These Easy Steps Could Upgrade your Broadband Speed (WiFi for Noobs)

[@vJdn]

Hey Alex can you make a video on how to connect an Ethernet cable from downstairs to up stairs in your bedroom?

[@unknown_user283]

Just run the cable 🤷🏼‍♂️ “hi Alex can you do a video on how to walk from point A to point B”. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@fluffehgamer4712]

It's called a powerline kit

[@vJdn]

@LM AO thanks!

[@vJdn]

@@fluffehgamer4712 thanks!

[@fluffehgamer4712]

@@vJdn np

[@benmatthewsuk]

Another thumbs UP for powerline adapters. I have TP-Link AV600 / WPA4220 plugs and they are a brilliant solution for me and were set up in literally seconds. I get pretty much the same speeds through them as I do directly from the router (30-40mb... I'm not in a blessed area for broadband in the UK!). In time I would like to do more hard-wiring through the house, but for now these powerline adapters are a brilliant solution for my not-spots.

[@georgeoldridge]

Irresponsible to trash power line just because you can’t make it work. Nobody would argue that it is better than a direct Ethernet connection but when running a cable is not an option it can be a very satisfactory solution. It provides me with usable Internet in my garden summer house and the three ip cameras in the garden run perfectly well.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Powerline can be useful in many situations. Yes an ethernet connection is better but it is not a fair comparison. Powerline in many cases will outperform a WiFi connection greatly. If running ethernet is not possible Powerline is a great option.

[@PTechMedia]

Exactly. I think he should of first tried to do what the instructions say and test the connection in the same socket ... If it works move around the house trying different sockets.

[@urvinsintjago9267]

powerline adapters need to be on the same electrical group for them to work.

[@r0sco_1]

Got to disagree about Powerline. I have the same Powerline that Alex is using and it is flawless. Very fast and very stable. I have since added a 3rd and 4th and it now isn't as good or reliable but it is still better than WiFi. Obviously true Ethernet is far superior though. Powerline does have a use case though.

[@nikossinos5915]

I’d like to say that the effect gravity would have on an electromagnetic wave (Wi-Fi in this case) is so small that saying that Wi-Fi range is affected by gravity is nonsense. What Alex wants to say is that Wi-Fi antennas create a sphere of coverage around them and it is better to have the antennas higher off the ground so that the coverage reaches the upper floors of the house

[@futurecactus]

Next you'll be telling me that the coriolis effect isn't pushing my Wi-Fi sideways as the earth rotates.

[@nikossinos5915]

Sad but true

[@Martin0D0Larsen]

Power line adapters only works on the same "fuse area" it stops working if the signal have to travel through the switch board.

[@mimsavage5844]

Yep you are right, at the beginning i used to use powerline but then 30 min or 1 hour the connection gets off.After that, i set up cables and switch

[@patrickpaganini]

Why does this guy confuse megabytes and megabits MB Mb in every video he mentions them?

[@tcntad87]

Beacuse he doesnt know shite?

[@SquirreliciousMe]

Because he isn't as clued up as he makes out. He blatantly knows sod all about Wi-Fi despite his "ISP" - and I've muttered about this in many previous videos. Bad advice, incorrect information and understanding all the freaking time.

[@DanyTheGripper]

Because he's a noob giving advice to noobs

[@richardhutchinson5546]

Alex, for the powerline adapter it could be that there is more than one ringmain, one for upstairs and one for downstairs

[@NaughtiestNutter]

Thats exactly why ours didn't work, just wish I realised before I brought the damn things 🤣

[@andym3721]

i have 4 powerline adapters and they work brilliant :)

[@Holdeenio]

Hey Alex, power line adapters have to be on the same power circuit. So if you have one electrical circuit for the upstairs sockets, one for downstairs and often a separate for your kitchen sockets, they won’t be able to see each other if you spread them out. It’s for that reason that usually aren’t that useful 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jtb65]

I use a powerline adapter for 1 computer in the house as my housemate wasn’t getting the speeds he needed for work and it was great! He got 60mbps over it. Although it wasn’t very effective in other rooms. I also had to set it up while plugged in on the same sockets before plugging into a different room. I’m not entirely a fan of them but for certain reasons they might be useful.

[@BrianFurios]

All of this, and yet you don't understand the difference between Megabits and Megabytes

[@NicClarkProperty]

the reason for the powerline adapters not work is due to the new build home normally runs on multiple circuits on the power lines so if you have one connected to the power line downstairs and then one upstairs they running completely on different circuits which will cause no connection at all. check on your consumer unit to see if your plug sockets on to different circuits

[@Wizowes95]

It’s a waste of time pointing that out. The guy in the video failed to investigate why they weren’t working… clearly likes labelling things as crap if they don’t work for him.

[@tropicaltanklover2160]

Exactly!

[@gswhite]

In new builds you will have multiple ring mains. The powerlines need to be connected to the same ring main

[@ScottyBPhotography]

Power line adapters work for as long as the 2 sockets being used are on the same MCB. If your RCD has splits MCB’s for say, upstairs and downstairs sockets, it won’t work if one adapter is downstairs and the other is up. This is because the circuits arent connected. Try doing them on ground level. Should work

[@Christian-dc1sb]

they do work on seperate circuits as long as they are connected to the same consumer unit. Im using powerline adapters across circuits to type this comment.

