pros and cons of homeplugs

[pan1300]

Re: pros and cons of homeplugs

yes it looks like its going to be ethernet cable i dont want to upset anybody he in to his hobby and i am in to mine

hi

why don't you use/try an usb-wifi stick? Works fine for me, easy to install and not too expensive.

[juekra]

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Is it possible to give my an indication whats the speed of the wireless connection. I'm thinking about the some construction for my second receiver and my moviebox but I don't know if I can watch streaming HD movies with a wireless bridge

[pan1300]

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Is it possible to give my an indication whats the speed of the wireless connection. I'm thinking about the some construction for my second receiver and my moviebox but I don't know if I can watch streaming HD movies with a wireless bridge

hi juekra

I can give you mine (wifi): did a speedtest and was about 10 MB down and 0,5 MB up. I have a normal subscription (not the slowest and surely not the fastest). Will depend on your provider/subscription. To be honoust: my boxes are connected with cable, only laptop/pc with wifi. So about connection/streaming on receiver I have no info.

If I remember well the speed was about the same with the homeplugs (when they worked).

hmmm, I even don't know if it is possible to use wifi on receivers ...

[thecrazybandit]

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i have tried a vonets wifi bridge on the spiderbox but not much luck there router to far away to get a good signal

[bokkie]

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i have tried a vonets wifi bridge on the spiderbox but not much luck there router to far away to get a good signal

That's the problem I had, which is why I got the homeplugs.
Haven't had any problems since, easy to share media and broadband all over the house.

[simba92]

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I think for CS homeplugs are ideal, but for anything that requires a decent speed id stick with a wired connection is possible. But homeplugs are the next best thing.

1. Wired
2. Homeplugs
3. Wifi
4. Wifi bridge

[scooterman]

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When the Government can create a situation where there is going to be interference on a grand scale and pussy foot around it the way they are, what chance has the man in the street got unless he works with his neighbour to sort out problems. Personally I use hard wired ethernet.

Regards Mobley

They knew well before hand but the interests and power of muly media companies is always put first even although it is the little guys who invent and make these things possible in the first place ,they call it progress.

For years the local radio ham battled with unfiltered analogue tv's fitting in line filters for his neighbours ,now that the hobby has more or less died that problem was cured with the arrival of digital tv .
When i switch on my old radio iam bombarded with s9 of man made electronic noise from the neighbourhood my opinion is ham radio has had its day,most like me are more into sat tv and pc's.

[thecrazybandit]

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what i dont understand is how homeplugs can be sold knowing that they give out a low level signal is there any warning on the box

[microchick]

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Homeplugs would be a good idea for me. I have a low wireless signal signal in my kitchen and was looking for a solution. Easy to install and good signal quality.

[cannydo]

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Just checked both boxes I got with the 2 pairs of homeplugs and there aint no mention of the low level signal on either box thecrazybandit.

[thecrazybandit]

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how strange no mention of anything on interference on the box

[saj1985]

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IMO, i rate homeplugs very highly,
just so user friendly,
cant go wrong, honestly!

[cgac99]

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Ethernet home plugs are fine, i use them since a lot of time and it work fine.
I did try in every room with a laptop connected to homeplug and all was ok.

I've also did try to get signal at my neighbors but it didn't work at all.

A friend did try the Wifi Plug, but had problems due to 2 walls.

[mahrkpat]

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Home plugs are very good in my bedroom the wifi signal was very patchy and got a lot of drop out but with home plugs fixed problem.

Although not recommended using through double plug and 5M extension lead without any problems.

[boroboy2020]

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I hate homeplugs with a passion

If you live on a farm in the middle of nowhere they`re great but I get hammered with crap from them when I turn a radio on (I`m an SWL and general radio nut)

They`re not even in my street and they`re giving me sh*t, I know they`re not in my street as I knocked on every door (there is only 8 houses on my street) and asked if they had them, with the intention of fitting them a wired network at my expense and no one would admit to owning any

I had a roll of cat5e there ready to fit but couldnt find the offender

The homeplugs dont need to mention low level noise in the uk as they are not classed as a radio device as such and also because they run on a closed network so to speak I.E. your mains ring so they "shouldn`t" affect anyone outside your mains ring

In reallity they turn your mains ring into a giant antenna spewing shite all over the radio spectrum

God help sat fans when they introduce homeplugs that resonate up near satellite signals! We`ll all start noticing no signal on sat boxes, some models of dect phones will go tits up and wifi will be wiped out too

Also I`ve been told that if upstairs and downstairs have different rings (is that the right way of putting it?) then home plugs wont work between floors, how true that is though, I don`t know