Thinking of getting homeplugs but..

jshm2

No. Powerline adapters do not work over separate boxes. Get a Wifi repeater instead. Something like the BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Extender 1200.

RichardD1970

Paradigm wrote: »

I need to install one downstairs connected to the router & the other upstairs for the boys xbox to stop him sucking the life out of the wifi.
Upstairs has a different "trip" on the breaker box than downstairs so I'm thinking they are different circuits... if so homeplugs wouldn't work would they?

Think the only way for you to find out if they work or not for your setup is to try them out.

I tried them and found them unreliable and much slower than the WiFi (house is probably due a re-wire so don't know if that would make a difference).

I eventually ran a cable through the ceiling, less convenient and more time consuming, but now its done it's done!

ARandomMiser

virgo17 wrote: »

I have these and they are used to stream audio within my house for several hours every evening.

Never had an issue and any observed dropouts have been self induced (finger trouble).

It is thought that the issue is the devices entering some sort of sleep state when not used. The usual suggested solution is to regularly ping them, so streaming is probably what is keeping them 'alive'

John_Gray

jshm2 wrote: »

No. Powerline adapters do not work over separate boxes.

And that means...?
What are these 'separate boxes' to which you refer?

ballyblack

No. Powerline adapters do not work over separate boxes. Get a Wifi repeater instead. Something like the BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Extender 1200.

My experience with repeaters they are really useless.

Anyways If the the property has the same electrics coming into the building, Homeplugs are worth a try


read here, duplicate thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5527156


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neilmcl

John_Gray wrote: »

And that means...?
What are these 'separate boxes' to which you refer?

Possibly he means consumer units (meter boxes).

John_Gray

Possibly - but it would be somewhat unusual to have two consumer units in one domestic property. Perhaps two ring main circuits is meant?

Rubidium

John_Gray wrote: »

Possibly - but it would be somewhat unusual to have two consumer units in one domestic property. Perhaps two ring main circuits is meant?

If that is indeed what jshm2 meant, then he has been conclusively proved wrong by the OP who is now using powerline adapters across two separate circuits e.g. upstairs ring main and downstairs ring main.

They will also work across consumer units which is yet another incorrect urban myth.

d0nkeyk0ng

Paradigm wrote: »

I need to install one downstairs connected to the router & the other upstairs for the boys xbox to stop him sucking the life out of the wifi.
Upstairs has a different "trip" on the breaker box than downstairs so I'm thinking they are different circuits... if so homeplugs wouldn't work would they?

I have one circuit upstairs for sockets and one downstairs for sockets. Both have a different "trip" on the breaker box. My devolo home plugs work - one is plugged in downstairs and one upstairs. No major issues. They are useful for adding additional devices to the router.

If you're having problems with one device taking up too much bandwidth, you can log in to the router's software and limit the bandwidth used by the Xbox. Plus you won't have to spend money on hardware.

Paradigm

d0nkeyk0ng wrote: »

I have one circuit upstairs for sockets and one downstairs for sockets. Both have a different "trip" on the breaker box. My devolo home plugs work - one is plugged in downstairs and one upstairs. No major issues. They are useful for adding additional devices to the router.

If you're having problems with one device taking up too much bandwidth, you can log in to the router's software and limit the bandwidth used by the Xbox. Plus you won't have to spend money on hardware.

It was just the wireless b/width that was the problem. If it was just him on his Xbox then that's ok, my PC is hardwired but if anyone else needed wireless it was pretty much useless, mainly due to the distance between the rooms=not the strongest signal.
With the homeplugs everyone is happy...the Mrs can now get good speed on her laptop & lets face it, keeping the Mrs happy is well worth the £35