Ethernet over power?

[Stig]

Any recommendations for hi-speed adaptors/deals on at the mo?

Wireless performance in my house is a bit patchy, so I thought I'd give EoP a go.

Looking at something like this:

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.as...

or this:

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.as...

[mcflurry]

Solwise seem to be pretty reasonable in that market

[Noger]

I use Devolo, seem very good. Not use anything else so difficult to compare.

[Silverbullet767]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/167402/dynamode-85m...

Try here.

[Road2Ruin]

I use netgear in the office and devolo at home and I cant say that there is any real noticeable difference. They are both very stable and the through rate on the 200mbps ones are better than the wireless.

[Silent1]

Solwise, i've got it, it works over all manner of wiring.
It's cheap and it works, no need for software, just plug it in, if you've got all 3 lights, play on

[Burgmeister]

Why is Eop not more popular? it seems like a very good alternative to wireless networks when using a desktop pc.

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Burgmeister said:

Why is Eop not more popular?

Because it used to be rubbish, but now it seems people have got their act together.

[ukvoyager.info]

My mum has a Netgear one and it works well.

My engineering brain is very curious about how it works. I literally didn't believe it would work when she got it and now I have convinced my self it is black magic.

[buggalugs]

I'm curious about this, not tried it myself yet but was wondering if anyone who has can say what kind of real world file copy performance they're getting? Subjectively is it 'fast enough' etc. Has everyone found it 100% stable?

Cheers
Neil

[MrTom]

Whats the average transfer speed for these? My wireless is complete garbage .
My average tranfers speed over wireless is about 3Mbps

[Road2Ruin]

Yes it is 100% stable, well 99.99% i'm sure. I personally have never had any problems. As for transfer speeds that depends on a lot of things, mainly the speed of the conector 85 or 200mbps. The state of your wiring in the house also has a bearing too. I use my 200mbps one at home through a consumer unit to the extension, probably about 15m physical distance, and I am getting about 25-40mbps. My wireless was giving me 0.5mbps and dropping every 2 minutes. At work we are getting about 40-50mbps over older wiring but much shorter distances, same room or next door.

Got to remember it is much more expensive then wireless, about £50 per adapter.

Peter

[theboss]

I have the Netgear 200mbps units and whilst they represent a means to an end and seem to be more stable than wireless links, they still only operate at something like 10-20Mbps in terms of real-world file transfer performance. This is in a very modern house with new wiring, performance doesn't seem any better than in my last victorian house with ancient wiring.

Edited by theboss on Wednesday 9th April 13:27

[Plotloss]

They're alright in a pinch.

Very much depend on the quality of the wiring in the house though.

If the house has multiple consumer units or has been extended many times over many years there is a chance they wont work at all. If the wiring is old it can substantially affect throughput.

Keep the reciept!

[buggalugs]

£50 per adapter Didn't realise they were that much... not far off the price of a reel of cat5 and a wire stapler

Can see the advantages though... quick & easy, no unsightly cable runs..

[Stig]

Well, I've got 4 of the plug-in Solvwise adaptors coming. I'll let you know how I get on!

The wireless bandwidth around my house has got increasingly busy in recent months (thanks BT Home Hubs!) so it's time to give EoP a go. It's been playing merry hell with lag whilst playing COD4 recently

[cg360]

Better than Cat5 in that you can plug it in where you want to sit, rather than having to sit near your ethernet socket all the time. If you have a laptop, this is good!