Powerline networking tested

dannyjo22 · 20 Jan 2007 at 22:31

After having moohoosive problems getting a decent wireless signal for my nephews 360 using the wireless adapter I thought i'd try the powerline plugs.

He's had problems with the wireless dropping for days in his bedroom and it was getting frustrating.

So after reading and talking to Gord I got him the 85 meg solwise ones to try. When you consider the price in store of a 360 wireless adapter it aint that much more.

Plugged them in and was literally all there was too it. Installed the software on the main pc just to see what strength they had. 80-82 meg. Literally little or no drop at all. This is in a 70's house so not brand new wiring.

In fact it was so good I cant see me bothering with wireless myself for much longer and what could be more secure.

Big thumbs up from me and solved a problem for a tenner more than the wireless adapter.

dannyjo22 · 21 Jan 2007 at 10:40

marmalade said:
No reason why they should not drop in price too!

I didn't think the price was that bad. As I said I got two plugs for £32 each add postage and it was only marginally more expensive than a 360 adapter. The plugs have far more use as well. I imagine soon they will become cheap enough that wirelless won't even be that much of an option.

dannyjo22 · 21 Jan 2007 at 19:34

gord said:
Well, im renting.. so hitting the walls with cat5 wasnt an option for me.

I got the HD 200Meg ones, which seems to have bitten me in the bum a bit because your getting similar speeds to mine on yours.. i range from 120 to 80 Mbps. But still, i think having the constant reliable connection there is much better than wireless.. i hate wireless!

Well i'm about 10 feet above my wireless router using the 360. With the wireless adapter. Full signal strength, yet still its logged me out twice today.

When I get some free cash myself I will buy the 200 meg plugs or test the 85meg ones I got my nephew in my house.

dannyjo22 · 23 Jan 2007 at 18:37

It works so well on my nephews set up I'm going to ditch my own wireless set up for powerline. I'm directly above my router with just a ceiling between devices and still get the odd drop out each day on wireless.

I will likely get the 200mb set fo myself.