Internet connection possibilities

[H-bear-141]

sorry if the title is a little bit misleading but i wanted to know should i just get a card that will take wifi or get a powerline adapter?

[owencrispy]

1 minute ago, H-bear-141 said:

sorry if the title is a little bit misleading but i wanted to know should i just get a card that will take wifi or get a powerline adapter?

depends on your personal preference: Wifi for plug and play but less reliability and speed. Powerline adapters for a more consistend speed but more setup cost/work

[H-bear-141]

 so what about the wifi extenders that have ethernet to hook up a device would you recommend that?

[Crunchy Dragon]

6 minutes ago, H-bear-141 said:

sorry if the title is a little bit misleading but i wanted to know should i just get a card that will take wifi or get a powerline adapter?

Depends on what you need the internet for, specifically. Like if you just do casual web browsing, Wifi should be enough.

 

For constant online gaming, I'd recommend powerline.

[H-bear-141]

7 minutes ago, James Evens said:

wifi if reception is good enough

powerline if you are fine to replace them every year and don't have plugged in bad psu near the adapter.

 

7 minutes ago, owencrispy said:

depends on your personal preference: Wifi for plug and play but less reliability and speed. Powerline adapters for a more consistend speed but more setup cost/work

 

3 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Depends on what you need the internet for, specifically. Like if you just do casual web browsing, Wifi should be enough.

 

For constant online gaming, I'd recommend powerline.

thank you all for your help im going to go with the powerline adapter.

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, H-bear-141 said:

thank you all for your help im going to go with the powerline adapter.

Make sure you get one that supports the speed you need, and that you have the right category Ethernet cables.

[wtoh]

I personally use MoCA as opposed to Powerline as I can get my full internet speed through it versus powerline.