Which wireless adapter should I go for?

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Hello everyone,

We moved a week ago and, due to the layout of the house, I cannot easily route a cable so I need some recommendations for a decent wireless adapter for the PC, preferably a PCI express card under £50.

Something like this maybe?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tp-l...pci-express-adapter-archer-t6e-nw-182-tp.html

It has to be good enough to stream movies and will be connecting to a Plusnet wireless router.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!
 
ChrisD. said:
Because wireless gaming is a pain. If you have a decent power circuit in your house then Powerlines would work best.
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I'm not interested in wireless gaming but I do need to be able to stream TV and films (Prime).

I have no idea how good the power circuitry is in this house I would have to buy the Powerline adapter and try it to find out.
 
Just how good are these Powerline adapters? With a double socket, and if an extension cable is plugged into one, would the Powerline adapter be okay in the other socket?

If the answer to that is yes then I will probably get them instead, though I'm not interested in the ones with built-in wifi.
 
Powerline results can be a bit variable. Unfortunately there's no way to know until you try them.

For best results all of the adapters will all be on the same circuit with sockets all to themselves.

The adapters with pass-through mains are good if you're short of sockets.

Even with the best adapters don't expect to see more than 100Mbps, and quite possibly significantly less.

If you do try them make sure the firmware is current and set your own encryption keys.

A cable will always be a better option. If you can't run a cable internally could you route it externally instead? You can buy a lot of external grade network cable for the cost of a set of Powerline adapters.
 
bremen1874 said:
Powerline results can be a bit variable. Unfortunately there's no way to know until you try them.

For best results all of the adapters will all be on the same circuit with sockets all to themselves.

The adapters with pass-through mains are good if you're short of sockets.

Even with the best adapters don't expect to see more than 100Mbps, and quite possibly significantly less.

If you do try them make sure the firmware is current and set your own encryption keys.

A cable will always be a better option. If you can't run a cable internally could you route it externally instead? You can buy a lot of external grade network cable for the cost of a set of Powerline adapters.
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Thanks for the response.

How can one cable be such a nuisance!

To be honest I would prefer a cable but the door posts in this house are metal. I'm not really a diy person, so I don't fancy drilling through that.

We are getting an aerial installed so I COULD get them to put a network cable through when they drill for the coax cable I guess.
 
We are getting an aerial installed so I COULD get them to put a network cable through when they drill for the coax cable I guess.
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Drilling the holes through the walls is the hardest bit. Running the actual cable and terminating it at the two ends is fairly straight forward. You can buy a full kit of parts for about £15.
 
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