Help with wired connections

Shouxx · Jul 26, 2016

I would love to have a wired connection going to my PC, but as I am on the 2nd floor of the house and the router is on the first, that would be a feat to behold.

I found these little guys on sale on Amazon, and from what I've gathered they run the internet connection through the power grid in your house, and for only 20 USD they're less than a WiFi adapter, I just wanted a second opinion on whether or not they work, and how well they work as a replacement of a regular wired connection.

Amazon link - https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F5D4077-VideoLink-Powerline-Internet/dp/B004CLYJ1Y?ie=UTF8&SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B004CLYJ1Y&linkCode=xm2&psc=1&tag=duckduckgo-d-20

emeck · Jul 26, 2016

I havent really watched it in a while, but i think Jayztwocents did a comparison of some sorts a while back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDt77CBoZxY

may or may not be a similar situation?

may not be accurate. im not sure.

smorizio · Jul 26, 2016

https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Powerline-Adapter-Starter-TL-PA4010KIT/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1469581287&sr=1-1&keywords=Powerline+Internet+Adapter
depends on your home wiring they doi work. always pay more for faster units if your going to game.

USAFRet · Jul 26, 2016

Shouxx :

I would love to have a wired connection going to my PC, but as I am on the 2nd floor of the house and the router is on the first, that would be a feat to behold.

I found these little guys on sale on Amazon, and from what I've gathered they run the internet connection through the power grid in your house, and for only 20 USD they're less than a WiFi adapter, I just wanted a second opinion on whether or not they work, and how well they work as a replacement of a regular wired connection.

Amazon link - https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F5D4077-VideoLink-Powerline-Internet/dp/B004CLYJ1Y?ie=UTF8&SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B004CLYJ1Y&linkCode=xm2&psc=1&tag=duckduckgo-d-20

Well...you need two of them. One next to the router and one next to the PC.

kanewolf · Jul 26, 2016

Those units are the oldest technology for powerline adapters. They will probably get you 30 to 50 Mbit and are more likely to have issues with certain home wiring situation than newer (and more expensive) types of powerline adapters. The newest standard, with the highest bandwidth is the AV2 standard. You would generally get 100Mbit+ with AV2 MIMO adapters.

Shouxx · Jul 26, 2016

kanewolf :

Little confusing, but I get where you're coming from and what you're saying, so any good AV2 ones under 40 or 50 USD? lol

Edit - Found some

https://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DHP-601AV-PowerLine-Gigabit-Starter/dp/B00F0RC97A/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1469583026&sr=1-2&keywords=av2+mimo&refinements=p_36%3A-5000

How would those be? 4 stars and 229 reviews seems good, and how would they be if I got them Used? Say off of eBay.

I mean they're SISO instead of MIMO, but MIMO is 80 USD and I'm on a tight budget here =(

kanewolf · Jul 26, 2016

Shouxx :

kanewolf :

Little confusing, but I get where you're coming from and what you're saying, so any good AV2 ones under 40 or 50 USD? lol

Edit - Found some

https://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DHP-601AV-PowerLine-Gigabit-Starter/dp/B00F0RC97A/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1469583026&sr=1-2&keywords=av2+mimo&refinements=p_36%3A-5000

How would those be? 4 stars and 229 reviews seems good, and how would they be if I got them Used? Say off of eBay.

I mean they're SISO instead of MIMO, but MIMO is 80 USD and I'm on a tight budget here =(

Those should be better than the AV200 units you linked to first.

Shouxx · Jul 26, 2016

kanewolf :

Shouxx :

Those should be better than the AV200 units you linked to first.

Well that's good =P thanks a lot!

frank_hnd · Jul 27, 2016

most importantly than the device is making sure both your pc room 2F and router room 1F are on the same grid.
floor connections are separated in many installations...

Shouxx · Jul 27, 2016

Thank you to everyone who helped me, but I have decided to do 100% Ethernet, I have bought a cable and am going to go with that!

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