I need help with internet connection

[p.petridis12345]

I wanted to ask if I get a powerline adapter and it is 20-30 meters away (the one adapter to the other) will it be worse performance on connection that an Ethernet cable and will it do for gaming??
Thank you

 

[st4rburst]

mine still gives 90mbp/s... you just need to be sure there is no discontinuation in the circuits of your house... some older wiring used seperate fuse boards for areas of the home... as long as its on the same one your connection speed will be fine... just make sure to use a direct wall socket not an extension for connection.

You can get passthrough adapters to allow you to plug your extension into the back of your powerline if you are short on sockets.

 

[Corwin65]

Ethernet will beat any other types of service.

 

[st4rburst]

strictly speaking ethernet is designed to be better.... gigabit (1000mb/ps) grade wires etc.... most people have considerably lower connections to start with so its all wasted potential...

Most games run just fine on a 2-4mb connection. my incoming connection is 150mb/ps and the powerline manages to keep 90mb/ps of that.... more than 40x what a game needs....

And I'm fairly sure that is limited by my router and not my power lines which are rated to 300mb/ps

 

[CaptainCretin]

They work best if both are on the same circuit; if it goes through the fuse board the signal gets degraded; the is possibly what st4burst only gets 90mbps through his.

Most modern houses have 2, 3 or even 4 240v power circuits; upstairs, downstairs, kitchen and (sometimes) bathroom.

There are privacy issues with these devices, the signal does propagate back through the house feed and can be picked up at other houses sometimes.

If your consumer unit shuts off your upstairs and downstairs socket with one circuit breaker, you are fine.

 

[p.petridis12345]

Do all powerlines have WiFi for phone or tablet so will a cheap one just for tablet and phone work?

 

[st4rburst]

Like I said captain, I suspect my router, as only when bypassing my router do I recieve the full 150, i get 120 from the router, and 90 via powerline.... so my first degradation happens there.

Most decent powerlines come with a network securing property.

Wifi is usually a higher tier addition. However most suppliers allow you to make networks of multiple units so you don't have to buy full sets of the expensive ones, I have two netgear passthrough adapters (bought as a pair) running the downstairs of my house and a 3rd pricier wifi + ethernet unit in my upstairs bedroom, which came with a fourth ethernet only block which is still in box with no use for it yet.


Wifi bundle https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/XWNB5201.aspx
Ethernet only passthrough pair http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/XAVB5421.aspx

Hey I was wrong, they were rated for 500mb/ps not 300 Still higher than my incoming connection 😀


As an owner of these I can tell you the manuals use generic instructions, and the timing needed for the security connection button is more or less a 1 second press and release, not a 5 second hold as it lists in the manual for other models.
Took half an hour on the phone with their support to get that out of them, only device I've ever encountered where holding the button too long made them lock up and need factory resetting to unfreeze 😀

Just to be aware of if you were to use them. Also the wifi plug doesnt like being enclosed, so keep it in a ventilated space, not jammed behind furniture with only 1 inch clearance, otherwise its prone to overheat and need rebooting after 8-9 hours use.

Decent suppliers will be happy to tell you which of their sets are compatible with others they produce too to prevent you picking a lemon

 

[failboat]

Do all powerlines have WiFi for phone or tablet so will a cheap one just for tablet and phone work?

If you can run the cable do that and put in an access point or router depending on what you need.

Powerlines typically have ethernet going in-> power outlet 1-> power outlet 2-> ethernet out.
Their ability to hit stated speeds is a large gamble. There are a lot of factors due to the fact that it's not a single use line.

 

[CaptainCretin]

Like I said captain, I suspect my router, as only when bypassing my router do I recieve the full 150, i get 120 from the router, and 90 via powerline.... so my first degradation happens there.

Most decent powerlines come with a network securing property.

Wifi is usually a higher tier addition. However most suppliers allow you to make networks of multiple units so you don't have to buy full sets of the expensive ones, I have two netgear passthrough adapters (bought as a pair) running the downstairs of my house and a 3rd pricier wifi + ethernet unit in my upstairs bedroom, which came with a fourth ethernet only block which is still in box with no use for it yet.


Wifi bundle https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/XWNB5201.aspx
Ethernet only passthrough pair http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/XAVB5421.aspx

Hey I was wrong, they were rated for 500mb/ps not 300 Still higher than my incoming connection 😀


As an owner of these I can tell you the manuals use generic instructions, and the timing needed for the security connection button is more or less a 1 second press and release, not a 5 second hold as it lists in the manual for other models.
Took half an hour on the phone with their support to get that out of them, only device I've ever encountered where holding the button too long made them lock up and need factory resetting to unfreeze 😀

Just to be aware of if you were to use them. Also the wifi plug doesnt like being enclosed, so keep it in a ventilated space, not jammed behind furniture with only 1 inch clearance, otherwise its prone to overheat and need rebooting after 8-9 hours use.

Decent suppliers will be happy to tell you which of their sets are compatible with others they produce too to prevent you picking a lemon

The last netgear router I owned melted.......

I bought a £25 TPLink router as a cheap, emergency purchase, and was so impressed with it that every router since has been TPLink.

TPLink do PLC units with 13Amp socket pass-throughs, so you can still use the socket for powering mains devices, as well as a terminal for your ethernet.