Customers love the Powerline AC1000 Wi-Fi Access Point and Adapter for its easy setup, strong signal, and wide coverage. They appreciate how it effortlessly extends their Wi-Fi range and provides reliable connectivity throughout their homes. While some users experienced performance inconsistencies and occasional difficulties in setup, the majority of customers are highly satisfied with its plug-and-play functionality and affordable price.
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Pros mentioned:
Range, Strong signal
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Netgear Powerline 1000
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I'm very happy with the results. I had my doubts that this was going to work because I had tried other extenders that didn't work. I live in an old house that's over 100 years old, and it still has some of the old knob and tube wiring that is still active. I was also trying to get a signal from my 2nd floor, where the router was out to my detached garage and the electric car charger; it was a long shot, to say the least. The setup was straightforward and quick, and I was able to grab a strong signal in the garage. I couldn't believe it. I get 20 Mbps download on the 2.4 network in the garage, which works for me.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wow !! Amazing
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Wow!! I’m absolutely %100 happy and blown away with this purchase. Although it didn’t give me the 1000 mbs of my dreams, I’m beyond happy with what I got. I’ve always had WiFi troubles in my room, and given that I live in an old beach house, my options were thin, and I didn’t want to run a 150 ft Ethernet through my house. I would typically get 1-5 mbs and immediately, on the plug in, without the Ethernet, I’m getting a solid 80mbs+. It may not seem like much but it’s the best WiFi I’ve ever had. Setup took about 10 minutes, I had to move where it was plugged into a couple of times but I found the perfect outlet. Not only is the setup easy but it’s also super easy to go in and change the WiFi name / password. I would %100 recommend to anyone who has WiFi issues and cannot get wired connections. Definitely worth the $140
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup, Strong signal
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Gets the job done
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Product was simple and easy to install. Have centurylink for home Internet (only provider that gets out in country area ) simply followed the instructions in the box and within 5-10 mins I had better coverage in my house. Definitely worth the investment. Have 2 iPads , 2 chrome books , ps4, Apple TV and 5 phones connected to it and provides strong signal throughout house.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Netgear extended device review
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
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By far the best thing that I have gotten for Wi-Fi it's easy to connect and control from your router also it has a good extension on it to connect from even outside of my house so for me after looking for a good product that works perfectly Id recommend
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Netgear powerline wifi extender
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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I was hesitant at first, but it was an easy set up, and it honestly works great, i went from having no connection to a pretty decent connection in the upstairs room on the opposite side of the house where the routers at
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great and Easy Solution to Extending Wifi Signal
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Recommended by a friend who had success with it and so far works great for us. Main WiFi router is in one corner of the house and our room over the garage on the opposite side of the house was a dead zone. Very easy setup, followed the directions, and worked within minutes of setup. Kids have been enjoying the TV up their streaming both on the TV and their devices for a few weeks now without any issues.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best I've bought so far
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Easy setup. Good initial build quality and it's nice that it has a little status light that changes with the speed of the network which is pretty cool.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Words Well & Very Fast
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Now the quickest internet connection Iv'e ever had. Make sure you do not plug either device into an GFI or surge arrester power strip as the electronics in those devices will effect the wifi output, as in not allow it to function. I used this to get better wifi in my detached garage and it did the job quite well !! Great product highly recommend !!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good purchase
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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It has a good connection, easy directions to follow. Wish signal could match the output from router.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Plug in extender
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Works great! Better than wireless extender. Would recommend buying one with outlet to plug in electrical items.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Improved Connectivity
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My Netgear signal booster significantly improved my internet connectivity and allows my PC to perform better. If your equipment is located in an area where your WIFI signal is weak, this will definitely provide a solution to the issue.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy setup
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I really like the Netgear PowerLine Wi-Fi 1000 because it is to setup.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This product is great!
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My wifi was not working well at all through out the house but once I connect this device which was easy to install, my wifi now is working at 100% all over the house. Highly recommend this product.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup, Range, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
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Great product has worked wonderfully for what we needed ot for thinking of buying another for the other office in the house.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup, Range, Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
The range is surprisingly good!
