Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

**Original Review** Below please find my thoughts on this product! OVERALL IMPRESSION Excellent product. I can game online, stream HD video, and browse the web without any lag and without an unsightly cord going from my downstairs router to my upstairs PC. SETUP Extremely easy. Just plug in one unit and connect the ethernet cable to the router. Hit the "pair" button. Then plug in the second unit and connect the ethernet wire to the PC (or whatever device). Hit the "pair" button and they are connected. You have 2 minutes to hit "pair" on both units. OUTLETS This DOES NOT block the second electrical outlet, and you can plug the unit in either facing downward or upward (as in the stock photo above). DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD SPEED I ran lots of speedtests across multiple different electrical outlets. I have a 60 mbps / 5 mbps internet connection. Average speed: 50 mbps / 5 mbps Lowest speed: 25 mbps / 5 mbps Highest speed: 66 mbps / 6 mbps Why the variability? I think EVERYTHING matters with these units. The electrical outlet you use, whether or not you use the other outlet, the ethernet cables you use, EVERYTHING! Even your network adapter settings can cause changes in your speed. So be very sure that you run multiple tests and check multiple outlets to find the best connection speed. LATENCY Just as good as a hardwired connection. My average latency is < 50 ms, and the lowest I have seen is around 13 ms (but again, it's the same as using a hard wired connection, which is pretty fantastic). ONLINE GAMING I play online games (StarCraft 2 mainly, yes I know it's an old game but I love it) and it has been incredible so far. NO lag, NO stutter, NO buffering. Just a flawless experience so far. OVERALL INTERNET EXPERIENCE Amazing. Web pages load instantly and videos do not buffer (at least on YouTube, I have not tried other video yet such as Netflix). I can click on a YouTube video and it starts playing instantly. I can then click anywhere in the timeline of that video, and it plays instantly. There are literally no delays. FINAL THOUGHTS Overall, I'm extremely pleased with these units. My internet is silky smooth: I can play games, I can watch HD videos, I can browse the web, and it all works flawlessly. Setup was a breeze and truly plug-n-play. The only reason I am deducting 1 star (and I may change this later) is that the raw download speed is not quite as fast as a hard wired ethernet connection. On average, I receive about 50 mbps download speed, but with a hard wired connection I can max out at 70 mbps. Granted, the units went up to 66 mbps once, but I do feel that a 1000 mbps network adapter should be able to reach speeds of 70 mbps. I am not sure why I only get 50 mbps instead of 65-70 mbps on average. My hypothesis is that these units are subject to electrical interference because if I plug the powerline adapter into an outlet away from my PC (in an isolated outlet) the speeds go up a bit. That's when I saw the 66 mbps result. But as soon as I plugged my PC into a nearby outlet, I'm back to 50 mbps average speed. But in the grand scheme of things, it does not matter. These units are plenty fast for me. I just *wish* I could snag my full speed because it's an obsession with me. I may update to better ethernet cables and see if that changes anything (more shielding may help). But for now, I am very impressed with these units. If you have any questions or comments, please let them below! **UPDATE 6/25/17** I have figured out a way to gain about 16 mbps download speed (on average). I have two power outlets near my PC. I just had the power strip (containing all my PC electrical connections) and the adapter switch places. That's the only change I made. Download speed before switch: 50 mbps average Download speed after switch: 66 mbps average Direct connection: 71 mbps (max speed / average) So now I am getting about 93% of the speeds of a direct connection. I even found that I can get a bit more speed if the TP link adapter is facing downward versus upward (I have it plugged into the top socket but facing downward). Funny thing is that my download speeds can be horrendous if I put the TP link adapter in the bottom socket versus the top socket. Like, 3-4 mbps average horrendous, but that's if the power strip is also plugged into the bottom socket in a nearby outlet. Bottom line is this: These things work great but are EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. You have to be willing to tinker with your connections to get the best speeds. I recommend conducting numerous speed tests on several consistent servers to see what effect your changes have. **UPDATE #2 - 6/25/17** Well, my increase in speeds was short-lived. Turns out, when I was plugged into that particular electrical outlet, the speeds took a turn for the worst. I was suddenly at 3 mbps average. On a whim, I decided to try plugging the TP Link adapter into a standalone outlet even further away from my computer. This outlet had nothing close to it on the left or right (1 outlet is vacant to each side of it). And low and behold, I started achieving perfect speeds of 71 mbps download and 6 mbps upload (which is my maximum speed when directly connected on my 60/5 internet connection). I was very pleased, but skeptical. So I did repeated speedtests, and the speed has consistently been near 70 mbps every time over the course of the entire day. I kept doing lots of different tests and my connection is rock solid with top speeds now. So the stability has always been rock solid, but I am FINALLY getting the same speeds as a direct connection, CONSISTENTLY. Whew! Turns out, in case anyone is interested, other outlets further away from my computer also gave me top speeds. I truly think the problem is electrical interference -- you have to find an unused outlet far away from any other electrical sources. Luckily, I have plenty of outlets in my computer room, and I had a spare 75' ethernet cable (Cat 6) that I just finished running along the wall. This will be my last update, unless something changes. But for now I will stand by my 4-star review. This thing performs incredibly well, but the fact that it is so finicky and does not handle electrical interference very well is a clear deduction of 1 star. I bought this so that I could avoid running cables across the house, and it has prevented that from happening. But I still had to end up running a cable along a wall and around a door frame so that it would not be laying on the floor. It was an easy job, and the wife will be pleased that I did not have to run cables across the whole house, but it would have been nice to have simply plugged it into any electrical outlet and had it work perfectly.