The best way to extend Internet connectivity throughout the house

SirDarknight · Mar 12, 2018

My router is located in my bedroom whereas my Smart TV is in my living room. My router is just not strong enough provide good speed all the way to my living room. For example, I get about 90Mbps download speed on my PC through Lan Cable but only about 10Mbps on my living room through WiFi. (Cuz there are a lot of walls in my home)

So If I were to use a powerline extender, would I get similar speed as LAN? I don't need 90Mbps, I just need about 50-60 to stream Netflix, Youtube at 4K.

I thought about running a Cat6 from my router to the TV but the distance is just too much and it'd look ugly.

azaran · Mar 12, 2018

I personally use an Ethernet over Powerline kit to do pretty much exactly what you're looking to do. There's a number of factors that go in to how well a powerline kit works, so I'd recommend reading up on it. But all things being equal, yes the setup should work very well with what you're trying to do. I would recommend getting either the current generation or last gen adapters (try not to go lower than AV1000). The difference between those adapters and previous generations is sizable. My kit speed tests about the same speed as my computer plugged directly in to the router (roughly 150Mbs). It's been a long time since I set up, so couldn't tell you how fast the internal network speed works at off the top of my head, but file transfers in the GB tend to be very quick (subjectively as it is). So in theory you should be able to get most of your internet speeds, at least if your wiring is up to snuff.

Keep in mind, the gigabit speeds they're talking about on the packaging isn't going to happen. While the port on the adapter is gigabit, your speed is entirely dependent on your home wiring. I currently use the Zyxel PLA5456KIT, great kit but a bit bulky so the passthrough is needed. It runs about $80 on amazon if you're in the US. The TP-Link AV2000 TL-PA9020P KIT is also highly rated, and runs about $100, and the Netgear Powerline 1200 has had good reviews as well, and it runs about $80 for the kit with the passthrough.

SirDarknight · Mar 13, 2018

azaran :

I personally use an Ethernet over Powerline kit to do pretty much exactly what you're looking to do. There's a number of factors that go in to how well a powerline kit works, so I'd recommend reading up on it. But all things being equal, yes the setup should work very well with what you're trying to do. I would recommend getting either the current generation or last gen adapters (try not to go lower than AV1000). The difference between those adapters and previous generations is sizable. My kit speed tests about the same speed as my computer plugged directly in to the router (roughly 150Mbs). It's been a long time since I set up, so couldn't tell you how fast the internal network speed works at off the top of my head, but file transfers in the GB tend to be very quick (subjectively as it is). So in theory you should be able to get most of your internet speeds, at least if your wiring is up to snuff.

Keep in mind, the gigabit speeds they're talking about on the packaging isn't going to happen. While the port on the adapter is gigabit, your speed is entirely dependent on your home wiring. I currently use the Zyxel PLA5456KIT, great kit but a bit bulky so the passthrough is needed. It runs about $80 on amazon if you're in the US. The TP-Link AV2000 TL-PA9020P KIT is also highly rated, and runs about $100, and the Netgear Powerline 1200 has had good reviews as well, and it runs about $80 for the kit with the passthrough.

As I understand it, If I use a wireless repeater it'd just push the weak signal throughout the rest of the house so I won't actually get any speed boost if I put the repeater in a place where the signal's already worse.

azaran · Mar 13, 2018

Yeah the repeater is just going to extend the wireless network. Granted if you position it properly so it's not on the very outer edge your wifi performance should improve. Tho how much I couldn't say. Honestly if you're going for a solid streaming experience go with a wired approach, it makes life a lot easier in the long run. Assuming of course that powerline works effectively in you're environment.

If you want to extend the wifi and get better speeds to plug directly in to, there are powerline adapters that also act as wifi hotspots. The TP-Link AC1200 / AV1200 TL-WPA8630P KIT runs $140, and the TP-Link AV2000 / AC1200 TL-WPA9610 KIT runs $150. Those models also have additional ports built in to the adapter so if you need one or two other devices to be plugged in (like game consoles) you can plug them in to the adapters without having to buy a switch.

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