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My family is wanting to look into upgrading our home network but I (considered the "tech expert") know near to nothing about networking. Our ISP is very good, we are with Orcon in New Zealand and they provide high speed fibre internet but due to where the fibre was installed, the router has to be in my bedroom which is a long way from where the majority of our computers are set up. The internet is perfect for me playing Counter Strike but the wireless does not reach the other end of the house with the default router they gave us. My mother is very against running wires through the house on the floor and we cannot install wires in the walls as we are renting the house. Can we simply upgrade the router to improve internet connection, we bought a wireless extender but it simply does not provide good enough speeds for my parents, both of whom work at home. We would prefer not to spend huge amounts on new hardware but since it is important to their work, we may be able to fork out for good hardware if it's worthwhile.

Any advice or recommendations are appreciated, thanks!
 
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grana92
No. It will not work. I'm pretty sure OP can't get 2 pairs of adapters and install one into his surge box and the other pair where it's needed to "connect the phases". They might synchronise due to parasitic capacitance between the phases but the sync will break in a matter of seconds.
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You can use a ethernet to powerline adapters. Requirements for these are as follows:
1. (Crucial) Both adapters need to be plugged into wall sockets that are powered by the same phase (if your house has a single phase power delivery than your don't have to worry)
2. It is highly advised that the adapters are plugged into a socket that doesn't have a extension cable with ac-dc adapters and so on.
3. While some high power inductive devices are running (i.e. hair dryers, wash machines, etc..) the powerline network bandwidth might drop significantly or even cut off completely so it's good to keep that in mind.

judging by your post I don't see any other solution to your problem.
 
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It isn't actually necessary for the adapters to be on the same phase at all, there is a slight performance hit in doing so.
 
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No. It will not work. I'm pretty sure OP can't get 2 pairs of adapters and install one into his surge box and the other pair where it's needed to "connect the phases". They might synchronise due to parasitic capacitance between the phases but the sync will break in a matter of seconds.
 
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Well it does work, as I've said. The manufacture also says it can work and then you say it can't. I know what I know as do TP Link. Devolo also produce dLAN products but they sit on DIN rails but are also 3 Phase compatible.

Netgear: "Can powerline be used in homes across multiple phases?

Yes, but you will either suffer a noticeable loss in performance, or if the signal is too low the units will not be able to communicate." So again the answer is a yes but with caveats.

The 3 phases are naturally converged due to poly phase main service lines, poly phase wiring to appliances and inter-winding capacitance at the main transformer. They act as high frquencey bridges due to the low impedances that exist. The bus bars also provide some coupling due to stray capacitance.

 
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Hey guys, thanks for the suggestions. I never knew power line networking existed! How do I check what phase my power sockets are on and if I'm on single phase power. Whether it is important or not, I'd rather be safe. ?
 
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It's not something you should do if you're not a qualified electrician, you should look up for a professional to check that for you otherwise it can literally kill you.
 
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