Powerline?

[TheKDub]

Hello all, I recently built my computer and have been using a makeshift wireless setup for it by using my phone as a receiver, I currently have $30 that I can spend on a better, more permanent internet connection device, either I can get a new wireless card for it (The one I had been using before died), or I can go with powerline ethernet.

 

My house is around 100 years old or so, though the wiring was re-done about 4 years ago so that shouldn't be an issue.

 

(I would just run an Ethernet cable, but the router is all the way across the house and down a floor from my pc.)

 

Anyone have either of these? or at least uses powerline ethernet?

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Powerline-XAVB1201-200Mbps-Starter/dp/B008LTPEXU/ref=sr_1_24?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1410295429&sr=1-24&keywords=powerline

 

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA2010KIT-Powerline-Adapter-Starter/dp/B00AWRUIY4/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-2&keywords=powerline

 

Would you suggest that I go for powerline over wireless?

 

(If you suggest something, please keep in mind that I am in the USA, will purchase it from amazon.com, and only have $30 to spend.)

[Paralectic]

I'm using a TPLink 500mbit powerline and it works perfect.

[phillrulz]

Hello all, I recently built my computer and have been using a makeshift wireless setup for it by using my phone as a receiver, I currently have $30 that I can spend on a better, more permanent internet connection device, either I can get a new wireless card for it (The one I had been using before died), or I can go with powerline ethernet.

 

My house is around 100 years old or so, though the wiring was re-done about 4 years ago so that shouldn't be an issue.

 

(I would just run an Ethernet cable, but the router is all the way across the house and down a floor from my pc.)

 

Anyone have either of these? or at least uses powerline ethernet?

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Powerline-XAVB1201-200Mbps-Starter/dp/B008LTPEXU/ref=sr_1_24?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1410295429&sr=1-24&keywords=powerline

 

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA2010KIT-Powerline-Adapter-Starter/dp/B00AWRUIY4/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-2&keywords=powerline

 

Would you suggest that I go for powerline over wireless?

 

(If you suggest something, please keep in mind that I am in the USA, will purchase it from amazon.com, and only have $30 to spend.)

 

Try find a friend that will let you borrow theirs, powerline is amazing when it works.... i bought some of the plugs only to find that my wiring isnt the best and signal drops when say a washing machine is powered up on that ring main.

However wireless adds very little ping and no reduction is speed depending on the link speed.

[TheKDub]

I'm using a TPLink 500mbit powerline and it works perfect.

 

Try find a friend that will let you borrow theirs, powerline is amazing when it works.... i bought some of the plugs only to find that my wiring isnt the best and signal drops when say a washing machine is powered up on that ring main.

However wireless adds very little ping and no reduction is speed depending on the link speed.

 

Hmm, any speed reduction from powerline? (I've got 30mb/s, and when I would use wireless on my laptop in my room I would get 16mb/s or so, so pretty much 1/2 speed.)

[phillrulz]

Hmm, any speed reduction from powerline? (I've got 30mb/s, and when I would use wireless on my laptop in my room I would get 16mb/s or so, so pretty much 1/2 speed.)

 

i would say depends on wiring but i know very little about powerline really.