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Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
03-01-2014 10:53 PM
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I've seen issues with different brands on the same ring even though they are meant to all conform to the same standards.
Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
04-01-2014 11:28 AM
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Quote from: ToeKnee60 Now that I have disconnected the HomePlug adapter connected to my computer, there are 4 other HomePlug adapters on the house's ring main : one connected to my son's PC, one connected to his Xbox 360, one connected to my Sky+ HD box and one connected to the router.
Why have you got two adapters for your son? Are they not near enough that you could have one adapter in his room connection to a £5 5-port Ethernet switch? Don't forget the 200 is the maximum network speed so the more homeplug devices being used simultaneously will cause slowdowns - better to let an Ethernet switch manage the contention and fed it through a single homeplug where possible.
Also, I've previously successfully had TP-Link TL-PA211 running across different ring mains that were connected to different fuse boxes (but both fed from the same meter).
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Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
04-01-2014 11:42 AM
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I eventually bought a TP-Link TL-WR702N and this has been far more reliable for streaming than the Homeplus adapters ever were. I'm only on ADSL2 though so my maximum download speeds are restricted to about 16 Mbps.
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Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
04-01-2014 12:03 PM
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3 downstairs and 1 upstairs.
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Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
04-01-2014 3:22 PM
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Full Ethernet wired (100mbps): 72Mbps
TP-Link TL-PA211 on same ring main and across different ring mains: 36Mbps
TP-Link TL-PA211 plugged in side by side in to the same trailing extension lead: 40Mbps
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Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
04-01-2014 5:04 PM
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Writing 56.79Mbs Reading 63.12Mbs
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Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
04-01-2014 5:24 PM
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I did a speed test on the Internet and got about 17 Mb/s down and 17 Mb/s up. This is only slightly faster than it was before (11 to 14 Mb/s).
By comparison I can get about 40 Mb/s via 802.11n wireless on my wife's laptop (next to his desktop PC) and about 68 Mb/s via Cat6 cable on my PC.
I think that I will be getting him an 802.11n wireless adapter.
Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
04-01-2014 5:52 PM
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On the other hand...
[quote=http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/powerline-networking/266128/billion-bipac-2071]
Verdict:
The BiPAC 2071 adaptors are cleverly designed, but they're expensive and performance is disappointing
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With tested throughput of 52Mbit/s, the BiPAC 2071 adaptors are faster than most wireless connections, but slower than other 200Mbit/powerline kit we've tested.
Do I take it there might be one of the very good TP-Link ones going cheap? I'm happy with my three and need a 4th one.
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Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
05-01-2014 1:03 AM
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I tried both a TP-Link TL-PA211 or a BiPAC 2071 connected to the router and both gave about the same speed when measured from his computer.
Re: Dissappointing speed with HomePlug AV200 adapters
05-01-2014 2:34 AM
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I can achieve (on a good day) 8 MBytes/sec or roughly 65Mbps = my fibre download speed.
That's using two plugs only - which claim to be Gigabit plugs.
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