WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit

Unlike some houses my wall sockets are very close to the skirting board and so I cannot use the standard bulkier homeplugs.

I didn't really need the additional ports available on these adapters, my main reason for buying is because the all-in-one chunky adapters that plug direct in the wall are no good for me. I'm in an old house with the sockets close to skirting boards....

I have only recently stumbled over homeplug technology, having dismissed it as a gimmick. But now with so many web enabled devices in my household, I really need an alternative to a single WiFI access point within my ADSL router. Also need wired...

after trying various top of the range wireless routers to feed hd to my sony 46ex503 via media centre also watching hd steamed to my sony via xbox zume they all failed to cope consistantly.

I only get 6mbps using these devices when transferring data between my upstairs mac and downstairs macbook. In contrast, a direct ethernet connection between the two computers gives around 50mbps. I've tried a couple of different plug sockets, no change.

I bought this product to replace my existing single ethernet port Homeplug AV setup. The livewire gives you 4 ports at both ends! And it uses a standard sized UK plug, rather than a large brick plug like most Homeplug AV adapters. This makes it...