do i need a wireless card?

[KabuTheFox]

so recently moved into a new house, modem/router are situated in basement (currently living with fam due to unforeseen circumstances)
looking around the house i do not see any ethernet ports, just the micro-ethernet ports (not sure what they are actually called), i am assuming these are (were) only for phone use.
Am i stuck just using a wireless adapter for my pc....they don't cost much so it wouldn't be a big deal.

if  i do need a wireless adapter, which one would be worth getting?
2.4 and 5 ghz connections
speednet stats: 13 ping, 90~ mb down, 12~mb up


 

[Unhelpful]

3 minutes ago, KabuTheFox said:

 

The port is probably for RJ11.

 

I'd see if you could try a powerline adapter first, to see how it works. If it performs poorly then wireless would be the option. 802.11n or 802.11ac?

 

What router / access point do you have?

[Stardar1]

2 minutes ago, KabuTheFox said:

so recently moved into a new house, modem/router are situated in basement (currently living with fam due to unforeseen circumstances)
looking around the house i do not see any ethernet ports, just the micro-ethernet ports (not sure what they are actually called), i am assuming these are (were) only for phone use.
Am i stuck just using a wireless adapter for my pc....they don't cost much so it wouldn't be a big deal.

if  i do need a wireless adapter, which one would be worth getting?

 

I mean, if those pots in the wall are hooked up you can buy a cheap-ass modem for full Ethernet speed. 

[Brennan Price]

Any PCI-E card. Do not get a simple dongle or adapter because they can fail easily. Personally, I'd get one of these https://www.scan.co.uk/products/edimax-ew-7822pic-ac1200-dual-band-pcie-wifi-network-card-1200mbps-80211a-b-g-n-ac-24-5ghz-dual-high

 

However you can spend as little as £10 if you know what card you need.

[KabuTheFox]

1 minute ago, JoeyDM said:

The port is probably for RJ11.

 

I'd see if you could try a powerline adapter first, to see how it works. If it performs poorly then wireless would be the option. 802.11n or 802.11ac?

trying to figure out if its 802.11n or ac .... not really sure where to look for that info

[Boyborg690]

Just get one that is capable of such frequencies. My laptop is a piece of crap and only gets 2.4 ghz connections. Just get a good one.

[Unhelpful]

1 minute ago, KabuTheFox said:

trying to figure out if its 802.11n or ac .... not really sure where to look for that info

What router do you have? Look for a model number on it.

[KabuTheFox]

3 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

Any PCI-E card. Do not get a simple dongle or adapter because they can fail easily. Personally, I'd get one of these https://www.scan.co.uk/products/edimax-ew-7822pic-ac1200-dual-band-pcie-wifi-network-card-1200mbps-80211a-b-g-n-ac-24-5ghz-dual-high

 

However you can spend as little as £10 if you know what card you need.

forgot to mention i am in USA
though i imagine theres similar cards for similar prices

[Brennan Price]

1 minute ago, KabuTheFox said:

forgot to mention i am in USA
though i imagine theres similar cards for similar prices

Erm yeah, I guess there is. Either way, you can go into any IT shop and buy one so it doesn't make a difference I suppose.

[KabuTheFox]

4 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

What router do you have? Look for a model number on it.

says dual band 802.11ac on it

[Unhelpful]

3 minutes ago, KabuTheFox said:

says dual band 802.11ac on it

802.11ac options (all good): 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F42V83C/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JNA337K/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704241&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= (my current preferred) 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320175&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= (only good USB one, imo)

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RL4A314/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

Pretty much the best 802.11n option, imo.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

[KabuTheFox]

26 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

802.11ac options (all good): 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F42V83C/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JNA337K/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704241&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= (my current preferred) 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320175&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= (only good USB one, imo)

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RL4A314/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

Pretty much the best 802.11n option, imo.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

the archer 1750 or 1900 both look pretty good, i will probably end up grabbing the 1750. there seems to be minimal difference between them 

[Unhelpful]

5 minutes ago, KabuTheFox said:

the archer 1750 or 1900 both look pretty good, i will probably end up grabbing the 1750. there seems to be minimal difference between them 

It's also worth testing out a powerline adapter in your home. The performance and stability can vary greatly depending on the wiring if your house, but if it's good then it will give you a better result than wireless.

 

Here is an alright one: http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Powerline-Adapter-Gigabit-TPL-408E2K/dp/B00I0MKIDO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

Here's one that I have: http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA8010P-KIT-Pass-through-Powerline/dp/B00Y3QPG1A/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1460405415&sr=1-1&keywords=tplink+av1200 sadly the wiring of my house is shit.

 

If there is somewhere you could return them to if they don't work in your house, that would be great. Like a microcenter. 

[KabuTheFox]

2 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

It's also worth testing out a powerline adapter in your home. The performance and stability can vary greatly depending on the wiring if your house, but if it's good then it will give you a better result than wireless.

 

Here is an alright one: http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Powerline-Adapter-Gigabit-TPL-408E2K/dp/B00I0MKIDO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

Here's one that I have: http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA8010P-KIT-Pass-through-Powerline/dp/B00Y3QPG1A/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1460405415&sr=1-1&keywords=tplink+av1200 sadly the wiring of my house is shit.

 

If there is somewhere you could return them to if they don't work in your house, that would be great. Like a microcenter. 

theres a staples and walmart i can check that are pretty close, will post update on it soon

[KabuTheFox]

walmart had nothing

staples had these 
http://www.staples.com/NETGEAR-PL1200-100PAS-1200Mbps-Powerline/product_1622535
under network extenders? not sure if this is what i would want.

[KabuTheFox]

does a dual band wifi card take both signals at once or only one or the other?