NetGear Powerline Home Theater Internet Connection Kit XAVB5004 $135 Shipped

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  llama on 24/02/2012 - 17:50

  +1

  I know a way to save $77 off this deal (and get it for $58), but it's reliant on a couple of things. Read on if you are interested…

  First, you need to be on Optus Fusion $109 plan (500gB internet and unlimited home phone deal) or higher. By doing that you can subscribe for free for the MeTV package, which is a video over internet thingy (no, it does NOT replace Foxtel, nor stream Free To Air channels).

  And an option on that package is to get this exact Powerline kit for $19.95. When you are on the Fusion plan, they credit back the $10 per month for the MeTV, so that costs you nothing each month.

  You pay $38 setup cost for the MeTV box and delivery, and then $19.90 for the Powerline adapters… a total of under $58 or under 1/2 the price of this deal.

  If you want more info, just let me know and I'll post up links etc.

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    ethanol on 24/02/2012 - 19:06

    Would be interested. I'm on the $99 Fusion plan (500GB w/ home phone but not w/ the free calls to mobiles - do you know if it works on that aswell)?

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      llama on 24/02/2012 - 20:44

      I can't get the page to link directly.

      Go here: https://www.optus.com.au/shop/broadband/bundles/metvbundles

      Then in the menu at the top under the word "Bundles", mouse-over to drop the menu underneath called "TV & Video". Select "Fusion Broadband + Home Phone + MeTV"

      That's 500GB internet + Unlimited Local, National and Mobile calls + MeTV for $109/month

      Under that "TV & Video" menu there is another one $79.94 for 500GB + MeTV but you have to choose a separate phone bundle. But it looks like you can't get it on the $99 Fusion.

      MeTV gives you 30 free movies per month, plus a HD PVR with 1TB hard drive. Plus free YouTube, Facebook and Twitter on the TV. A lot of the content is credited back against the Broadband allowance.

      With the Fusion plans, there is also a deal for Foxtel, where for the first 12 months you get a free Foxtel IQ and basic channels. What we did was chose this and added the Sports pack.

      Here's the details of the MeTV - the Powerline kit is there at $19.95…
      http://www.optuszoo.com.au/tvandvideo/optusmetv/whatyoullget…

      MeTV gives you 30 free movies per month, plus a HD PVR with 1TB hard drive

      The whole thing is a bit complicated, but if you want Foxtel then the entire package works out very nicely indeed. I can help more with explaining it - just message me.

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        ethanol on 25/02/2012 - 11:11

        Thanks - might give Optus a call to see what they will offer on the $99 Fusion plan.

        Can you confirm the EoP pack is the XAVB5004 as above - I can't see any info on the model # on the site

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        ethanol on 26/02/2012 - 14:59

        From what I read on the whirpool forums, it might be the XAVB 2504 pack

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  nicky100 on 24/02/2012 - 17:56

  How fast this one can do? can it get more than 7Mb/s stable easily?

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  Chuppa on 24/02/2012 - 18:00

  Telstra sell these with a pass-through adaptor for $99 from their shops - their website is twice the price.

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  blbk on 24/02/2012 - 19:05

  how would these things go with streaming 1080p mkvs?

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  krisspy on 24/02/2012 - 19:44

  These units get best results when they're on the same electrical circuit. In most cases, they would probably operate as good if not worst than wireless G ~3-5MB/s. So streaming 1080's would most likely stutter.

  You're better off getting a dual band wireless N or routing ethernet cables (if possible).

  Or you can wait for 801.11ac to release sometime later this year…

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    llama on 24/02/2012 - 20:25

    +4

    These powerline units are generally better than Wireless N for streaming, especially when there are walls in the way… but obviously not as good as a proper Gigabit wired network.

    Why not read the review that the OP linked to?

    http://www.wegotserved.com/2011/07/04/hands-netgear-xavb5004…

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      krisspy on 24/02/2012 - 22:15

      Sync speeds mean squat, you need actual throughput speeds.

      I got better speeds than 11MB/s (as per review) using a dual band, channel bonded connection. This was also a connection going from the bottom of my house to the second floor.

      Yes, wifi has wall problems but these units are reliant on how the power connections in your house are set up. You're better off having the freedom to run around the house connected to the internet.

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        llama on 24/02/2012 - 23:40

        +2

        That WiFi you mention is fine and dandy providing that you don't have any phones, tablets, netbooks, ps3's, x-boxes or any other wireless devices also trying to access the internet over wireless. As soon as that happens, your streaming media turns to shit, because remember you just used both bands and channels just to get your streaming stable LOL.

        Much better to use wireless for portable devices, and other means (EoP or LAN) for networking to fixed, mains power devices like media players. It's so much easier and more reliable.

        Ethernet Over Power is not perfect, but it is an excellent way of getting ADDITIONAL bandwidth on top of what you can push around over WiFi. You erroneously seem to think of them being mutually exclusive, where in fact what you need to consider is how well they suppliment each other.

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  [Deactivated] on 24/02/2012 - 22:55

  Officeworks have these for $149 so you could probably price match and save some more.
  http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Net…

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    ralliart on 25/02/2012 - 00:23

    The officework one is one model down XAVB1004 with 4 x 10/100 port this one is XAVB5004 with 4x 10/100/100 port.

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  balkerman on 25/02/2012 - 01:58

  +1

  I have the NETCOMM equivalent and get a stable 12 MB/s transfer rate. Blu-rays are only about 5-7 MB/s.

  For me this was a no brainer over wireless for the htpc. Wireless is just to unstable for trouble free playback.

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  Regie69 on 25/02/2012 - 10:59

  If you are a foxtel subscriber you can get the ones listed below for $80.00 with free delivery and price is added to monthly bill

  They work great
  http://m.netcomm.com.au/p/powerline/np204

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    balkerman on 25/02/2012 - 14:13

    I got average speeds of 5-7 MB/S with these. Then upgraded to these: http://m.netcomm.com.au/p/powerline/np504 for 12 MB/s