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5 Powerline Networking Devices Reviewed

An anonymous reader writes "Most people who can't or won't hardwire for broadband have an obvious alternative: Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, there can be architectural anomalies between floors or even between rooms that can interfere with Wi-Fi signals, resulting in spotty, or even dead, signals. So what do you do? Well, you can try using a powerline device. Computerworld reviewer Bill O'Brien tests powerline units from Belkin, D-Link, Linksys, Netgear and Zyxel, and compares their performance to that of his wired and wireless setups."

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  1. Wow... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    A little slow; but at least they are flaky and expensive, so I give them a thumbs up.

  2. Re:Seriously? by Chabo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Right now you can think freely, but they're working on that.

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