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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I've used prior generations of this technology with mixed results. This updated generation works surprisingly well! Specifically I had a small cabin 200 feet away from the main house where the internet feed was. There was a 240v burried line connecting them, and this ethernet pair worked! If you know anything about powerlines the outlets in your home are 120v and are on one of two phases (120 + 120 = 240). The fact the signal can go from a single side phase through the 240 line into the other building from a burried cable at that distance is amazing! The speeds were so-so, but at that distance who cares (no other method would have worked). I got 30Mbps+ from a feed at the main house that was about 50 to 90Mbps. So the long range certainly caused some slowing, but it is plenty for Ultra HD TV streaming (which needs about 15Mbps max).
Super easy to set up. Plug-in each side, give the "sender" unit an internet feed via ethernet cable, and voila: you've got WiFi on the other side. It works right out of the box with almost no setup.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Strong signal
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect solution for us
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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The Wi-Fi in our house has always been more of an aggravation than an asset so I have ethernet cables hidden all over the place. When my bride decided to move her in-home office to a room where there was no good way to hide an ugly ethernet cable, I took another shot with Wi-Fi extenders. Worked a great a for a few days and a couple of Zoom meetings until neither the primary nor the backup were adequate during an important meeting. I ordered these, plugged them in and all has been first rate ever since. Both outlets are on the same circuit, so even though they claim it isn't necessary, I'm betting it helps to seal the deal.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Easy setup, Strong signal
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works Great!
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I recently built a new shop on my property about 75 ft. from the router in the house and having to go through 4 walls & other obstructions the WiFi signal was showing up in the new shop but it was to weak to get internet access. After reading a ton of reviews about WiFi extenders & talking to a lot of techs this extender was the obvious choice. The directions say not to go through breaker panels, However, my extender is actually going through 2 breaker panels, one from the main breaker panel in the house & one sub panel in the new shop building. I was skeptical as to if it would work or not after going through 2 breaker panels. But,,,, Presto, Alagazam it worked just fine & WiFi signal strength in the new shop was more than adequate to provide internet access. Now I can use a computer, amazon alexa & cell phone in the new building. Set up took a few tries to get it right, but it's not really that tricky once you follow the directions to a T. There are also videos on YouTube to make set up even easier. You can buy wireless extenders for a lot cheaper price if you are willing to roll the dice as to whether they will work or not. Save yourself the hassle of having to return a wireless extender to the store & get this one right off the get go. FYI,,,,,, even if a wireless extender does work for you the signal strength will not be as strong as what you get from this wired extender. This wired extender is probably just as good as running a new ethernet cable to the new shop. I am very pleased with the outcome of this project.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Range
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works as it should
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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Perfect for my needs. My home router/modem is far from my work station, and this allowed my to extend my wifi significantly. Just as fast as if I was near the router.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Range
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Powerline AC1000
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
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Super easy to set up and definitely worth the effort! My wi-fi range is so much better now.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Effective and Quick
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Bought this to go in my attic to support my Tablo over the air TV receiver in my attic with my 8-element bow tie antenna. Tablo connects to your TV antenna, receives over the air HDTV signals but sends the picture video stream to your TV through its Apps which are made for just about every device including Apple TV and XBOX, iPad, iPhone and more. My wi-fi router on ground floor didn’t have a great signal in my attic, so I used this Netgear power line adapter to extend my network to the attic. It provides great speed over existing house power lines. You can connect your network device to it at the far end, in my case in the attic, via Cat 5/6 cable. This model also transmits a separate wi-fi network at the remote location, my attic in this case, but I use a cable plugged into it. The same capability exists for $20 cheaper without the wi-fi if you know you will only use a network cable. This provides similar network speeds to my attic as I have downstairs, frequently over 100 Mbps, that I didn’t think I could obtain through my wi-fi router modem two levels below at ground level. Literally plug and play. I didn’t set up the extended wi-fi network in the attic but that appeared to be easy as well. This is a great way to extend your network without using radio signals which may or may not penetrate a long way or provide the same throughput if the signal strength is weak or marginal. Highly recommended for extending a home network and for this Tablo use. By placing the TV antenna in the roof I get very good reception of local and some stations 50-60 miles away without having to erect an outdoor antenna support or run the coax cable through a window or penetrate the house some other way.