Question Powerline questions

[stefs1]

I have tp link av 500+
And my problems is:

1. Stuttering, lost connections on a couple of seconds
2. Max speed is 50mbps, my provider gives me 80mbps, this is not big problem its ok for me, but stuttering is annoying.

Advices? Should i buy another? Is any better solution than this?

 

[kanewolf]

I have tp link av 500+
And my problems is:

1. Stuttering, lost connections on a couple of seconds
2. Max speed is 50mbps, my provider gives me 80mbps, this is not big problem its ok for me, but stuttering is annoying.

Advices? Should i buy another? Is any better solution than this?

TP-Link makes a lot of devices, so your description is a little ambiguous. Can you post a model number? Are you using this as a wired extender or WIFI source ?

 

[SamirD]

The av500 units are about 4x less reliable than the newer 1200 units ime. I would simply upgrade to a newer set.

 

[stefs1]

what is difference between 1200 and 2000?

 

[bill001g]

Mostly its a bigger number. Not sure why they started doing this but I suspect it is related to a different type of powerline adapters on the market. The vast majority of powerline adapters on the market are based on the homeplug standard. The newest ones are based on av2-600 and av2-1200. They called them that when they first came out. There is another competeting powerline device that use a completely different protocol called G,hn (I think). These rate the speeds at 1000 and 2000 even though they are not actually that much faster than homeplug units.

I suspect because stupid consumer always buys the biggest number they homeplug guys changed the name of their devices. Maybe they should just rename them 5000 with no technical change and see how many idiots upgrade their devices.

It is really sad how stupid some people are.

 

[SamirD]

Generally the bigger numbered ones are faster/better, but check the real specs as the marketing ones are almost flat-out lies these days.

 

[stefs1]

What you think about AVM Fritz Powerline 540E?

 

[kanewolf]

What you think about AVM Fritz Powerline 540E?

The 500Mbit standard is an old standard. If you want WIFI this would be the better choice -- https://en.avm.de/products/fritzpowerline/fritzpowerline-1260e-wlan-set/

 

[stefs1]

Is better this or tp link 1300, or to get wireless?
Because i dont need wifi, i just need to connect my pc to internet.

 

[bill001g]

I think the devices were recommended because you asked about a similar FRITZ brand device.

This is not a brand I have ever seen, it may or may not have good customer support where you live. TPLINK will likely perform the same. Like many things the actual chips that do the work are not made by any of these companies. I forget who make powerline chips but it is likely some well known chip company like broadcom. The other companies just buy them and have them assembled into the end units likely by another separate company. Almost nobody make their own stuff anymore.

If you do not need the wifi it will likely be cheaper to buy units without the feature.

 

[stefs1]

Or i should just buy wifi card? But the problem is gaming performances...

 

[bill001g]

Games use almost no bandwidth most are well under 1mbps. What they do require is very stable latency. Wifi is the worst choice for online games. Because of how it it designed it will cause very random latency spikes because of signal interference.

Your problem may not be inside your house. Powerline tends to have extremely stable latency and throughput.

Maybe test with your pc directly connected to the router via a ethernet cable.