Powerline adapters - any recommendations?

[Jaimie Vandenbergh]

Is it? How intensely crap. The AP I've been using since 2011 is dual simultaneously (Apple Airport Extreme).

Cheers - Jaimie

[Mark]

As I recall when attempting to source a dual band router I found many that could only use one band at once.

[GS]

We've been using a couple of TP-Link 5-port gigabit switches on our network for 18 months now, had no problems at all, they have been running 24-7 since we bought them. Cost was not much more than a tenner each.

[Simon Finnigan]

Coming at it from another angle, perhaps worth upgrading your router? I treated myself to an Asus RT AC66U, and it made a massive difference to my wireless speeds. Like where I couldn't get a signal with my old D-Link router, I was getting 50 meg on my iphone and ipad. I get 100 meg when in the same room as it. And those speeds aren't the speed reported by the device, they're the result of using speedtest.net on a 100 meg connection, so I'm not sure how much faster it will run.

The router cost about £100, but it is so much better than the old unit it was worth every penny.

[Rob]

I bought some from 7dayshop good price but kept getting BSOD. Changed to Devolo problem solved

[Bob H]

I'm running 2 Netgear switches , and have had no problems at all. I have also use TP link switches before and were trouble free.

[dennis]

You must be running something odd to get BSODs from changing an ethernet connection.

[Daniel James]

Yes, *of course* 10Mb/s is a limitation.

I'm not sure that running backups over wireless should worry you, though, unless the volume being backed up requires greater bandwidth. Yes, wireless is less reliable than Cat6 ... but not much less reliable, and I'm not sure that I'd regard powerline as being any more so.

Makes sense.

Cheers, Daniel.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Mike Tomlinson escribió:

Update: Ordered a pair of TP-Link model TL-PA211 200Mbps nano powerline adapters (20 quid delivered) before Christmas, waiting for me today on my return from hols.

Very smart, very compact, totally unobtrusive.

Installed and Just Worked, the utility on the mini-CD included in the pack reports a data rate of 170Mbps.

I'm happy.

[Dave Liquorice]

But I wouldn't like to say that anyone trying to use HF radio within half a mile is...

[tony sayer]

Or FM or DAB either...

scroll down to whitepaper 195 interesting reading;!...

[Simon Finnigan]

So probably nobody is unhappy then.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Simon Finnigan escribió:

Subtle. :-)

[Uncle Peter]

Do people actually still use radio? It's just a TV without a picture.

[Dave Liquorice]

I do, though of the radio content I listen to most is via podcasts but if I'm doing some diy stuff I'll have the radio on.

The pictures are better on radio.

Only half brain dead couch potatoes need pictures, 'cause the words are too difficult on their own.

[Uncle Peter]

They play shit. Better to play your own music, then you get your choice.

Why are you on the internet instead of a CB?

[Mark]

I listen to the radio a lot more than watch TV. I like the rock radio stations and some of the comedy on R4. I avoid podcasts since I am fed up with hearing "this part of the programme has been removed for copyright reasons".

[Simon Finnigan]

Moi?

[Uncle Peter]

I hate listening to music I don't like, so I always play my own collection.

[Mark]

I hate hearning music I don't like to too. However I sometimes take a risk and listen to a station that usually plays music I like. Otherwise I would rarely discover anything new.