Packard Bell net2plug review

Verdict:

Review Date: 22 Sep 2004

Price when reviewed: inc VAT

Reviewed By: Peter Jenkinson

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

Review
Specs

Setting up a network can be a messy business. A spaghetti of cabling isn't appealing and, if you go for a wireless network, there are a number of security issues to overcome.

The net2plug uses your existing electricity mains to transfer data between two points at a maximum speed of 14Mbit/s. If you put the two plugs in the same socket, though, the resulting transfer speeds are almost four times better than if you had one downstairs and the other on a different floor.

Setting it up is easy enough; you connect the USB connectors and run the installation wizard. For simplicity it's a good buy, but the high price and slow transfer rates are an issue.

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