Powerline adapter
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Pros
- We plugged in our Powerline about three years ago, and forgot we had it. That's how solid and reliable it is.
- Lastly, consider powerline adapters that use the building’s electrical wiring. They don’t count as wires since you’re using existing outlets.
- Can vouch for Powerline Adapters. Have an eero access point in my office, but it was inadequate. Installed poweline and it is about 40 % faster.
- look at powerline adapters. if you need wifi, look into getting an access point to connect to the powerline adapter.
Cons
- Powerline adapters are finicky. Get a pair and try them out. You may have to move them around to different outlets on both ends to get them to work well. Once working they work fine, they’re just a last resort because of how picky they a...
- I'm just going to say as a dude who's into amateur radio, please do not buy one of these. These admit an ungodly amount of interference all over the HF spectrum.
- Powerline isn't great, but will.probably work, but if you have coax in your house, look at MOCA instead, it's much more reliable than powerline.
- Don’t. Do. Powerline. Adapters. These should be your last resort. They are problematic and highly dependent on the wiring in the home.
- Powerline is not working for you.
Sentiment
4 positive (15%) · 9 mixed (35%) · 13 negative (50%)
Trust + time weighted score: -36% · raw score -35%
What redditors said (10 of 26)
Powerline adapters are finicky. Get a pair and try them out. You may have to move them around to different outlets on both ends to get them to work well. Once working they work fine, they’re just a last resort because of how picky they are to get working initially.
I'm just going to say as a dude who's into amateur radio, please do not buy one of these. These admit an ungodly amount of interference all over the HF spectrum.
We plugged in our Powerline about three years ago, and forgot we had it. That's how solid and reliable it is.
Powerline isn't great, but will.probably work, but if you have coax in your house, look at MOCA instead, it's much more reliable than powerline.
Don’t. Do. Powerline. Adapters. These should be your last resort. They are problematic and highly dependent on the wiring in the home.
Powerline is not working for you.
Powerline is an option as well, but you need to plug directly into the wall and if the plugs are on different circuits you'll see a large degradation in speed, but othwerwise are simple and cheap and can work really well in the right situation
There is also a solution called a "powerline" it sends rthernet through your electrical cables. It generally has good, or terrible results.
Powerline can be hit or miss based on the infrastructure, but it’s probably worth a shot in your case.
I wouldn't say powerline adapters will not work, but they are hit or miss depending largely on your electrical wiring and some on the utility company.
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