Powerline Ethernet speed?

Frijj · 9 May 2018 at 06:49

Hi,

I recently upgraded my VM internet to the 350 package, wired to the router I can get 370-390 speeds and even wireless on 5G on my Iphone X I can pull 350..

Ordered a newer set of Homeplug ethernet as my previous were older and 600mbps ones I figured I'd try some new ones to try get the full potential. It's all connected up fine etc however it seems to max out at 150 is there a reason for this? Am I doing anything wrong?

The plugins I have are

"
AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi KitTL-WPA8630P KIT

AC1350 – Dual band Wi-Fi with combined speeds of up to 1350Mbps
HomePlug AV2 – Provides ultra-fast powerline transfer speeds of up to 1300Mbps
2X2 MIMO – Establishes multiple simultaneous connections for you to enjoy higher powerline speeds and greater stability"

Result from Router -

Result from ethernet plug -

My devices show connected as 550-600 on the TP-Link app too

Any wisdom guys?

Thanks! Using it for Plex with Nvidia shield, laptop etc for 4K streaming ( which it does but it did that with my old setup at 150 )

neil_g · 9 May 2018 at 08:27

Always take the rated speed with a massive pinch of salt for powerline. They depend on so many environmental factors including quality of electrical cabling in your house.

Frijj · 9 May 2018 at 09:23

Oh yeah I know that it’s just on my old 150mb broadband I almost got that same HomePlug speed on older plugins

I wonder if it’s an issue with this model after some googling .. there is a 2000 model that apparently is vastly different so may need to check and see what the issue is

BigT · 9 May 2018 at 09:57

I'd be delighted getting 162Mbps on a set of homeplugs. I've never seen them do anywhere near their theoretical speeds. @neil_g has his point wonderfully illustrated by this review of a set of AV2000s

https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/revie...-av2000-powerline-starter-kit-review-3643494/

One part of the house next to each other 400Mbps; in a more realistic other part of the house 100Mbps. In fact the speed you are seeing is faster than anything they've ever reviewed apparently!

Broadly you've got three options:

1. Accept the decent result you have
2. Run a cable
3. Start using wireless mesh systems

bledd · 9 May 2018 at 12:34

This is where the failings of powerline are apparent. Try two connections at once and those speeds you have will die.

Cable the place up.

Frijj · 9 May 2018 at 14:53

I suppose I could get Virgin Media to move my Hub so I can have the router in my room and everything wired directly?..

The majority of my tech is in my bedroom.. Gaming Desktop/4K tv/Nvidia shield etc ..

How good is wireless mesh?

Frijj · 9 May 2018 at 19:03

Old ethernet plugins.. "600mb" rather than my new ones are even faster so strange...

Avalon · 9 May 2018 at 22:55

Powerline quotes full duplex headline speeds, so you're achieving what the manufacturer would claim is 372Mbit on a 600Mbit product, allowing for wiring, overheads etc. that's not bad going. As you know the cabling is capable of higher, check the obvious, firmware update, no RCD, no extensions, avoid spur sockets.

As to your testing, did you know you've changed the test server from Manchester to York? I'd suggest iperf is a better method to test a local connection between two devices on the same network rather than what you're doing.

Frijj · 10 May 2018 at 09:00

Thanks Avalon

MrRockliffe · 10 May 2018 at 09:05

Frijj said:
I suppose I could get Virgin Media to move my Hub so I can have the router in my room and everything wired directly?..

The majority of my tech is in my bedroom.. Gaming Desktop/4K tv/Nvidia shield etc ..

How good is wireless mesh?

I use a wireless mesh for my Virgin setup.

I used to get 10mb in my bedroom, but after going with a Google WiFi kit, and connecting wired to the hub, I get 180-190 down now. I could do some proper testing if you want?

Frijj · 10 May 2018 at 11:34

MrRockliffe said:
I use a wireless mesh for my Virgin setup.

I used to get 10mb in my bedroom, but after going with a Google WiFi kit, and connecting wired to the hub, I get 180-190 down now. I could do some proper testing if you want?

I've been googling, thanks

My Nvidia shield on 5ghz network which is downstairs directly below the router room wise pulled 287 down last night which I thought was decent only problem with the 5ghz is it doesn't travel far I guess.. Using an Asus AC87u router

MrRockliffe · 10 May 2018 at 12:49

Frijj said:
I've been googling, thanks

My Nvidia shield on 5ghz network which is downstairs directly below the router room wise pulled 287 down last night which I thought was decent only problem with the 5ghz is it doesn't travel far I guess.. Using an Asus AC87u router

Correct - it also doesn't have great penetration, so not ideal in a brick wall house, for example