Powerline adaptors in double story house.

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I have a fairly large house with many people in it, and as a consequence I get horrid packet loss. We can't connect the ethernet ports up because it'd cost $1800 (my house isn't set up for it), and I can't run an ethernet cord directly. However, I've heard a rumor that powerline adapters don't work in some large houses because the house has multiple circuits, and it may not connect from one room to another.

We turned the power in the main study (downstairs, where the router is, and where the second adapter will be), and my room (where the first one would be) still had power, does this mean that powerline ethernet adapters won't work for us? If not, what's an alternative to get a stable connection for gaming?
 
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The latest gen of powerline adapters handle bridging circuits much better than previous. The only way to tell tho is to grab a set and test it out. Keep in mind when you do, that any posted speeds the adapters claim will likely be halved because no one lives in the ideal testing conditions these things are rated in. Also you can't use them with a powerstrip/surge protector so they have to be plugged directly in to the wall.

Make sure when you pick a set, thats its HomePlug AV2 as that's the most recent standard. I personally use the ZyXEL 1200 Mbps Powerline AV1200 PLA5405KIT, and the internet speeds when tested were damn near what I was getting straight out of the router. Speeds for internal network weren't as fast as Cat6 but prove...
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The latest gen of powerline adapters handle bridging circuits much better than previous. The only way to tell tho is to grab a set and test it out. Keep in mind when you do, that any posted speeds the adapters claim will likely be halved because no one lives in the ideal testing conditions these things are rated in. Also you can't use them with a powerstrip/surge protector so they have to be plugged directly in to the wall.

Make sure when you pick a set, thats its HomePlug AV2 as that's the most recent standard. I personally use the ZyXEL 1200 Mbps Powerline AV1200 PLA5405KIT, and the internet speeds when tested were damn near what I was getting straight out of the router. Speeds for internal network weren't as fast as Cat6 but prove to be plenty for streaming 1080P content with my Plex server. The new kit ZyXEL, PLA5456KIT, are supposedly rated for 4k video streaming and thankfully finally have a passthrough power plug so you don't lose a socket.
 
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Also a couple of other powerline options.

NETGEAR Powerline 1200 PL1200-100PAS (I think the new Zyxel 2000 will be faster tho)

TP-LINK AV2000 TL-PA9020P KIT (TP Link makes good stuff and this should be on par with the Zyxel 2000)

And finally an alternative to the Homeplug AV2 standard. The G.Hn-based power line stuff was rated a bit better for bridging circuits in the last roundoff I saw. Only Comtrend seems to be making anything for it tho so options are limited to the one kit.

Comtrend PG-9172-KIT

Make sure whichever kit you get, that you keep to the same brand if you end up getting more adapters in the future. Despite keeping to standards, cross brand function seems to be difficult to impossible.

 
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