Belkin 12-Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector with Phone/Ethernet/Coaxial Protection and Extended Cord
by Belkin Components
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Customer Review: Caution: Only one phone line is protected
Summary: 2 Stars
The RJ11 telephone line protection jacks on this surge protector only have the inner TWO of four connections (line 1 - Red/Green) IF you have two lines in your home requiring all FOUR connections in the RJ11 jack, this unit will NOT work for you . ONLY line one is designed into this surge protector's telephone jacks. Line 2 (the outer two connections in an RJ11 (Black/Yellow in telephone lingo) are not included in the Belkin jacks. They only designed this for a home with one telephone line. If you have two telephone lines and two line phones(Home and Home office for example) you cannot protect line two with this unit. Beware, looks like Belkin was being cheap and only designed with one line instead of two in the RJ11 jacks. Too bad.Customer Review: Ethernet Signal Degradation
Summary: 2 Stars
I used this surge protector for about 2 weeks before returning it. The 120V power component of the device seemed to work fine, but it would degraded the Ethernet signal significantly. I would see an 80% drop in download throughput along with lost packets, interestingly upload was not affected. I tried multiple cables and multiple speed-tests to confirm it was the protector causing the problem. I tried cleaning the ports with compressed air, but that didn't solve the problem so I returned it to amazon.
If it wasn't for the Ethernet problem i would say its a pretty good surge protector, the plug placement is pretty good. The cord management thing is kinda useless and your better off using a velcro/nylon tie.
Customer Review: A MUST for Productivity and Performance, Required for the 7-Hour School Week
Summary: 5 Stars
A surge protector will protect your precious computer, as well as help you save electricity by easily turning all electronics off with one touch. I love the Belkin 12-Outlet due to its design that allows you to put large adaptors on the sides. This allows you to get the most out of every outlet.
Other single file outlets don't have space for the large adapters that will end up taking 2-3 precious spaces.
I have 2 outlets that I use. One for all the electronics I use often (computer, lights, etc.), and one for electronics I charge once a while (cell phone, camera, etc.). This way, it is easy to turn each outlet on and off to save more electricity when the equipments aren't being used.
Customer Review: Works great
Summary: 5 Stars
Years ago we had a power surge that screwed up my TV. Now that I got a new TV, I decided it would be a good idea to give it some protection. I mounted this unit to the wall behind the entertainment center - it has two slotted holes in the back for mounting - and plugged everything into it. The cord on the unit is nice and long, which is great because my nearest outlet is about 6 feet away. I actually think the picture quality of my TV improved somewhat due to the filtering this thing does - of course, that may very well just be my imagination.
Overall, I'm very satisfied with it. Hopefully if I have another power surge it will protect all my stuff, even more hopefully I'll never find out.
Customer Review: Compact and well designed
Summary: 4 Stars
With an ever-increasing number of devices with power adapters, finding a power strip to handle them all was a problem. This power strip handles all the needs for my SOHO setup. Now, on the occassions I need to use a scanner, external drive dock or a backup system, I have the available outlets.
The surge protection is a bonus.
When I received the unit, the plastic cord-retainer was broken. I find now that it is of little value, but I ordered a replacement from Belkin and found they had to send me a new unit. By the time I paid one-way postage to return the old one, the deal was not so great. Lesson: if your clip breaks, live with it! I do use it, but it adds little value.