TP-LinkTL-PA717 KIT 1-Port Gigabit Powerline Starter Kit, Data Transfer Speed Up to 1000 Mbps, Ideal for HD/3D/4K Video Streaming and Online Gaming(for Wired Only), No Configuration Required

Bought these in 2020, 5 years on I still don't have any complaints. Easy to set up, worked well always, fast lag free connection. Would recommend. Pretty good value for money, and not all that big either.

I purchased both a TL-WPA4220KIT and TL-PA4010KIT as part of the same home WiFi solution. As such, I have given the same review for both purchases.We have a long thin Victorian house with a BT HomeHub-5 in the front lounge. We have a ‘copper’ connection to the BT exchange as fibre is not available in our area of London yet. That said, we usually get a reasonable 9-10Mbps connection. Our problem is that we cannot get usable WiFi coverage in the kitchen at the rear of the house.We initially tried to use WiFi signal extenders but these proved slow and unreliable. So, about 3 years ago I purchased an AV500 PowerLine solution from SAGEMCOM. This included a PowerLine WiFi extender in the kitchen. This proved to be adequate though we did need to reset all of the adapters about once a month when things ‘locked up’. Then, a month ago, the WiFi adapter in the kitchen handed in its cards and died.Thinking I would try for a higher-tech solution I purchased a WiFi Mesh solution on Amazon. However, this proved to be a complete disaster being slow and totally unreliable. I suspect this was due to the requirement for overlapping WiFi signals between the nodes.So, it was back to the drawing board and I returned to the tried and tested PowerLine solution. I chose these AV600 kits as I have always liked TP-Link products and found them dependable and reliable. As such, in total, we have 3 x TL-PA4010 mini PowerLine adapters and a TL-WPA4220 WiFi extender (in the kitchen). One of the mini adapters in located in the lounge and is connected with a LAN cable to the BT router. The other 2 adapters are in the bedroom. One is connected to a BT YouView box and the other to a Roberts Internet Radio (neither of which support WiFi). A secure network was made by connecting all 4 units in turn by use of the ‘pair’ buttons.All then burst into life and worked fine. The WiFi extender was using its factory SSID and password. I successfully tried changing this by logging onto its admin screens using a browser (you will need to know its IP address to do this – I picked it up from the BT Hub setup menus). Then, I used the ‘WPS’ method to clone the BT Hub SSID and password by, temporarily, moving the extender to the lounge and following the easy ‘quick setup’ guide. This worked a treat and everything has now worked without hiccup for over a month.I have had previous issues with cloned SSID’s - with mobile devices getting confused when connecting. However, thus far, we have not had any problems and devices switch between the BT router and TP-Link extender (as we move around the house) without issues. That was a pleasant surprise!I did get the tpPLC android app for my mobile and its quite informative. It has a poor rating in the Google Play Store but this is IMHO, unjustified. It has no whistles and bells or astounding graphics but it does a job simply and well. I can see the status of all adapters and the speed of communication between each one. I seem to be getting a respectable 380-450 Mbps between each device except when they are idling and the communication rate drops to, I presume, a default 11 Mbps. The app also allows you to rename the devices (which may be useful for any future trouble shooting) and it can used (apparently) for firmware upgrades. Alas, it cannot be used to restart devices (it only allows a factory reset). Nor, can it be used for changing the settings (SSID ID etc) on the extender – this can only be achieved by ‘browser’ access.So, we are pleased. This solution is (thus far) reliable and is reasonably priced. It is also easy to set up (though my prior experience in this area helped) and it’s a step up from our old SAGEMCOM PowerLine solution. Had BT supplied us with a higher speed ‘fibre’ internet connection, I would have gone for say, an AV1200 setup with dual band WiFi. As it is, this meets our needs. Also, if you have a shortage of mains outlets in your house, you may want to opt for more expensive ‘mains pass-through’ adapters.NOTE. I see there are a number of debates on Amazon regarding the reliability of PowerLine solutions.ie. Some people are extremely happy while others have persistent problems.This is not peculiar to TP-Link products.Based on my experience, I would suspect that performance is directly related to the state of the house mains wiring. Our house has recently been rewired which not only improves (and reduces the number of) connections, but potentially shortens cable runs too. As such, unfortunately, a PowerLine solution may not be ideal for everyone - particularly in some older houses with extensions and complications added over the years. You may need to 'suck it and see' to decide if it works for you.

Bought these as home office does not have an ethernet port for computer, and wifi can be a little intermittent.They were very simple to install, with no issues of them finding each other, and build quality was good.As expected with this solution, the speed was not what i get to the house, but was stable at around 80-100mbps through multiple tests, so would likely serve most connections.Key for me however was connection stability for online gaming which is where this product did not meet my needs. Even after testing different configurations in my home (new build) I would experience periods of packet loss, peaking around 4%. For 98% of applications this is not an issue and can be very dependant in my home wiring and other interference. I would still recommend these for anyone requiring a stable connection where wifi or cabled ethernet is not an option.

It was easy to set up. Not that far from router so can't really say anything about the range. It never drops and does a steady 80mbps. (For context, a 25m long cable was used temporarily and it stayed at a steady 100mbps but the wire went all over the house) Didn't get a WiFi version so can't comment about that. No compatibility problems at all and as said earlier, easy to set up and it just works. Overall, there was a small drop in speed but it was a great solution to having a lack of connectivity and was easy to set up with no issues.

Unbelievably simple to set up and has made a world of difference to the speed and reliability of the Internet connection in the garden office.

If powerline is all you want, this is good. I have 500mbps full fibre and this passed on 350mbps, which I was very happy with.But, it destroyed my wifi. With this plugged in my wifi (in my lounge for example) is 10mbps. Unplug it and my wifi is 120mbps. Wifi is more important to me so all my powerlines have been removed and this sent back.I don’t understand why it destroys wifi, but it does. So be careful.