Okay, so I was THIS close to losing my mind trying to connect my old Tivo Mini after switching to Spectrum. No MoCA? No problem—this little gadget saved my sanity!

First off, setup was surprisingly easy. Plugged it into my PC, followed the instructions (had to use IE though—Chrome didn’t play nice), and boom—my Tivo was back online like magic. No weird subnet issues like other adapters I tried.

The speed? Solid! Even on 2.4GHz (wish it had 5G, but hey), streaming HD shows works flawlessly. My wife hasn’t complained once, and that’s saying something.

Two quirks: 1) It gets HOT—like ‘is-this-a-coffee-warmer?’ hot—but keeps chugging along. 2) The manual’s font is microscopic. Bring a magnifying glass or just wing it like I did.

Bottom line: If you’ve got a stubborn wired device that needs WiFi freedom, this adapter’s a hero. Just don’t expect enterprise-level features or mesh compatibility.