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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 61 reviews

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79%would recommend to a friend

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Customers recognize the TL-PA7017 KIT - AV1000 Gigabit Powerline Starter Kit for its easy setup process, describing it as user-friendly and simple enough for anyone to install. They also appreciate the stable connection it provides, eliminating speed fluctuations and ensuring a consistent gaming experience. While some gamers have experienced high ping, many have found that this product significantly reduces the issue.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Stable connection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    AMAZING!!!

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Wow this thing is AMAZING! Very simple to set up & use -- the speed of my wifi went from 0.4 mbps to 19.9 mbps. Great for those working from home! They basically turn any electrical outlet into an ethernet port (never knew that was possible). Downside is you are plugged into ethernet, but positive is that the connection is stable 100% of the time vs wifi which is hit or miss.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy setup
    Cons mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Garbage! Waste of money and time!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These things made my internet speed run at about 10% of the speed of my WIFI. And less than 4% of my hardwired internet speed. I was hoping these would at least improve on the 5Ghz WiFi speeds but no such luck. They actually killed my speed completely (see screenshots of speed tests). I’m a fan of TP-LINK products and have several of their smart switches and plugs in my home. These however are absolute garbage and do not deliver on their promise. The only positive I can say is that they were a breeze to set up and connect. However, given the end result, I wish I had saved myself the time and effort.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from TPLinkSupport
      Posted .

      Hi,

      Thank you for your review. Please bear in mind Powerline data transfer rates will vary due to network environment variables including: distance between adapters, network traffic, noise on electrical wires, building material and construction, quality of electrical installation and other adverse conditions.

      First, please ensure both Powerline adapters are plugged directly into wall outlets - no surge protectors or power strips as these will directly interfere with the connection. We recommend following the suggestions outlined in our FAQ here to help optimize the performance of your Powerline connection: http://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-409.html

      We'd love to follow up with you and answer any questions you might have. Please send an e-mail with your contact information and a link to this review to [email protected] and we'll gladly have a Support Agent follow up with you directly.

      Best Regards,
      TP-Link Support tplink

  • Cons mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Don’t buy

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If I could put no stars I would I was looking for this because at night time when my family is home everyone is using all their different devices and the internet gets slowed because of that which is normal and I play video games so I would lag a lot so I bought this thinking it would help and my family is not home at the time of testing but I normally when they are not on their devices get 80-120 mbps and I tested today without the tp link on a wireless network far from my router got 83.2 mbps then I plugged the tp link into the router and into my PlayStation and with the wired network I got 25.8 mbps

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It's perfect it does the job

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It really does the job know I have internet in my tv i can see Netflix and yutub and other things clear and without cut interruptions

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Wifi

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Review

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product is very beneficial and amazing when it comes to quality. I’ve had it for about a year now and it has not let me down. As a gamer I’ve struggled with high WiFi and with the help of this product it’s nice and simple. Overall it made my pc WiFi much faster and better. Highly reccomend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The perfect internet fix!

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am a technician for an internet service provider, so I have many years experience with troubleshooting internet problems and figuring out if it's an internet provider problem or a home network problem and I always HIGHLY recommend these to many of my customers. DONT BUY WIFI EXTENDERS! If you are having wifi problems, they just extend your wifi problems farther out. Instead, these powerline adapters give you a hardline connection on the other side of your house, just like if someone ran you a network cable to a different room. But these are even better because you can move them anywhere in your house and as long as they are talking through the same breaker panel you can move that connection to any room you need. I bought this to give my brother a hardline connection to his Xbox that he had in a room that we couldn't run a new network cable too and it works great! You could also buy this and a router that can be set to "Access Point Mode" and give yourself another wifi router on the other side of a big house (make sure you change that 2nd router to access point mode first or it will fight with your 1st router and give you more internet problems)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic product, yet do your research first!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product is really cool and the idea behind it is very mind-blowing. YET, in order for this to work, both devices need to be on the SAME electrical circuit. If this is not the case, you will be getting 25 mbps speeds and not the 1000 as promised (assuming you have such speeds of course). I found it useful for my Apple TV.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Stable connection
    Cons mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Works but not as promised

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have this plugged into the most optimal position it can be in. Its on the same breaker as the other plug and router and pretty close to the router (just needed a direct connect to the room on the otherside of wall of the router without snaking an ethernet all the way around). Im also using CAT6 cables not the CAT5 that came with it. So this says it can get a gig down, no it can't. I have this is the best environment it can get and it tops out at 250 mbps. Really the only upside is that I have a more stable connection than the wifi adapter.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dead easy to setup and worked instantly

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Paired outlets in minutes with the pair button and ping is consistent and speed is slightly lower than my 5G WiFi but still good. Maxed out at about 180 megabits per second. Solid performance and no drops anymore.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Stable connection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great to connect devices via 'ethernet'

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    allowed me to connect my smart tv via 'ethernet' to my network. much faster and reliable this way than wifi. easy to install.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gaming

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WiFi server

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just what my son needed for his game system to get good service of internet.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Well

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works really well! I've been able to use this to get pretty good internet connection to my computer that didn't have Wi-Fi connection.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Plug and play, Stable connection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing product for gaming and overall use

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing I have no more internet problems amazing for gaming stable connection and I’m far away from my router. Amazing if you wanna game but don’t wanna have terrible wifi or be in the same room as your router! Plus it’s plug and play It linked as soon as I put both it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy setup, Plug and play

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Extends ethernet with no problem

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Was hesitant to try this but I saw some positive reviews. It is fantastic. Extends ethernet without running wire. All you have to do is plug it in. Anyone can make it work. Will be buying two more units. Highly recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Reliable but Not Speedy for Me

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This helped a bunch with some connectivity issues I was having with my PS4’s wireless connection. This has yet to disappoint on that front. I only get 50 Mbps though, while some of ,y wireless devices exceed 400 Mbps throughout my house, but I won’t fault the product entirely for that. I’d say just don’t expect the theoretical maximum speed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works well, easy to setup

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall works well and easy to setup. Speed could be a bit faster but that would be expected of powerline-based approaches. Able to get internet actoss living room, dining room, and three bedrooms.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great solution for home wireless issues

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought a couple of sets of these power line Ethernet adapters to help provide consistent network connectivity for the family while we are working from home and doing remote learning for my high school and college age kids. The ability to use these over the existing electrical lines has been great and they are easy to setup and configure. More consistent connectivity than from the single wireless router that we were using. Make sure that you get USB or USB-C Ethernet adapters and ethernet patch cables if you are using these on laptops.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy setup

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Only worth for certain places

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    As the title says this is not a bad product nor a good product. I gave it 3 stars due to the speed. On the other hand this can be used in those hard to reach places in your home or office. I get 400Mbps through my provider and got a reading of 51Mbps on my PS5. You’re better off using only for certain task that don’t require a high bandwidth. Pro: Easy to set up Pro: very small (small as a credit card) Con: must use wall outlet Con: Speed cut in half

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    4k content, Easy setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wireless and great

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use and works great. Works well with 4K content also.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Stable connection

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product for stable internet

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product made me avoid installing a costly ethernet port on my house. So far the product has been giving me a stable connection.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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