200mbps Homeplug only getting 20mbps

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Hello, so I have a TP-LINK TL-PA2010 with a rate of up to 200mbps. However, when doing a speedtest the highest I seem to get is 20-25mbps. However, I do have the homeplug through a power extension which my PC and monitor are also plugged into. But, I also have a PS4 with another homeplug into a main socket and this pulls the same internet speed. I always thought this was our max speed, however on my wireless laptop I did a speedtest and got 50mbps. This is confusing as I always thought a Homeplug would be better. I originally thought it was because of Windows 10 and therefore upgraded on my main PC, it did nothing. I have swapped the plugs around and used different ethernet cables also and this did nothing. Please help, thank you very much.
 
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Maybe a good indication even the manufacture knows it is telling lies...umm marketing numbers...is that the device has a 100m port. It would be impossible for it to run over 100m even in the most perfect conditions.

From reading you post it seems you are running 3 of these units. 1 at your router and 2 for end devices. This will reduce your speed even more.

The reason you likely get more speed on your wireless is it starts out with higher fake numbers. Although it varies greatly from house to house most testing sites get about 250m from the very latest wireless. If you were to buy the latest homeplug devices that claim 1.2g you get a very similar number.

I would consider newer units. The ones you are using are 2 to 3...
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If that extension is a surge protector, do not plug the powerline into it as it can hurt performance.

That said, the old 200Mbps rated powerline do average around 20Mbps or less. If you want faster speeds use an AV1200 TP-Link, which runs about 250-300Mbps.

Powerline adapters have improved much like wireless, but neither is anywhere near their marketed speed. Powerline does usually have much better latency though, particularly for gaming.
 
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Thank you for your reply, maybe I will invest in some new ones. However, I just took the same laptop in which I got 50mbps wireless with and plugged that in to the homeplug. 37mbps, it's still not as fast but is much faster than 20mbps. I don't understand that.
 
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Powerline can have interference issues just like wireless. The issues are somewhat less in the newer models, but any circuit with a large motor running can slow them down -- fans, appliance motors and the like. The only truly stable and predictable connection is Ethernet, but sometimes that is just not possible to run.
 
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So you're saying that what is shown on my laptop is not the true result?
 
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Maybe a good indication even the manufacture knows it is telling lies...umm marketing numbers...is that the device has a 100m port. It would be impossible for it to run over 100m even in the most perfect conditions.

From reading you post it seems you are running 3 of these units. 1 at your router and 2 for end devices. This will reduce your speed even more.

The reason you likely get more speed on your wireless is it starts out with higher fake numbers. Although it varies greatly from house to house most testing sites get about 250m from the very latest wireless. If you were to buy the latest homeplug devices that claim 1.2g you get a very similar number.

I would consider newer units. The ones you are using are 2 to 3 revisions back sorta like using 802.11b wireless.
 
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