Power line adapter question

[cklynx]

We have just increased our broadband speed to 60mb/s. We are using 85mb/s power line adapters but only achieving speeds of around 10mb/s.
Would a 200mb/s power line adapters give us near the 60mb we should be getting in the first place?

Bare in my the power line adapters we currently have now are quite old, roughly 3-4 years old.

 

[CaNsA]

Are you getting 60mb direct from the modem?

 

[cklynx]

Are you getting 60mb direct from the modem?

Sorry forgot to mention, yes last check (about 5 minutes ago) we got 63mb directly from the modem

 

[CaNsA]

You could try a new powerline kit, but the problem isnt the kit so much but the state of the wiring in the house causing slow speeds.

Go buy a load of cat5e cable and get to work

 

[Locky]

As above, network the house up with cat5e, it's the only way, you could try 200mbs adapters, but I would try something like 500mbs, you have DSR on your side.

 

[cklynx]

Thanks for you're replies. Re-wiring the whole house won't be easy so I guess I will just have to have a think about it. Quick question though, what is DSR?

 

[MissChief]

Distance selling regulations. The ability to inspect the goods at home as you would be able to in a physical shop and return them within two weeks.

 

[TheVoice]

500Mbps ones are certainly worth a go, you may still struggle to get the full 60Mbps through them but it should certainly be better than the 10Mbps you're currently seeing.

 

[Tattysnuc]

I found that powerline work at the stated speeds, but only for short periods - their speeds invariably drop off.

If you're going to try and stream stuff I've not had a positive experience, and our house was fully rewired so I know the wiring's good.

I can't recommend Cat5e wiring enough. It's a hassle, but if you do it, you'll not look back, especially if you can take advantage of Gigabit networking.

Homeplugs are little better than wireless IMHO...

 

[CaNsA]

Thanks for you're replies. Re-wiring the whole house won't be easy so I guess I will just have to have a think about it. Quick question though, what is DSR?

My setup is....
VM modem > 1 cable > wireless router > 1 cable running around the edge of the room then upstairs > wireless router > computer.

I also have WDS setup to ensure maximum wireless coverage within the house.

Network cables are easy.

Crack on sunshine

 

[NasherUK]

I have 2 200mbit and a 500mbit "homeplug" adapter and never had any issues with them. If you are getting slow speeds I don't think getting a higher bandwidth one will make much of a difference. Something else is probably causing them to be slow.

Stuff like bad grounding can mess them up, same as it would with any network cabling.

 

[KraniX]

Is there a difference when using the powerline with and without the pass through? I'm sure I read a review years ago which said if you plugged something into the powerline adapter it affected the performance, might be rubbish but thought I'd ask.

I'm considering using a set at my Mum's and need to figure out if it will offer better performance than her dodgy wifi, she has the computer in an extension added to the house and I'm not sure how that will affect connecting to the modem upstairs.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Dont be sucked in by the ones that are supposedly rated 1Gb (Belkin did some i think) They were utterly useless.

TP Link and DLink are supposed to work pretty well.

 

[haz_pro]

I found that powerline work at the stated speeds, but only for short periods - their speeds invariably drop off.

Why is this?

I experienced this with some 500mbit devolo homeplugs I have, well almost... I got a connection of around 250 for a while, and then it suddenly dropped to under 50.