PowerLine Adapters?

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IMpLeXiTy

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Does anyone have any experience with powerline adapters, and could recommended any good ones? I don't have the slightest idea about them. I mainly want one to reduce lag on my PS4 and Xbone. I have 1000kb bandwith, 10mb down, 1mb up. Im not sure if that helps at all. Thanks

 
I used to use them until I bought a wireless network extender that fixed my problem. From my experience they are all pretty similar in technology. But they will depend on if they need to go through any breaker boxes and how old the wiring in your house is. If your not sure about either of those buy a cheap av500 pair. Less than $30. 

Or depending if you have a coaxial connection in the room. If you have satellite or cable you can get moca or deca adapters. They use the coax signal to transfer. They can get speeds up to 100mbs. Deca adapters are cheap. Moca more expensive.

 
I've used these TP-Link ones (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWRUICG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage) and have had good luck :) The wiring in the house I used them in was old and not grounded, and I still got about 150mbps out of them - plenty for my 60mbps internet :)

I had no issues with multiplayer on consoles, however I did have a few hiccups trying to stream Final Fantasy 14 from my PC to my TV. Then again, I was trying to stream 1080p and it could have been the software (Nvidia in beta) giving me issues, too. I recently moved and don't use them anymore, but I liked them. I'm keeping them in storage in case I ever need them again!

 
SchmidtA99 said:
No problem. If you have any other questions. Let me know
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Katsumi said:
I've used these TP-Link ones (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWRUICG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage) and have had good luck :) The wiring in the house I used them in was old and not grounded, and I still got about 150mbps out of them - plenty for my 60mbps internet :)

I had no issues with multiplayer on consoles, however I did have a few hiccups trying to stream Final Fantasy 14 from my PC to my TV. Then again, I was trying to stream 1080p and it could have been the software (Nvidia in beta) giving me issues, too. I recently moved and don't use them anymore, but I liked them. I'm keeping them in storage in case I ever need them again!
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All of these seem to say they can handle speeds up to 500 MBPS, but i have far less than that. Is their a cheaper alternative that would only handle the speeds i have?

 
I bought these from Best Buy about 2 years ago and have been able to play online with no issues. Bought them back when I had issues connecting my 360 to my wifi. Bought an Ethernet splitter later on so now all my systems are wired. BB doesn't seem to stock them anymore so eBay may be your best bet if you were interested.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=201355076787&globalID=EBAY-US
 
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IMpLeXiTy said:
All of these seem to say they can handle speeds up to 500 MBPS, but i have far less than that. Is their a cheaper alternative that would only handle the speeds i have?
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You're too focused on your Internet speeds being the limiting factor to what you're looking for.

Most houses will have internal network speeds faster than their Internet speeds, though it's still useful for networking done in the home, such as file transfer or video streaming.

Those TP-Link Adapters listed above are probably a better option since they're newer technology and better able to handle lower-quality wiring with still delivering the speeds you need.

If you have a cable/co-ax jack at the locations where you'd connect to your router as well as your console/consoles, MoCA would be another option as previously mentioned. Powerline is very dependent on the quality of your electrical wiring, where MoCA is a lot more resistant to interference. Price of entry is a bit higher than Powerline, though I've had numerous years of good use out of MoCA and not a lot of success with Powerline adapters.

For MoCA, you'd need a kit like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Ethernet-Adapter-without-Routers/dp/B008EQ4BQG

 
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shrike4242 said:
You're too focused on your Internet speeds being the limiting factor to what you're looking for.

Most houses will have internal network speeds faster than their Internet speeds, though it's still useful for networking done in the home, such as file transfer or video streaming.

Those TP-Link Adapters listed above are probably a better option since they're newer technology and better able to handle lower-quality wiring with still delivering the speeds you need.

If you have a cable/co-ax jack at the locations where you'd connect to your router as well as your console/consoles, MoCA would be another option as previously mentioned. Powerline is very dependent on the quality of your electrical wiring, where MoCA is a lot more resistant to interference. Price of entry is a bit higher than Powerline, though I've had numerous years of good use out of MoCA and not a lot of success with Powerline adapters.

For MoCA, you'd need a kit like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Ethernet-Adapter-without-Routers/dp/B008EQ4BQG
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I have no idea what you just said, but i appreciate the help. I truly dont understand anything about these or how they work. What is the difference between internal network speed and internet speed? and what is a cable/co-ax jack?

 
Cable/co-ax jacks are the connectors that you get TV through. Google an image of one and you'll recognize it immediately. You sound confused on what you should get. Heres some questions you should answer

Do you live in a house or an apartment/condo?

How old is the building?

Is there multiple breaker boxes in the place?

Do you have local cable or satellite?

From there you can figure out what would work the best for you. With either powerline adapters, moca/deca adapters, wireless network extender.

 
SchmidtA99 said:
Cable/co-ax jacks are the connectors that you get TV through. Google an image of one and you'll recognize it immediately. You sound confused on what you should get. Heres some questions you should answer

Do you live in a house or an apartment/condo?

How old is the building?

Is there multiple breaker boxes in the place?

Do you have local cable or satellite?

From there you can figure out what would work the best for you. With either powerline adapters, moca/deca adapters, wireless network extender.
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Oh ok yes i do know what those are. Thanks. I live in a house, its fairly new. Probably built within the last 15 years at the most would be my guess? There is only 1 breaker box, and we have Time Warner. Not sure if that is local or satellite.... as you can see i truly don't understand this topic in any way, shape, or form :) Thank you for the help though!

 
Time Warner is local cable. So you would need a moca adapter. These kits are usually around $100. They pretty much work around 100mbps at top speed. Sometimes more, 

The reason I asked about the age of the house is because if your house is really old. Like 35+ years and the wiring hasn't been changed. Powerline adapters may not be very useful. Or the coax cable is very old. then moca wouldn't work and you would need a wireless extender.

Powerline adapter kits have been around for a while so the technology has gotten better. There is AV200, AV500, AV2 600/1000/1200. They will mention max speeds like 200, 500, 600mpbs, etc. For the most part you will never get speeds that good, ever. It's the theoretical limit. the first generation units where 200mbps (cheap a kit is $20-$30, then 500 (usually $30 - $50) came out. Now they have a new technology (AV2) that promises speeds from 600 - 1200mpbs (again you will never get anything that close, 1/3 of the speed would probably be lucky, these are also usually $60 - 100+).

Since every house is different there is no way to say which powerline adapter would be the cheapest that would get you the speed you need/want. I would probably say get a set of av500 units from zyxel, tp-link, netgear. Just look at the reviews. They routinely go on sale. I bought a set of tplink av500 kit last year for less than $30. Since the size of them vary so much. And it will most likely block 1 or both of the outlets. Some have pass through outlet ports also.

Here is Newegg a site that sells a lot of them. It will be cheaper to buy from Newegg or Amazon. Then a place like best buy, walmart, staples. Unless they are on sale.

http://www.newegg.com/Powerline-Networking/SubCategory/ID-294?cm_sp=Cat_Wired-Networking_4-_-VisNav-_-All_1

 
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