I have powerline adapters everywhere in the house, they are the best invention since sliced bread. I don't suffer from mains hum but would like to see if I can get the noise floor lower with an appropriate filter.
Any recommendations?
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I have powerline adapters everywhere in the house, they are the best invention since sliced bread. I don't suffer from mains hum but would like to see if I can get the noise floor lower with an appropriate filter.
Any recommendations?
I use this one Jerry http://www.custom-hifi-cables.co.uk/...er-conditioner
how does that work brian. do you just plug it in somewhere and it sucks all the stuff out?
They have got better over the years, but they're still not as good as a proper wired installation or even decent WiFi.
Ignore whatever claimed transmission speed is on the box, because you won't be getting anything close to the claimed speed.
And then there's the little issue of very high frequency noise injected over your mains - would the recommended filter cause problems with the operation of your mains polluting powerline adapters?
I wouldn't be surprised if it did.
Chris, the adapters I use seem very reliable-much better than wifi. I used to get problems with re-buffering on my Touch and high quality films. This is despite having fibre broadband. Of course, 4k might be another matter. I will have to cross that bridge in the future but a wired installation is not going to happen as I have solid floors.
Brian, I had forgotten about Custom Hi fi Cables. I have one of their tube headphone amplifiers-a pre-production model. It is a superb product.
Fibre broadband does not make one tiny bit of difference to your WiFi.
The most important thing is your router, and its WiFi capabilities (many of the ISP provided routers provide rubbish WiFi coverage), and its location (most installations are on the ground floor, when is practise they work better from a more elevated position).
The layout of the building, the materials used, and the amount of coverage area all have an effect.
You mentioned solid floors, so my initial thought is concrete raft with metal reinforcement bars in your case, so router coverage is going to be problematic no matter where you site it.
There's always the option to cable around the outside of the building - you'd be surprised at just how invisible cable can be when it's hidden in full view.
I do it all the time, but it takes a fair bit of time and effort to get it right.
Ive got a set. Dont use them now but they were pretty good when i did. Never noticed much of a speed reduction over wifi from the router. Both were above 25mbs. The wifi upstairs is ok, not great but good enough most times.
When I called out Talktalk about installing fibre they wouldn't put it in because the router was upstairs and the main socket downstairs! I had to move the router into the living room before they would agree to the installation. But I will bear in mind your comments on ISP provided routers-which make do you recommend Chris?
The floor is just concrete with a screed by the way.