Customer Reviews
Get LAN Extenders instead 
2008-07-13
The Wireless Range extender (WGXB102) did not work at all.
Previously I used the NetGear bridge and access point, which didn't work.
I have the Wireless Range N Max router, from NetGear.
Only the electric LAN Range extenders worked. Basically, I could
have purchased a cheap LAN router, because esentially I have the
same thing. I have a LAN cable connected to my wireless router, which
connects to a LAN range extender. I purchased a NetGear LAN card for
my other PC.
If you are considering NetGear, I recommend just sticking with LAN
routers/connections. There wireless does not seem up to spec. They also
do not provide repeaters. NOTE: Only one Range N router supports wireless
access - bridge/access point connections).
I wasted a lot of money using NetGear. Especially considering the USB
adapter signals were terrible.
*(The LAN extender is half of the WGX6102 (Non wireless part). They
do sell this in pairs. I would highly recommend that, if you have walls
blocking the wireless routers.
I really wouldn't recommend NetGear. They have limited repeater options.
And there Range N Max does not support wireless - wireless access points.
I had lots of difficulties with NetGear wireless, and I do
have walls separating different computers. I ended up using
there LAN electical adapters.
Bottom line, I would just use NetGear for LAN connections only.
netgear 
2008-06-17
It works great, easy to install,however, this product doesn't to last long. I have bought one and it lasted about almost a year and bought a replacement because wall plug wouldn't work for the second time. Second one, lasted for over a year.
Problems solved! 
2008-01-30
This is a great solution for folks with hard-to-cover wireless "dead zones" in their homes. I must have bought and returned 5 or 6 new routers, antennas and "repeater" range extenders - nothing worked. Then I bought this product and now my coverage is fantastic! Plus, the range extender can be moved around very easily from plug-to-plug, allowing you to re-situate it as needed for optimal coverage. I didn't do a bench test or anything, but it seemed to be very fast.
I took off one star because it was tricky to configure for a secure connection, and the instructions were very vague (and in one case - the IP address of the range extender itself, just plain wrong - I had to figure that out by looking it up on the web). I'd say it's a definite buy if you are fairly computer\internet savvy, or if you don't have wireless security enabled.
Good product, but check the box! 2008-01-02
I first bought this in a 220V version for my son in Germany, and was impressed with the simplicity in setup, and the immediate improvement.
Back home, I bought the first one, brought it home, found no ethernet cable included. Took it back, brought the second one home, and again, found no ethernet cable cable included. Took that one back, and then the clerk and I both stood there and opened the third box, and found there was a cable in that box! Setup is really easy...plug into your router and outlet, then plug the other one where you want reception. My Tivo, which gets data by wireless, jumped from an average of 25% signal to 70% signal! One tip, try not to plug main unit with cable into extension cord if at all possible...best signal quality is if direct into wall outlet.
Don't fall for it! 
2007-10-25
I bought this for my office at the recommendation of Best Buy's Geek Squad. It is easy to install and immediately I saw 100% signal in previously dead areas. However, it is a separate network and I couldn't make it "communicate" with my current network. After spending hours on the phone with Netgear's customer support (which was clearly in another country with limited English skills) they couldn't offer me a good solution. The only helpful info was that the extender has to be plugged into the SAME circuit as the router...which isn't helpful in a multi-circuit building.
After giving up on what should have been an easy install, I called Geek Squad to set it up for me. After 4 hours and $159, the "agent" said he couldn't figure it out and couldn't configure the extender. If a geek can't do it in 4 hours I can't recommend it!!
Great product so far 
2007-10-21
Netgear WGXB102 54Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender Kit - This kit is designed to let you easily extend the range of your wireless network to areas that do not receive the signal. First, you plug the XE102 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge into an available RJ-45 port on your router, and an available wall outlet. Then you go to an area that can not receive your 54Mbps signal, and plug the WGX102 Wireless Range Extender into any available wall outlet. That area now becomes "live", with your data traveling back and forth over your home's powerline! SSID Suppression WPA PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key) Support
Useless even if it worked 2007-10-19
I had two problems with this wall plugged router:
First, I spent 2 hours on the phone with technical support at the end of which tech support threw up their hands and said it must be my firewall.
Second, tech support guy 1 and guy 2 both said, "both devices must be plugged in to the same circuit" that is, on the same electrical breaker, in order for it to work properly. In 95% of US homes each circuit covers 1 to 3 adjacent rooms, the area covered by a decent regular wireless router. If you need a range extender, the area you want to extend to is extremely unlikely to be on the same electrical circuit. Duh.
If you read the reviews, it appears that many people have had good success with this device. My recomendation - if it fits your needs buy it, save the reciept and, if it's not up an running in 20 minutes, take it back.
Excellent 2007-10-17
It worked literally straight out of the box. Plugged one unit to the ADSL Router/Hub down in the basement office (which does transmit wirelessly, but not strongly enough to penetrate the basement ceiling reliably), and the other unit upstairs, and there it was - instant wireless networking throughout the house where none was previously available. I was pretty impressed! On the heat issue... I think people's definition of "hot" varies a lot from one to another. I found it running no hotter than my least hot AC-DC adapter, which frankly to me is not particularly hot. More like warm. Perhaps Netgear improved this aspect in later releases.
I did find a vast performance improvement (double= from plugging the units into a double adapter as opposed to directly to the wall. By all means plug the thing straight into the wall and avoid power boards/double adapapters, etc. It might still work, but you'll be compromising performance - possibly quite significantly!
You won't regret buying this 2007-10-15
My wireless router has been pretty much useless. Buying this range extender kit was the most economical solution to my "can't get a signal" problem.
Using this couldn't be simpler. One of the units has an outlet, one does not. Plug one end of a short piece of ethernet cable into one of the outlets on the back of your router. Plug the other end into the outlet in the bottom of the little silver Netgear box. Plug it directly into an wall outlet, not a surge protector or extension cord, mkay? Plug the wireless unit into any outlet in your home and poof, you have internet signal in that room.
I live in a three story home. My router is in a back bedroom in the first floor. My sitting room is on the third floor. I have a lovely signal in my sitting room which I never had before, thanks to this product.
I get my best signal if I take the little wireless unit with me and plug it into an outlet in whatever room I want internet in. To avoid this you can buy extra wireless bridges, but carrying it around doesn't bother me at all.
If it doesn't work out of the box you're in trouble 2007-10-06
I didn't have any luck getting this item to work as advertised. It appears that if you get lucky and it works right out of the box then you are fine. However, if you need the instructions, they are vague at best.
Get ready to call tech support.
