Can't run Ethernet, power line good option over wireless

[barisaxyman]

I can't run like a 40 foot Ethernet cable across my house so it's wifi or powerline, I need a solid connection for gaming 

[aneil1998]

Kyle did a good video on this. 

 

 

[Ryoku]

5 minutes ago, barisaxyman said:

I can't run like a 40 foot Ethernet cable across my house so it's wifi or powerline, I need a solid connection for gaming 

it can bebut its completely dependent on the quality wiring in your house and the location of the 2 plugs used.  No way to really say for sure you'd just have to test.

 

edit: @aneil1998 the video he used is best case scenario and shows how the difference in plugs chosen can make a difference.

[TacticlTwinkie]

I have had a great gaming experience with Wireless AC. A good wireless adapter and a decent AC router will be reliable and fast, but is more expensive than a powerline kit. But if your house is older, or you need to run powerline across a lot of the house, I think a robust AC setup will be ideal. 

[desertcomputer]

Depend how old is your house, I still get decent ping on my wifi but i use ubiquiti AP lite it may cost a bit more but if you decent size house this would do the trick but if you bigger ones i might consider getting multiple but that will require ruining cat 6 . As i have old house, i didnt want to risk running powerline and in end i happy with my purchase. 

[waterjug]

ok im considering getting one of these myself, would a -2000sqft home built in the late 50s, going from the first floor to the second floor be good for a powerline adapter? My speeds that I pay for are 10 down and 60 up.

[TacticlTwinkie]

4 minutes ago, wii8cookies said:

ok im considering getting one of these myself, would a -2000sqft home built in the late 50s, going from the first floor to the second floor be good for a powerline adapter? My speeds that I pay for are 10 down and 60 up.

Would it be up a floor and then across the house? Or would it be more strait up and down? That house isn't super old, but isn't exactly recent either. If it is a short distance, then I would try the powerline.

[waterjug]

Just now, TacticlTwinkie said:

Would it be up a floor and then across the house? Or would it be more strait up and down? That house isn't super old, but isn't exactly recent either. If it is a short distance, then I would try the powerline.

it's up directly a floor, and to the left, but i know for a fact that that room is on a different breaker switch, but the breaker was replaced from a fuse box to a breaker about 10 years ago. idk if that makes a difference.

[TacticlTwinkie]

2 minutes ago, wii8cookies said:

it's up directly a floor, and to the left, but i know for a fact that that room is on a different breaker switch, but the breaker was replaced from a fuse box to a breaker about 10 years ago. idk if that makes a difference.

It should.

[LHJKO]

your upload speed is higher then your download speed thats seem weird but what do ik 

13 minutes ago, wii8cookies said:

it's up directly a floor, and to the left, but i know for a fact that that room is on a different breaker switch, but the breaker was replaced from a fuse box to a breaker about 10 years ago. idk if that makes a difference.

 

[waterjug]

Just now, Vernw3 said:

your upload speed is higher then your download speed thats seem weird but what do ik 

 

oh wait ha ha my bad it's the other way around.

[DailyProcrastinator]

Powerline adapters are very dependent on the wiring of your house, the older your home the less likely you'll have a great performance gain over wifi. A booster may be better to strengthen a weak wifi signal. Do you know what speed your internet provider has for you as part of your service package?

[barisaxyman]

2 minutes ago, JM21 said:

Powerline adapters are very dependent on the wiring of your house, the older your home the less likely you'll have a great performance gain over wifi. A booster may be better to strengthen a weak wifi signal. Do you know what speed your internet provider has for you as part of your service package?

It's a net gear router, I payed like 200 for it when it was on sale from 500

[DailyProcrastinator]

14 minutes ago, barisaxyman said:

It's a net gear router, I payed like 200 for it when it was on sale from 500

Yeah that's great but you can have a $10,000 router or a $20 router but if your internet speeds are only 50mb/s then it won't make a difference if the cheaper router is allowing you to get up to that 50mb/s. I would just start by getting a wireless network adapter for you PC. I recommend the D-Link DWA-582 PCI-Express card its only like $40, if it gets you what your internet service provides you as your internet speed then great, if not you may need a range booster. Or as said the alternative would be a powerline adapter assuming the wiring in your house is able to bridge the internet connection.