Coincidence?

Hmm... I've had two sets of those adapters turn duff on me after a couple of months (thanks BT for sending out a second Vision package for no reason, out of the blue!) and I know of someone else whose adapters "just died". Related? Mind you, it didn't hurt when I pulled them out of the socket...

RAPEX, really?

I don't think they thought that name through. Perhaps I can suggest the slightly less menacing SURPRISESEX?

A long time coming and no need for RAPEX?

This problem was perhaps first brought to the attention of BT by this customer:-

http://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Vision/Comtrend-powerline-adapters-Extreme-danger/td-p/4684

Way back in February 8(

Currently a RAPEX report is not needed as the DHP10F devices with the casing fault :-

"

...these particular products have only been supplied to BT

for use in the UK, the recall does not affect Comtrend products supplied

in the EU. There is no requirement for a Rapex notification to be

issued where measures taken relating to the risks cannot go beyond the

UK.

"

BOFH

"hopefully less prone to electrocuting people"

Now why did the bofh in me scream the opposite?

Especially seeing as, by definition, the owners of these devices are BT customers. Electrocution should be the norm, surely :)

Now, where did I put that cattle prod?

ethernet-over-mains

Sounds more like mains-over-ethernet!

Re: Alternatives

But, but but I have a 6000 year old house with walls made of 6ft thick concrete and I couldn't possibly run anything as brash as a piece of cable around the skirting boards!

/sarcasm

The worst thing about this are the hypocritical idiots who refuse to see a problem with these devices crapping all over the RF spectrum:

PLT User: I can't use WiFi as my neighbours signals crap all over mine, so I NEED to use PLT.

Me: So, rather then using a proven, reliable, cheap, simple to install technology such as CAT-5/6, you're going to buy some poorly designed kit to crap all over some elses RF spectrum?

/slow claps