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TP-Link TL-PA9020P KIT AV2000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter $128.60 (Card Payment) Delivered @ Harris Technology eBay
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I'm in an older house with pretty crappy wiring and EoP really doesn't work at all. I think our power is just really noisy. It's a shame too because I had a really good use case for it which I ended up solving with two mesh repeaters after finding out EoP didn't work for shit.
Cool story. What doesn't suit you, can suit other people. I personally find it great.
Me too.
I think it's less about "IMO only" and more about every one's experience being different. For me in a much much older property with a big old shed out the back and a granny flat these worked incredibly well and meant those in the grannyflat had zero issues when gaming/streaming/downloading etc. Even though the granny flat was quite far from where they were plugged in.
However when trying to use them in a house built under 5 years ago they just wouldn't play nice.
That's what happens in the real world.
I updated the power circuits on my house to proper rcds and powerline now works only on the same circuit.
Crappy old house in Perth with old electrics and porclein fuses - works all over the house.That's exactly the case haha. Key is to find a place with a good refund policy or borrow these off your friends to test out first!
Yes my experience as well. Had to update fuse box because regulations and still have the porcelain female connectors but with the modern click fuses you can plug in from Bunnings. Before got 150mbs all over the house. Now only on the same circuit which pure chance was where I needed them.
I have found these fantastic. I have one in my shed which is on a different circuit to the main house and now have a mesh network across the whole property which works at pretty much full speed for my connection.
Everyone's experience will be different
Many people have sour tastes from early EoP days; when lets face it, it was lucky to get a stable connection.
At this point, Im yet to find a residence I've done installs at where it doesn't meet my rule of thumb: "what they promise; minus a step".
So a 2GbE passthough adaptor? I'd go into it expecting a stable 1.5GbE (because the previous spec was 750Mbps per stream).
They're anecdotally so good these days; that Ive had times where Ive confused myself in various brands 'smart apps' because a neighbour had them too (only figured it out because client said their neighbour recommended them, haha).
Tldr;
- This is not EoP reliability of 5+ years ago.
- These days they usually work well.
- Expect less throughput than they promise.
So a 2GbE passthough adaptor?
No, it's "gigabit". They are getting the 2000mbps number from either the fact that ethernet is full duplex (1gbps in each direction simultaneously = 2000mbps), or the fact that it has two ethernet ports (1gbps + 1gbps).
Have you ever actually gotten speeds that good?
I have a pair of AV1000s with gigabit ports but they don't do any more than 150Mbps in a modern apartment.
I should mention I'm not talking about that bs number they give you in the firmware update/setup utility (I get 600Mbps on that), I mean actual testing like SMB copies and iperf.
Yep 150mbps is what I get and only because the two are on the same circuit and then only when the NBN box and router are all powered on the available passthrough using vanilla basic double adaptors. Using and old power board speed drops to 3/4 of that.
I have the Netgear PLP2000. I'm getting a throughput of around 480MBps between the 2. I got my Asus mesh routers connected between them. I'm quite happy with them.
For anyone interested, this is a picture from a reviewer of the size of the device.
https://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/AIsAAOSwH-dZ~RbE/s-l1…
I have one of these kits and I recommend them. It solved a WiFi issue I had in my full brick home. Great connection over 1000Mbps.
The only downside, and I only realised it after reading comments here, I some whine in my speakers on some web pages. Comes and goes, it’s minor.
You may be able to solve this issue with a cheap ground loop noise isolator.
A decade or so ago, I tried EoP via the free adapters Foxtel have with their then-new IQ2 box, they were crap.
Fast forward about two years ago, I bought these AV2000s, and never looked back. All devices except phones are on stable LAN internet via multiple adapters. And I'm in a 1969 built house, albeit with wiring upgraded in the 90s.
Are you using more than one pair? Was there degradation?
Yes, five units, one transmitter connected to router, four receivers (2 laptops, 2 TVs).
I'm not sure, not an in-depth techie. It's enough for uninterrupted work/team calls and streaming TV, that's all that matters to me…
Mine work well, except for every couple of months they lose connection with each other.
There is new firmware on the support site and some software to monitor and manage the devices.
Mine have not lost connection yet and i have had them for years,
these can be hit or miss, APs are usually a better solution but require more setting up
highly recommend going v4 firmware with these for those with older units. i went from v2 to v4 and the increase went from 150Mbps to roughly 290Mbps with power saving turned off at both adapters.
TP Link utility reports over 1.2Gbps between the two adapters which are at either end of a long single storey house.
v4 firmware also fixed the odd drop out issue I used to have between the two adapters which was an added bonus. only time I get a drop out now is when my router actually loses internet connectivity.
as with all fw upgrades, try this at your own risk although I had no issues and also none reported in the reddit thread below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/nhf707/upgr…
The Australian site only gives the V3 firmware, the US site gives V4.
My hardware is V3 so I suppose only V3 software is appropriate.
I used the US v4 firmware on mine while following the reddit guide.
I did the v4 upgrade over a year ago and haven't had any issues.
my only tip is to be patient and give it plenty of time during the firmware update e.g. don't suddenly close the utility while it's doing the upgrade
OK I misread your post.
Thanks
the dc issues i had with tp link kits. sigh
New model finally being released-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8861wjkHHpM
Looks like they’ve leaked the video before the product. Type in the European name as shown in the video and it’s not out yet or mentioned anywhere yet.
However reading old posts on reddit about g.hn standard it doesn’t seem to good.
If the deal runs out, try this one for 10c more:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/252768943769
It has V4 of the firmware pre-installed.quick question: I have those netcom foxtel 500mbps powerline adapter and they provide barely any speed. Considering I'm living in a townhouse and my gaming room is upstairs and router being downstairs with many electrical appliances and switches being used….. would this work?
Use case: Mostly for my ps5 as it is not picking up upload speed but my macbook pro 16 and iphone 13 have no issues at all.
Not sure about this specific device, but when I looked into EoP a few years ago I found at best in Real World Conditions, they're marginally better WiFi if not worse. Largely this depends on your environment, such as the Wireless Congestion and condition of your Power-lines.
If you can't run Ethernet this could be better than WiFi, but I'd probably tend to upgrade my WiFi if I don't really need the hard wired connection. EoP is nutritiously dodgy, especially if you have anything throwing noise onto the circuit (especially things like washers/dryers, sound systems, or a lot of kitchen appliances.
I find IOE not to be good , your plugs need to be direct to get the best performance out it
Easier to and better just to get AP's …IMO only