Which powerline adaptors?

Big Chris

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Apologies if this has been asked a thousand times already... I'm looking for some powerlines adaptors to get WiFi in my garage which is just out of range of my Sky fibre router.

I work out in the garage and use Zwift (online virtual bike riding game) so just need enough speed to be able to stream Spotify and Zwift which is fairly light touch - nothing too taxing and won't be moving any files around or anything similar.

There's a baffling array of powerline adaptors available though which all seem to be fairly similar so looking for some advice. :)
 
bledd said:
Is it out of the question to run an ethernet cable in some conduit to the shed?
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+1 - you can get armoured cable that doesn’t need conduit, or conduit is very cheap. If you use flat cable you might not even need to drill a hole in the house or shed as you can close the flat cable under a window frame.

For me, do it right, put a box on each end, two 8mm holes and run a CAT6 cable. Total materials cost would be about £50 depending on the length of the cable. 1-3 hours work, again depending on the distance and if you need to lift paving slabs etc.
 
The garage is separate to the house and quite a way from where the router is so laying cable isn't really an option. I've used powerline adaptors in the past which do the job fine, I just don't know which of the many options to choose.

TP Link seem to have a few around £40-50?
 
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The brands are all much the same performance wise. I’d try to get the fastest for my budget and fit and forget. I use powerline adapters to hook up my garage with a PoE switch for security cameras and a wireless access point. Works just fine.
 
Bluecube said:
The brands are all much the same performance wise. I’d try to get the fastest for my budget and fit and forget. I use powerline adapters to hook up my garage with a PoE switch for security cameras and a wireless access point. Works just fine.
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Ok cheers, I'll give one of the TP Link ones a try.
 
Make sure you get them from somewhere with a good returns policy so if they work poorly you can send them back.
 
G.hn homeplugs are best as they actively mitigate interference on VDSL. I’m using a pair of Devolo Magic 2-2400 and they have no impact on my current FTTC connection. TP-Link AV2 I used previously caused errors to spike on the connection.

The Devolo Magic 2 are very reliable and get regular firmware updates that auto install. I do plan to get rid of them and hardwire a cable in at some point though.
 
I'll admit I have no idea what G.hn is! They're £100 again though, seems overkill for being able to listen to Spotify and run Zwift.
 
Big Chris said:
I'll admit I have no idea what G.hn is! They're £100 again though, seems overkill for being able to listen to Spotify and run Zwift.
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I think you missed the bit where the cheap ones mess up your VDSL connection. But if you have FTTP then you’ll be fine.
 
I didn't miss it, I've used powerline adaptors in the past for similar reasons though and they've been fine for what I need - but that was several years ago and there are many more available now. The TP Link ones at around £50 seem to have good reviews and as I said, I'm not sure I need all the benefits of a set costing twice as much?

Not sure about the FTTP aspect?
 
Do you have the 70Mbps FTTC or the 300Mbps+ FTTP broadband?

The cheaper power lines can cause problems with VDSL/FTTC connections but that’s not an issue with FTTP.
 
I've used both the bt ones and tp-link (deco). The TP-link ones seem a lot more reliable. The bt ones were always dropping connection and needing resetting.
 
Bug One said:
I've used both the bt ones and tp-link (deco). The TP-link ones seem a lot more reliable. The bt ones were always dropping connection and needing resetting.
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Cheers, I'm leaning towards TP Link, the AV600 seems to get good reviews and is more than quick enough for what I need it for.
 
BUDFORCE said:
Used powerline adaptors in the past, just issues.

Wired up cat 6 everywhere, no issues.
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Yes, but the OP has used powerlines before and Zwift is low bandwidth and it doesn’t involve doing anything that gets anything dusty or dirty so it’s low bandwidth for the OP…
 
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