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Which homeplugs to buy

DCFC79
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Im after some homeplugs but not sure which ones to buy, are netgear ones any good, not looking at spending alot on a pair, maybe £60/£70, theres 200mbps and 85 mbps so obviously the 200 mpbs are faster but do i need ones that fast.
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We use Netgear, and they've been pretty reliable... they've already done the product recall for the component that used to overheat and melt, so the new ones are probably pretty goodMy TV is broken!
Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j0 -
Buy SOLWISE
Theyre the best known, they are apparantly the only ones that dont 'infect' the mains when theyre off and I have some myself which run very well indeed
EBAY are good:idea:0 -
I have a few of the Solwise ones in my house and I got them from www.wirelesspro.co.uk great service and VERY knowledgable staff. They do the communications for the farnborough international airshow so if it is good enough for them then I will take their word for it lol.
Just had a look and the direct link to the homeplugs is:
http://www.wirelesspro.co.uk/department/homeplug_networking/
HTHMan who stands on toilet is high on pot. - Old chinese proverb.0 -
I have been using the Devolo High Speed ones for nearly 2 years now. They are very reliable (I have heard of problems with the Netgear ones) and you just plug them in and switch on, no messing around at all! They are German designed and look good quality. Think I saw a boxed pair for £69 in Currys Digital last week so they might be available at that price elsewhere.
I have had no signs of problems with any sensitive electrical products connected to the same circuit (PVR's, Digibox's etc.).
Good place for Devolo and Solwise reviews is Amazon.0 -
I wouldn't bother going for the 200mbps. The chances are your computer and router are only 100mbps so getting any faster than that is just a waste of money.
I've used the Peak set (comes as a twin pack) and they are excellent. Most local independent computer shops should stock them.0 -
I wouldn't bother going for the 200mbps. The chances are your computer and router are only 100mbps so getting any faster than that is just a waste of money.
I have tried end to end throughput measurements ..
54Mbps WiFi manages ~ 22Mbps max
85Mbps Homeplug ~ 33Mbps max
I haven't measured 200Mbps Homeplugs but they certainly won't exceed 100Mbps.
You can't mix 85Mbps and 200Mbps as they use a different standard.0 -
kwikbreaks wrote: »I would stick with the 85Mbps ones myself but don't run away with the idea that 85Mbps ones run at 85Mbps and 200Mbps ones at 200Mbps - the magic numbers no doubt relate to something but it isn't throughput any more than 54Mbps WiFi runs at 54Mbps.
I have tried end to end throughput measurements ..
54Mbps WiFi manages ~ 22Mbps max
85Mbps Homeplug ~ 33Mbps max
I haven't measured 200Mbps Homeplugs but they certainly won't exceed 100Mbps.
You can't mix 85Mbps and 200Mbps as they use a different standard.
All good advice. One thing to remember though is if you have 802.11n Wi-Fi the max speed is 300Mbps but the tcp throughput will be more like 130Mbps max.Man who stands on toilet is high on pot. - Old chinese proverb.0 -
I use Zyxel and they are fantastic, Easy to setup and since i installed them (3 or 4 months ago) i dont think i have seen them since until now, never had a problem.0
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I wouldn't bother going for the 200mbps. The chances are your computer and router are only 100mbps so getting any faster than that is just a waste of money.
(Incidentally, I was told by someone at Broadband Buyer a couple of years ago that all the (85 Mbps) homeplugs were made in the same factory, and just the casings were customised for each 'manufacturer'!) I've used a pair of these for the last two years without the slightest problem.0 -
(Incidentally, I was told by someone at Broadband Buyer a couple of years ago that all the (85 Mbps) homeplugs were made in the same factory, and just the casings were customised for each 'manufacturer'!) I've used a pair of these for the last two years without the slightest problem.0
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