Powerline Help

[noahsheldon81]

Hello, I am going to be getting a powerline adapter soon because my WiFi is horrible. I have 3 questions though. 

1.) Will I get better speeds when I am on powerline vs WiFi? (Right now I am getting 600 KB/S)

2.) Is their a difference between these two and which one is better? Also, if you have any recommendations in the $40 price range feel free to suggest them. 

http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Powerline-Nano-Adapter-TPL-406E2K/dp/B008F537KC/ref=zg_bs_1194444_16

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA4010KIT-Powerline-Adapter-Starter/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=zg_bs_1194444_1

3.) I want to be able to do wake on LAN but since I am on WiFi right now I can't. With poweline since its Ethernet cable will I be able to do wake on LAN

Thanks so much.

[yannickverc]

1) If you're currently far away from your wireless source and your promised internet speeds are better than 600kbs then yes. Else, no. 

2) Go for the TP-Link one.

3) Not sure what you mean with wake on LAN.

[noahsheldon81]

1) If you're currently far away from your wireless source and your promised internet speeds are better than 600kbs then yes. Else, no. 

2) Go for the TP-Link one.

3) Not sure what you mean with wake on LAN.

Thank you and just curious, why do you say the TP-Link one over the Trendnet one? 

Also, I mean like turning the computer on remotely from like Teamviewer. 

[yannickverc]

Thank you and just curious, why do you say the TP-Link one over the Trendnet one? 

Also, I mean like turning the computer on remotely from like Teamviewer. 

I have a TP link one myself and I'm really happy about it, way better than the cheap brand I had before that. (Also, a tip, try to plug the powerline adapters right into a plug and not a box with multiple plugs.)

[noahsheldon81]

I have a TP link one myself and I'm really happy about it, way better than the cheap brand I had before that. (Also, a tip, try to plug the powerline adapters right into a plug and not a box with multiple plugs.)

Thanks for the info!

[Filipe Campos]

If you need a outlet there are models with built in outlet

[techguru]

Thanks for the info!

should mention..powerline adapters only work well on modern copper wiring

if you like in a place with old bad wiring..it might be slow or not work at all

 

only way to really tell is to actually test it