in pairs or do you have to buy one for each area (rooms), around the house? Thank you.

Great video...thank you. Just found this and see it's 2014 was wondering if you're still using it or found something even better.

I ordered the ethernet cable version, I'll assume the speeds will be the same or even faster except with the hassle of a few cables.

By seeing these comments and the video I'm definitely getting one of these after I finish my exams. Tired of playing on laggy connection.

Thanks so much General. Just wooooow. It's magnificent device 👍

Great video! keep up the good work. Very informative.

If you had an old router you could have used the DD-WRT firmware to configure it as a repeater, capture the signal from the main router and rebroadcast to dead spot. the latest video on my channel shows how to easily achieve this. A very cost effective fix. Awesome video though, love the explanation man.

You should show us on you speed test app with and without the product

That was awesome dude! BIG thumbs up

Thank you brother your advice really helped me I did a few things you said and there's no more lagging thanks

Can you please tell me the model of the extender, because in Amazon I couldn't find your video.

This is so true it happens when I went on my bed 😂😭

Just got it and works perfectly. I'm very happy with it. Thanks a millon.

first 5 comments i read are lowkey roasting you but I love this video man ty sm for this

his hair is like the mcDonalds logo...

Forget repeaters they are crappy.. I use this TP-link system and it's amazing 41mbs in living room... And 41mbs in my bedroom... Amazing so easy to set up BOOM... Done...

Man this sounds great I definitely need one I hope it works as good as you described.

Bought one of these yesterday, and it is awesome!!! I have a 30 MBps connection, I plugged the repeater on the room next to mine, and I'm getting around 25 Mbps on my room, which is way better than the 2 or 3 Mbps I was getting with those classic wifi repeaters.

well, you did go over it, at about three times the speed limit...

Does this work with a cable modem combo?

These work great, i stumbled upon your video of trying to send wifi to a barn or shed thats not running on the same circuit breaker. Any ideas for that? One thing i would suggest is not plugging that into a powerstrip/surge protector. It will scramble the signal. You should have faster speed plugging that in directly into the wall.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS VID.

The reason why you shouldn't plug it into a surge protector is that is can slow the speed of the powerline connection and therefore ur not getting what u paid for which is why they say its best not to. i know this from a personal experience :-)

hey dude, just wondering does your extender still work as good as day one, ive been reading alot of infomation and i found out it only lasts a few months until getting problems? can you give us a heads up on how it is now, you have had it for 2 years, any problems???

thank you man someone that dose a tutorial and explain it good

nice help, thanks. I did go to Amzn via the description link.

He looks like Matthew Santoro and Jonathan Scott (Property Brothers) mixed together! Cool! :-)

well I'm sold. hope it works!

I have two apartments in the same block. One upstairs the other downstairs. I managed to extend my WiFi between both using TP Link, which saves me paying for 2 lots of internet charges. I recommend this device & easy to set up.

wow that was so clear men! Thanks thumbs up for you

I just ordered it based solely off your video and used your link to Amazon so you should be getting a nice fat check from them. Thanks for the video.

"SOLD!"

This is a great product I've had one years and it works a treat 😁😁

Worked great, used your link to purchase from amazon. Ran about 150ft extension cord to my barn.

For some reason you remind me of Murphy from The 100

Watching this video and the quality drops to 144p is just hilarious

DUDE THANKS YOU SO MUCH KEEP UP THE GOOD CONTENT

(Just seeing this video now in 2020 after my Dad sent it to me.) What he's describing specifically is a Powerline Extender, not a Wifi Range Extender. This device extends the network signal from the router via the Ethernet port, rather than extending the router's native wifi signal. I have almost the exact same one he does (mine's an AV500, the Amazon link is for an AV600). I use it to send Wifi to my detached garage behind the house, where regular wifi extenders didn't work so well. It works fairly well for this purpose, getting around 30 Mbps in the garage (but my incoming Internet is over 100, and that's what I get from my router's native wifi signal inside the house). A few caveats & tips: 1) Most Powerline extenders don't come with the wifi "repeater", only a network repeater with an Ethernet port. You either have to buy the Wifi part as a separate unit, or as part of a kit. Those that are specifically broadcast their own wifi signal (such as this one) are a bit more expensive. 2) IMPORTANT: The "transceiver" part that is connected to your router, SHOULD be plugged into an electrical outlet that is on the SAME circuit breaker as where you wish to place the repeater. This gives the best possible network transmission speed and quality. It MAY also work so long as where the "transceiver" part is plugged in, is at least on the same side (bus) of your electrical panel as the outlet where you plug in the repeater. (I think this is how mine was until I moved my router to a different room.) It MIGHT POSSIBLY (MAY OR MAY NOT) work if the outlets are connected to different sides of the electrical panel. Even if it does, it won't work nearly as well and certainly won't give decent transmission speed. 3) For wifi inside the house, the most effective fix is to place the wifi router itself as high in the house as possible. I used to have my router in the lowest level inside my house (because that's where the cable came in, so I had to put it near my cable modem to connect it), and I had to use regular wifi extenders (not this powerline type) to strengthen the wifi signal in my living room. I later managed to find a coax cable running upstairs, so I moved my cable modem & router to an upstairs closet. Now I get well over 100 Mbps in my main floor living room, with no extenders (except the powerline extender to feed to my garage). 4) Straight-line distance isn't always the determining factor. When I had my router in the basement, it was at about the same straight-line distance to my living room as it is now from the upstairs bedroom closet. (The closet is almost directly above where I had it in the basement; my living room is on the main floor.) But moving it higher made a big difference because of fewer obstructions, less dense materials, etc. And ironically, the signal is actually a bit weaker in the next upstairs bedroom (figure that one out; I think it has to do with wavelength). 5) If after moving your router higher and away from obstructions, you still have poor wifi signal/speed in certain areas of the house, a regular inexpensive Wifi Range Extender may be in order. I have at least three (3) of the TP Link RE220 units, and these have an available "high-speed" mode that the user can configure. When so configured, it uses one band (say, the 2.4 Ghz) to connect to the router, and then broadcasts a signal on the other (say 5 Ghz) band. This splits the workload between the two bands, rather than both bands having to communicate with the router at the same time. (I'm no shill for TP-Link, and I'm guessing other brands have this feature too. It's also called "backhaul".)

This dude:"My wifi back here is terrible about 1.4 Mbps" Me:"wait a minute it can go faster than 1 Mbps? My wifi is only 40 Kbps." Damn i need a new Wi-fi package.

I live in a lane way house/ coach house which is a few feet from the main house which has the wifi modem. I have sub panel in my place and the buildings aren’t attached can I still extend the wifi signal to the laneway house??

thank you so much man, im excited too. going to try it. im in the exact same situation!

Thanks so very much for sharing. I have the same problem. Hopefully, I'll be as lucky as you, and solve the problem.