The Tenda PH5 Powerline starter kit offers decent speeds and a new Wi-Fi hotspot at an appealing price
The Tenda PH5 AV1000 Wi-Fi Extender Kit is a set of two Powerline adapters that create not just a fast wired home network but add a new Wi-Fi hotspot where you need it most.
Powerline technology uses the electricity cables in your home as if they were Ethernet cables, transferring data to your devices much faster than Wi-Fi.
You can connect up to two devices to this network by Ethernet cables (one is supplied with the kit), plus create a fast wireless hotspot in the same room as the second adapter.
As with most Powerline kits, setup is easy. For more details find out in our special feature What is Powerline?
There are two Powerline adapters: the Tenda P3 base Powerline adapter, and the Tenda PA6 Wi-Fi adapter.
Simply plug the P3 into a power socket near your router, and connect it to the router with the supplied Ethernet cable. This base adapter has one Gigabit Ethernet port.
Then go to the room with your smart TV, games console, Sky box, Tivo or whatever, and plug the PA6 into a nearby socket.
You can then connect this to the devices via Ethernet for a fast, wired connection. There are two Gigabit Ethernet ports on the second adapter. To use both, you’ll need a cable for each – check out our roundup of the best Ethernet cables.
In this second room you’ll get a new Wi-Fi hotspot. It supports WiFi Clone, where – rather than offer a new wireless network – it joins your existing wireless network.
This means you can use the same Wi-Fi name and password for Internet access, and save having to switch between networks and remember different passwords.
