Adapters stopped working Has this product stopped working for anyone else? When I first bought the extenders, they worked great. I was getting speeds right up around my rated broadband speed. However, several months later, I am lucky to get any connection at all. Right now I'm getting about 55KB/sec download speeds, which is far below what my cable is capable of. I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what you did, if anything, to fix it. Adapters stopped working Has this product stopped working for anyone else? When I first bought the extenders, they worked great. I was getting speeds right up around my rated broadband speed.... » Read More Adapters stopped working Has this product stopped working for anyone else? When I first bought the extenders, they worked great. I was getting speeds right up around my rated broadband speed. However, several months later, I am lucky to get any connection at all. Right now I'm getting about 55KB/sec download speeds, which is far below what my cable is capable of. I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what you did, if anything, to fix it. « Show Less
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You should check to see if they're are any appliances that might be causing interference or "noise". I had a similar problem where the speed was slow, but I found out that in other locations of my house the performance was much better. After I poked around for a bit, I found out that after unplugging my mp3 recharge adapter the speed increased dramatically. It may be a bit inconvenient, but you have to try unplugging devices that you suspect may be causing the problem and plug them elsewhere. This could be the only way.
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I did try unplugging the lamp that was using the same socket and this helped a little. It's still far below the speeds I was getting when I first bought them though. I also tried moving the extender to a different room (closer to my router where the 2nd unit is) but the speed stayed pretty much the same. Thanks for your suggestions.
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In my opinion, range boosters and repeaters are garbage, they are simply acting as an additional hub to transmit data, lots of information gets lost and these (in my experience) tend to have unreliable connections. These powerline adapters are the easiest solution ive ever come across, and they maintain a faster connection than my wireless, and have never had the internet go down on it. I currently live in a 18 year old house, with the base adapter plugged in next to my router downstairs, and the other adapter plugged into an extension cord upstairs on the opposite side of my house.Dont waste your time and money with the booster. In my opinion, range boosters and repeaters are garbage, they are simply acting as an additional hub to transmit data, lots of information gets lost and these (in my experience) tend to have unreliable connections. These powerline adapters are the easiest solution ive ever come across, and they maintain a faster connection than my wireless, and have never had the internet go down on it. I currently live in a 18 year old house, with the base adapter plugged in next to my router downstairs, and the other adapter plugged into an extension cord upstairs on the opposite side of my... » Read More In my opinion, range boosters and repeaters are garbage, they are simply acting as an additional hub to transmit data, lots of information gets lost and these (in my experience) tend to have unreliable connections. These powerline adapters are the easiest solution ive ever come across, and they maintain a faster connection than my wireless, and have never had the internet go down on it. I currently live in a 18 year old house, with the base adapter plugged in next to my router downstairs, and the other adapter plugged into an extension cord upstairs on the opposite side of my house.Dont waste your time and money with the booster. « Show Less
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well in a way, yes. Here's an example: I play live games on the internet vs other people. Before the extender, I would only get bad signal if everyone in the house used the wifi. After the extender, it was the same except I would get bad signal for a few seconds occasionally. However, the REAL problem that I did experience with this extender was that it would constantly disconnect and connect, and it was bad for my gaming, as the game would crash and kick me out. Other than that, it did its job
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I had the same problem. Was able to buy the adapters cheaply at Radio Shack. I still had issues though with the signal/picture quality coming through the connection being significantly degraded (lots of static).
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Purusha -- What are you saying? You have actually had good luck resolving this issue with Sony? I have the same problem - only 12 of my 45 favorites show up. I have reset / powered down / restarted / swapped ethernet cabling / chatted with SONY -- you name it -- I have not gotten anywhere. This all became an issue when I accepted the Network upgrade 146. Prior to upgrading I was having a wonderful time with the player. The user interface is slow and cumbersome, but did work. I am now so upset and disgusted with this machine. I will call the number you list and give that a try in the morning. Purusha -- What are you saying? You have actually had good luck resolving this issue with Sony? I have the same problem - only 12 of my 45 favorites show up. I have reset / powered down / restarted / swapped ethernet cabling / chatted with SONY -- you name it -- I have not gotten anywhere. This all became an issue when I accepted the Network upgrade 146. Prior to upgrading I was having a wonderful time with the player. The user interface is slow and cumbersome, but did work. I am now so upset and disgusted with this machine. I will call the number you list and give that a try in the morning.
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I have one that does not work either. My home is in East Wakefield NH where there are limited towers, but I thought the internet and satellite would work around that. It didn't. I even received a replacement unit to see if it made any difference, It didn't. The extender does work fine in FL, where I spend 7 of 12 months, so I guess it is worth it in the long run.
