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[kezzaman]

hi everyone,

I think i already know the answer to this but you never know. Just got virgin fibre 200 yay, at the moment im using powerline adapters leading to a second router in my bedroom upstairs and the distance is causing me to lose half the speed, so down to around 100. im using 500mbs adapters so im not hitting the limit. Anyway to the point, are there adapters that would improve the speed? Also apart from losing download speed are there any other downsides to using these adapters? im using them to game aswell as normal internet stuff.

[Codescribe]

With powerline, the theoretical maximum speed is half the number. Therefore with your 500 ones the maximum is 250Mbs.  Depending on the wiring this figure will be reduced.

You can get 1200 powerline which might give you the 200 Mbs you are looking for.  I use the Devolo 1200 ones and they are really good.  The control panel application for them shows you how fast the connection is.  This differs for each of my powerline plugs. You just need to remember to divide the figure specified by 2.  For instance one of my plugs shows the speed 730 so I can get just over 350 Mbs through it.

[broadstairs]

If you search the forum you will find that many here think these things should never have been invented as they often cause big problems with noise and FTTC/ADSL connections. So be very wary of them, if you use them and then have an unreliable connection the first thing to do is remove them to see if the problems go away.

Stuart