Deciding on whether to buy a product like BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit or perhaps BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit vs BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit

BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit specs

BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit
 BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit specs

BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit
Type: Powerline kit

Type: Powerline kit

Number of powerline adapters: 2

Number of powerline adapters: 2

WiFi rating: AC 1200

Data transfer speed: Up to 600 Mbps

Data transfer speed: Up to 1000 Mbps

CONNECTIVITY
Wireless band: Dual-band (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz)

CONNECTIVITY

Power socket pass through: No

Wired connections: Ethernet port x 1

Power socket pass through: Yes

GENERAL
Wired connections: Each powerline:
– Gigabit Ethernet port x 2

SECURITY

Colour: White

Box contents: – BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit
– Ethernet cable x 2
– Quick start guide

Encryption: – 128-bit WEP
– 64-bit WEP
– WPA
– WPA2 (AES)
– WPA+WPA2

Dimensions: 78 x 65 x 63 mm (H x W x D)

Network standards: – IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
– IEEE 802.3

Weight: 88 g

Other security features: – Guest hotspot
– Web configuration interface

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years

GENERAL

Colour: White

Box contents: – BT Home Hotspot Plus 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit
– Ethernet cable
– Quick start guide

Dimensions: – Hotspot: 14.2 x 8.3 x 8 mm (H x W x D)
– Extender: 12.9 x 6.2 x 6.9 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: – Hotspot: 278 g
– Extender: 210 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years

Price: £109.99

Price: £29.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 8.3 / 10

Review Score: 9.5 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit or BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 174 products in the same category as BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit, which is the Powerline category. Of these 174 products the average price was £76.75, the most expensive was £329.99 and the cheapest was just £0.97. We then looked at the price of the 174 in the same as the BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit, which of course the average was £76.75, top price was £329.99 and cheapest £0.97.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from BT and BT, the average was £66.39 for BT, £66.39 for BT. The max for each was £179.99/£179.99 and minimum was £11.99/£11.99

Price analysis of BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit

Price analysis of BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit

  • BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit
  • WiFi and Ethernet connection from any plug socket
  • Up to 1000 Mbps
  • 4 Ethernet ports
  • Plug socket stays usable
  • Dual-band (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz)
  • Top features: – Extend your home broadband to every corner of the house – Easy connectivity with two Ethernet ports per adapter Extend your home broadband Easily extend your home broadband anywhere around your house with the BT Home Hotspot Plus 1000 Powerline Adapter Kit, which uses your home’s power sockets to extend your network and create a secure Wi-Fi Hotspot. Combining a hotspot and a powerline adapter, you can easily make sure that your internet network reaches every corner of your home without compromising on the security of your WiFi. Buy additional adapters separately to expand your network as far as needed. Easy connectivity With two Ethernet connections per adapter, you can plug in wired devices like your Smart TV and desktop PC. Compatible with all broadband providers, the BT Home Hotspot 1000 lets you connect to your network easily. Connect to WiFi at the press of a button.
  • Product codes: 5016351617021
  • BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit
  • Ethernet connection from any plug socket
  • Up to 600 Mbps
  • 1 Ethernet port
  • Use your home’s power sockets to extend your broadband network with the BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit.Both 600 Adapters work anywhere in your home – simply plug them into spare power sockets and you’re ready to go. There’s no installation or configuration, just instant broadband access.Compatible with all broadband providers, the 600 works with AV600 technology devices and can be linked with other HomePlug AV powerline adaptors.Whether you’re connecting to your Smart TV, laptop or desktop, connect easily using the two included Ethernet cables.
  • Product codes: 5016351617984

What’s better BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit or BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit?

There are obviously a number of differences between BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit and BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £109.99 cost of BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit is closer to the expectation you had than the £29.99 pricep point of BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit and BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Powerline as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



BT Home Hotspot 1000 Wireless Powerline Adapter Kit



Rating:
9.03 out of
10