200mbps powerline restricting Sky fibre

axel · 4 Nov 2012 at 18:21

Are your homeplugs all on the same ring main?

Speed tests on a separate ring main made a big diffence to mine. I run a spur from one ring main to the other part of the house to get them on the same ring main with a substantial increase in speed.

I put a warning lable on the socket and also at the consumer.

Axel

bremen1874 · 4 Nov 2012 at 23:56

axel said:
Are your homeplugs all on the same ring main?

Speed tests on a separate ring main made a big diffence to mine. I run a spur from one ring main to the other part of the house to get them on the same ring main with a substantial increase in speed.

I put a warning lable on the socket and also at the consumer.

Axel

If you need to start modifying the mains electrics to get homeplugs working they really start to lose their appeal! Especially as you're getting into part P building regulations territory.

axel · 5 Nov 2012 at 08:04

bremen1874 said:
If you need to start modifying the mains electrics to get homeplugs working they really start to lose their appeal! Especially as you're getting into part P building regulations territory.

Yes you are absolutely correct. If you need to start running elecrical cables why not just run cat5? In my case the socket from the other ring main was in the room next door with a hatch in the cupboard from previous works so it was very easy to do. Cat5 needed to run in the attic to the other end of the house then down the surface of the wall, coming through a cornice and over a dado rail, followed by a divorce!

However you are correct and it depends on the layout.

Axel

Antowns · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:51

Spuderoony said:
Here's an oddity:

I tested it direct to the router - got 40-45mb on speedtest. Ordered 500mb gigabit homeplugs.

Yet it's still reporting around 26/27mb in speed tests when using these new homeplugs. Short of putting CAT5 around the whole house, what can I do now?

Good job on the gigabit order, they seem to do 500mbps 10/100 ones, a bit pointless

bremen1874 · 5 Nov 2012 at 17:41

Antowns said:
Good job on the gigabit order, they seem to do 500mbps 10/100 ones, a bit pointless

Not really. The actual throughput you’re likely to achieve with AV500 adapters is going to be less than what 10/100 will handle. Adding Gigabit ports won’t make them any faster.

moogle · 5 Nov 2012 at 17:46

bremen1874 said:
Not really. The actual throughput you’re likely to achieve with AV500 adapters is going to be less than what 10/100 will handle. Adding Gigabit ports won’t make them any faster.

Yep, only if you know you will always have great connections between homeplugs are the gigabit ones worth it.

chainy · 30 Nov 2012 at 10:09

I have just ordered the Sky fibre 40/10 package. Got an install date of Dec 21st. I am hoping speeds should be good as the cabinet is outside next doors house

passey89 · 30 Nov 2012 at 12:19

check your lan speeds. 200mbps shouldn't run at less than 40mbps mine were going at 45mbps but depends on ur houses wiring.

500mbps gets me about 97mbps.

marjohn56 · 1 Dec 2012 at 10:06

I have nixed 500 and 200 units from two different manufacturers, speeds never below 130Mbs on the slowest link, and I can sustain 37MBs on speedtests on any link. :cool:

Wiring is key, NO extension leads, no adaptors at all.

As for new wiring, my house, of 30's build was rewired 5 years ago, and I have a lovely breaker box that cuts out at he drop of a hat. :eek:

marjohn56 · 1 Dec 2012 at 12:32

marjohn56 said:
I have nixed 500 and 200 units from two different manufacturers, speeds never below 130Mbs on the slowest link, and I can sustain 37MBs on speedtests on any link.

Wiring is key, NO extension leads, no adaptors at all.

As for new wiring, my house, of 30's build was rewired 5 years ago, and I have a lovely breaker box that cuts out at he drop of a hat.

That should read 37Mbs of course... If only!