Dilemma - HomePlug or Wireless Adapter

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stevydinho

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Unsure what to do here, I have a Virgin Media Super Hub, which gives me 130Mbps download on speedtest.net over ethernet. I'm looking to achieve as high as possible download speeds over wireless to a desktop upstairs with as strong a signal as possible.

There is a dozen devices on the network, at 2.4GHz. For signal and speed (and reliability!) do I purchase a 500Mbps Homeplug
or a 450Mbps PCI-E adapter [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/TL-WDN4800-450Mbps-Wireless-Express-Adapter/dp/B006PMX964/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1363243227&sr=1-1]

Both £31 by TP-Link

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 
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Almost impossible to predict. Both lie about top speed. The wireless to get that speed you also have to have a router that supports it and you must not use any old 802.11g stuff. The power things work best when they are on the same exact circuit breaker. Since you are going floor to floor that is highly unlikely.

It is really tough to say. Both vendors are stating rates that you only achieve if you place the equipment in the same room right next to each other. I suspect it will all come down to which has more interference and signal loss. The power stuff is loses signal based on how much cable it must travel over and how much other stuff is plugged into outlets in your house. Things with motors (ie vacuum cleaner for sure)...
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bill001g

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Almost impossible to predict. Both lie about top speed. The wireless to get that speed you also have to have a router that supports it and you must not use any old 802.11g stuff. The power things work best when they are on the same exact circuit breaker. Since you are going floor to floor that is highly unlikely.

It is really tough to say. Both vendors are stating rates that you only achieve if you place the equipment in the same room right next to each other. I suspect it will all come down to which has more interference and signal loss. The power stuff is loses signal based on how much cable it must travel over and how much other stuff is plugged into outlets in your house. Things with motors (ie vacuum cleaner for sure) tend to wipe out the power devices. For wireless it depends what the floors and walls are made of and how many other people are using wireless in your neighborhood or you have in your house. Things like baby monitors or cordless phones can totally disrupt a wireless connection.

So the answer is mostly it depends on your house...sorry.

 
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