There may be a new competitor in the market when it comes to receiving an internet signal. Macwireless has announced a new, extremely fast network adapter. This technology allows up to 16 devices on your network and is transmitted over normal AC wires.
From the product page:
Powerline networking allows you to route your network through the electrical lines that are already built into your home or office. With speeds up to 200 times faster than DSL, this is a great way to get your ethernet network to other floors or rooms in your building, without the need to run wires. Powerline Network Adapters are particularly useful when concrete, metal, or other obstructions in the walls of your home or office block your wireless signals.
Sounds pretty interesting if you ask me and may be a great alternative for those in brick buildings in cities where a Wifi signal is hard to get. If you have ever used one of these, or a technology like this, let us know.
My experience with Powerline technology has been this; IT DOES NOT WORK WELL.
I spent one very frustrating weekend trying to get a Netgear Powerline kit to work accross my home. It worked fine if I plugged the devices in two outlets close to each other in the same room. It was completely useless when used in different rooms. Oh .. and they did not work with surge protectors or UPS. Aparently the filters in those devices blogs the network signals. I had to plug my WAP and the Netgear into the same wall outlet.
MACWIRELESS SOLD ME BAD PRODUCTS.
MACWIRELESS WASTED MY MONEY.
MACWIRELESS OWNER IMMORAL .
WACWIRELESS CUSTOMER SERVICE UNETHICAL.
MACWIRELESS WASTED MY MONEY.
MACWIRELESS OWNER BAD.
SLIMY
SLEAZY
BAD.
GO TO A WORTHY MORAL COMPANY.
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FRAUD Manooch Kahjeh sold me bad things
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Manooch Kahjeh was strange and weird
FRAUD Sarah Olson lied for Manooch Kahjeh that they did decent business FRAUD
FRAUD lies
They did bad business lied
Manooch Khajeh & Sara Olsen lied & did bad business for 2 years to me.