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Very easy to use; Plug and play; Install and setup in seconds; Excellent value for money; Wireless extender and clone

Misleading 'Up to 500 Mbps' claims; Only 10/100 Ethernet ports

As our needs for a connected home increase and the number of devices in use at home grows it's inevitable that our networking needs also grow, sometimes expanding isn't as straight forward as we'd like.

Manufacturers tell me that wireless extenders are big sellers. I suppose it's no wonder, since most everyone wishes their Wi-Fi coverage were better than it is. Most extenders, however, have one major weakness-they reduce the bandwidth of the "extended" signal by half.

We look at the WPA4220, a hybrid Powerline Wi-Fi extender from TP-LINK. Read on as Tyler tells us all about the kit and if it's worth buying or not.

Notebook computers may have popularized wireless networking in homes and business, but in the past few years the surge in mobile computing on smartphones and tablets has turned that convenience into a requirement.

The TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT worked as described. In a matter of minutes I had unpacked, configured and extended my home network. In my previous review, the TL-WA850RE gave a stronger signal boost but this kit at least lets me use my electrical circuit to get wireless to areas previously not possible...

Awesome product. Great service from Novatech and does exactly as required with a very simple set up. Couldn't be happier. many many thanks to Novatech.

Excellent service, expertise in shop so good, explained everything in setting up the wi-fi booster especially when we had to phone shop later for more help. Wi-fi now all around the house, very useful for iPad.

expertise of staff

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I already have a homeplug network with WAPs in my home but needed another couple of devices to ensure full coverage, I was working to a budget and this pair fitted the requirement and the cost envelope.

I only had one bar wireless signal on my iPad in the bedroom YouTube was stopping and starting once these were set up I had full signal YouTube is perfect now and for some strange reason when I do a speed test I'm getting around 0.5 mb more than I should brilliant kit.

simple setup (no set up required other than pairing) looks good and works as expected; none