Linksys Instant PowerLine USB adapter user reviews

1.5 stars

"Support is really bad though!" on October 11, 2002

Summary: I Posted earlier, but had to say more. Once I got it working it is great. But, support was really bad. They tried to say it was the wiring in my new house. They were of course wrong and I did get it working. I don't know how they can be so quick to blame the wiring. If I had brought back the $200 bricks then that would be less sales for them. Poor customer service. Check for other brands if possible.

3.5 stars

"No wires through the main hall!" on September 9, 2003

Pros: It works fine in Japan were there are different power settings. Unlike other products which run 15% slower, this is just fine. Living in a new condo is nice but the unsightly LAN cable running from corner to corner through the main hall was one reason f

Cons: Set up is a little tricky for devices that will be plugged in and unplugged on the go. There is no reference about how to set up static IP addresses. So after a few hours of fine tuning, it now works flawlessly.

1.0 stars

"Too costly, not the easy set-up" on February 17, 2003

Summary: Set-up did not work as advertised. Called tech support twice: first defective product, then Microsoft's problem. I like the premise, not the performance.

1.5 stars

"Works -- but intermittent line drops" on December 16, 2002

Summary: I've three Linksys Powerline adapters. The work fine -- most of the time. I do experience times when they just give up and need unplugging and re-plugging in to restart the flow of network traffic. Yes - much better than running cat 5 and greater reach than 802.11b -- but the intermittent problems are a pain.