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Are you using any power extensions or are the adapters bring placed directly in the wall outlets? Outside of that, the only things I can think of are that either the cable from the modem/router to the adapter is faulty or you may have a limit on the number of users allowed in that device.
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It's been reported that there can be bandwidth degradation due to the way the extender utilizes the network (frequency/channels) between itself and the main WiFi router. In my case, with a 10Mgbps DSL line in a tech shield roofed 2500+ sq. ft home, this unit works just fine. My main router is in the front office and the extender is at the farthest point in the back of the home, so that they overlap in coverage. Online Speed tests from the extender were fine while testing from phones, tablets, and laptops. I am in IT, so I understand the limitations of this type of unit, it's not a Business class AP. Those will autoswitch the device to the strongest AP, where these wont. I think some peoples problems are that they think they are connected to the extender when in fact, they are still connected to the main router. The SSID will show the same for both units, but the MAC addresses are different, so I watch the signal strength indicator on the device I am using. You can test this. Connect to the main WiFi router, then walk to where you have the extender. You should see your signal drop on your device (tablet/phone). Find the "dead" spot, turn off your WiFi (phone/tablet)and then back on. If the extender is working, you will then have a stronger signal than before. I will typically switch to the strongest signal depending on where I am in the home. This unit can still reach the front of the house though. It's not as difficult as it sounds to monitor, you just have to be conscience. For the money, it was well worth it IMO.
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Currently, I use this with my desktop PC and have had no problem running Elder Scrolls Online on max settings until just recently. After ruling everything else out, I think the adapter is dying after ~2 years of use. I have a Comcast Xfinity 50 Mbps connection and all other devices in the same room as the Linksys zip right along at high speeds. The Linksys has served well for awhile but I am looking into Coax to Ethernet as an alternative solution that will be less expensive and more reliable.
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I've had two of these exact same adapters and both stopped working after about two months. The first one crapped out after a month and it took the company about two months to send me a new one. Same thing happened to the one they sent me. Seems the electronics "cook" after so many uses. When they did work they worked well.
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I had the same problem with 1.14. Was getting symptoms of adware on a pc. Wiped it a couple of times and problem came back. I used Edimax extender also. There is a patch for this issue. After the patch, no more problems. Been three months with no issues. Issue fixed after 1.16 NAT fix. This new issue sounds like another NAT issue. Load older firmware. 1.16 been working good.
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As with every one of these Powerlink products, the question as to where is the single extender (needed for expansion to another device) available? Netgear? Not available at Amazon apparently. Linksys? Not available at Amazon and their own store says they've been discontinued. Medialink? Please, somebody post the link to where I could find one because like all the others, I only see "kits" for sale.
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Hello Russell Holloway, If you are seeing this speed as your 'connection speed', then that is the transmission speed between the adapter and the router and should not affect download speeds. If you are referring to a download speed measurement (such as from Speedtest.net) then that speed is normally determined by your internet provider as well as the router itself. If you need any assistance, please call or email our free US Based Tech Support for assistance. Thanks, Mediabridge Customer Support 856-216-8222 support@mediabridgeproducts.com
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Yes I have! I have a 6 year old Netgear router (need to get a newer one) and a $30-40 CISCO USB wireless adapter plugged into the WD Media Player. My computer is in the back of the house connected to the router/internet.My video streams perfectly, no skipping or buffering, just continuous uninterrupted streaming. I don't know what I can say to help.. You tried the automatic detection? Must be that your network has an issue. Is the YouTube software working but not able to see files on your computer?
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Same problem here. Worked like a champ for about 2 weeks and now it is useless. Constantly dropping connections, I can't get any of my smartphones to connect, etc. I have tried everything, including the suggestions above as well as going back to the Classic only wireless option. I will certainly admit I have a lot of requirements: 3 laptops, 2 iPhones, a streaming media player, a network bridge, a network printer etc. but there has to be something out there that will work.
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I bought a refurbished one that worked well on XP. When it burned out I bought a new one to replace it. The new one never worked on XP, and Cisco customer service wasn't much help. They wanted you to jump thru hoops to get an updated driver. So I gave up and just bought a Netgear USB adapter and it's worked for over 6 months now. Will it work on Ubuntu? I don't really know.....
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In my experience, the driver for this adapter is flaky. This adapter has a broadcom chip and broadcom does not seem to be addressing issues. It took them a long time to get a non beta driver out for Windows 8.1, which still seems to have issues in my experience. I am currently using a Asus adapter that has a ralink chip and it just works. It is n only though.