Should I use Moca Adapters or try to replace coax with ethernet?

[darvast]

I moved into a UK house built in 1995. It's not wired for Ethernet but most rooms have Coax. The Coax is all joined together at an amplifier in the attic. (see: https://imgur.com/gallery/J1wloCx)

I don't think running new Ethernet would be easy since its dab and plaster walls.

Previous to me moving in the tenant had satellite TV installed. It looks like the installer used the old coax to install new satellite cable (https://i.imgur.com/JwrX3j3.jpg)

My question is should I just use Moca Adapters (they are strangely hard to buy in UK and I would need to import from Europe) or should I try and use the old coax routes to put new ethernet. I'm not sure if this will work or if it will snag on plaster dabs etc.

Thanks!!

 

[bremen1874]

Dot and dab makes installing network cables easier, you've got a ready make gap to run the cables through. If they managed to install satellite cabling then network cables shouldn't be a problem.

Depending on the number of connections involved, external network cables can be a decent option if you're prepared to drill through the walls.

 

[the-evaluator]

Yep, dot and dab makes it easier. Personally I'd use the coax as a draw string for some new cables as chances of the coax being clipped is pretty slim I would think.

MoCA isn't at all popular over here and given the choice between MoCA and ethernet cablind I'd go for ethernet every single time.