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wheelo

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Hi Gang,
as the Title suggests, I am looking for a pair of Homeplugs, but I want to get the best possible deal on them. I dont need them to be terribly fast, but Ido need them to be "Pass through" due to a severe shortage of sockets, where they are needed.
I can see them for £50 on amazon, is this about right, or are there cheaper out there??
Thanks,
Wheelo

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/TL-PA251KIT-Multi-Streaming-Powerline-Starter-Through/dp/B005KTM2G6/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_2
 
You should be able to get them for about £30
Mine are 85mbps and work fine, but I don't think
you can get them that slow anymore, even if you shop around .lol

So a pair of 200mbps should do fine.
 
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Any suggestions as to where Bees?

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Nowhere I would definatly recommend
to be honest I think I bought my pair
on a "buy now" from a shop on ebay.
 
Cheapest I could find when I was looking around a while back were
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PA211KIT-200Mbps-Powerline-Adapter/dp/B004INVKP4/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1362046411&sr=1-2
 
Bare in mind folks that wheelo is specifically looking for a set of pass-through home plugs which make the sockets used by them available for other items.

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You probably won't beat what you are looking at wheelo if these are them?

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/TL-PA251KIT-Multi-Streaming-Powerline-Starter-Through/dp/B005KTM2G6/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1362048498&sr=8-9
 
^ Those are almost £50, whereas the one's without the pass through are about £25. If it were me, I would buy two 3-way adaptors (cost £1 per adaptor in Poundland, got 2 last week for something else, decent quality and doing the job nicely) to address the lack of a wall socket problem. Total cost - £25 for the home plugs and £2 for the 3-way adaptors.
 
krazydude said:
^ Those are almost £50, whereas the one's without the pass through are about £25. If it were me, I would buy two 3-way adaptors (cost £1 per adaptor in Poundland, got 2 last week for something else, decent quality and doing the job nicely) to address the lack of a wall socket problem. Total cost - £25 for the home plugs and £2 for the 3-way adaptors.
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That sounds fine but my experiance has thought me that homeplugs do not work well (if at all) when used with extension leads, they are designed for & need to be connected directly to a wall socket and all sockets need to be on the one circuit. For example, if you had two fuse boards, one for the main house & one for ltet's say an extension built out the back, a home plug on both circuits won't work. I'm not sure if using adapters will cause issues are not but they would be a tad bulky and not as neat as pass-through setup.
 
Gman496 said:
That sounds fine but my experiance has thought me that homeplugs do not work well (if at all) when used with extension leads, they are designed for & need to be connected directly to a wall socket and all sockets need to be on the one circuit. For example, if you had two fuse boards, one for the main house & one for ltet's say an extension built out the back, a home plug on both circuits won't work. I'm not sure if using adapters will cause issues are not but they would be a tad bulky and not as neat as pass-through setup.
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Guess its upto wheelo to decide how he wants to proceed. I agree with you that using adaptors is a tad bulky and pass-through is a neat setup, but does it justify the price ? Opinions vary on that one.
 
krazydude said:
Guess its upto wheelo to decide how he wants to proceed. I agree with you that using adaptors is a tad bulky and pass-through is a neat setup, but does it justify the price ? Opinions vary on that one.
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Agreed, it is a personal choice. One thing is for sure though? You have to guarantee functionality first followed by price & then neatness I guess?

It's wheelo's call in this case ;)
 
You could try here

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Newlink-85Mbps-Network-Ethernet-Powerline-Power-Line-Homeplug-Pass-through-X-2-/230775206117?pt=UK_Computing_Other_Computing_Networking&hash=item35bb4630e5

As I say, not particularly recommmended but it's just what i did originally
 
bees said:
You could try here

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Newlink-85Mbps-Network-Ethernet-Powerline-Power-Line-Homeplug-Pass-through-X-2-/230775206117?pt=UK_Computing_Other_Computing_Networking&hash=item35bb4630e5

As I say, not particularly recommmended but it's just what i did originally
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I know wheelo said he didn't need high speed but just be aware that the ones linked to eBay are only 85Mbps so the 200+ ones are better value
 
Yeah, I know they are slower but I have been
running a box off 85mbps one for a few years with no
problems.

Didn't realise you could still get them,
thought it was all 200 and 500 these days.
 
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http://www.maplin.co.uk/tp-link-av200-multi-streaming-powerline-adapter-with-ac-pass-through-633039

jodav :)
 
Thats just a single, was just trying to show maplin price comparison.

ebay ones for me

jodav :)
 
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