[@Rahulus_]

Going to have to disagree with Alex on the powerline adapters. I have the TP-Link 8630P powerline adapters and they're working amazingly well. I haven't had a any issues with it just yet like I've had with other older and cheaper powerline adapters but they do the job pretty well, even with older house wiring. I have one powerline on the ground floor and a WiFi enabled powerline in the loft. I get 60-70mbps from the sky router and I get almost the same from the powerline extender in the loft aswell. I think it might not work for Alex as his wiring on each floor or rooms may be on multiple separate RCDs. Or he can't set it up properly. I can admit the setup process can be a bit of a fiddle. Ideally, I would get the multiple Mesh routers but but I've heard it messes up with Sky Q boxes and the multiroom boxes as they are on they're own wifi mesh system.

[@SquirreliciousMe]

PowerLine is hit and miss for a variety of reasons, they're not so great, always a "last chance saloon" option, but they can work in some cases and work well for sure. You can have a mesh network and Sky - what you need however is to force set both the Sky Q wireless and your own Wireless channels properly - and manually. Sky Q loves to use 5Ghz chan 36, on all boxes, so you want to not use any auto-crap on your wireless kit, and make sure it uses stuff at the other end of the 5Ghz band that isn't overlapping, and you'll have a good experience. You can also force Sky Q to use Ethernet if you have such an option which will significantly improve matters. The main problem with Sky Q in my experience is the clueless installers who have no idea how it actually works, or how Wi-Fi works.

[@FreakishDust]

Powerline works great for me through our 3rd party router. 220Mbps

[@williamlindholm]

Same here, get about 250 on mine...

[@ncrp]

8:53 "Wi-Fi falls with Gravity?" I've heard some crap in my time, but seriously? You just make stuff up.

[@jeremyolson3837]

Exactly Wi-Fi is a radio wave not a pile of cinder blocks

[@unluckeeeee]

Imagine being as knowledgeable as this kid on tech and not understanding how power line adapters actually work. They work perfectly well if used correctly,

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

I find it interesting you have had such bad luck with powerline adapters. I have tested several of them at 200 - 300 Mbps. I guess the quality of your wiring makes a huge difference. That said I am surprised you were unable to get it to work. Of course running Cat 6 is always going to be preferred.

[@ruben619448]

I think powerline adapters need to be on the same circuit for it to work.

[@alokapte7308]

Hey mate Good video. Though I would say the modern phones and I pads are capable of selecting between 2.4 and 5 GHz seamlessly. I have mine set to auto select and use 5GHz whenever I'm in range of it and 2.4 everytime else. Any particular reason for still seperating them out as that will mean I need to connect to 2 networks and hope they switch seamlessly

[@charliesymons1409]

My powerline adapter gives about 60mbps across a fairly sizeable house and up two storeys but it only worked after I paired them next to one another on a power brick

[@SJDW1946]

With powerline adapters, you are meant to pair them next to each other in the same plug socket. Then once they are paired, you can move it around anywhere you like in the house

[@fischkopp1234]

I've now used powerline adapters in my house for years and they work fine. They don't ever lose connection and I've never noticed them being slower than plugging my device directly into the modem. You might sometimes have a problem of them finding each other if both adapters can't find a connection on the electrical circuit, but that's not their fault.

[@britguy2999]

Agree with you here, I have to hard disagree with what Alex said about powerline adapters. I've used them across the house for three years now, the best way to get my TV to stream is with a powerline adapter and ethernet cable. Copes with Twitch streaming in one room, and streaming media to other devices in other rooms. Also a less invasive and more elegant process than running Cat5 / 6 cables through or around walls for those that don't have that option. Also have to remember they can't be used on extension leads, they must be plugged directly into the wall, and that is what most people don't realise.

[@BGMatthews]

12:51 When you make the access point have the same ssid and password will it automatically connect to the nearest/strongest signal like a mesh network or will there be two ssids with the same name and will I have to manually swap to it?

[@XeroQ]

The client handles the roaming (ex. iPhone). To answer your question, yes, it will roam to the nearest/strongest signal. You might have to lower the power of the access points in order to roam properly.

[@davescrim1]

Your sockets may be on different RCDs or trip switches and this can interfere with them connecting. Theese units are better for older houses/fuse board setups.

[@Paul-Howell-M3EYG]

Powerline adapters need to be on the same ring or radial main.

[@arthurjones3131]

No. They have to be on the same phase!!

[@DarthVizzle]

Great video mate! Powerline adapters seem to work quite well in my apartment tho, must be fidgety things at times I guess..

[@santasl]

most flats have one phase for most electrical outlets. i can be tricky in a multi-floor apartment or even a house. but yeah most of the times power line can be very fast. the only reason it may be a slow connection is interference with appliances or close by a ham radio operator. (although most of the times the ham radio operator has more interferences on the HF bands)

[@petermiddleton]

Hi there, It's probably in one of the posts down below, but you do know that your electric wiring are running on 3 phases, this means that not all outlets are connected to each other, the outlets are spred out on all 3 phases to even the load on the system, you have to be on the same phase (Actual Wire ) on the 2 outlets you are trying to use, otherwise there are no physical connection and no network. but otherwise, good show and good info. :)

[@ImTaran]

It sucks you haven't had success using powerline adapters. My house was built in the 50's and I've been using the tp-link powerline adapters successfully for over a year now, between 2 floors, to uplink a Unifi switch. No issues, no complaints. I also installed a pack in my aunts house when she started working from home to improve her Zoom calls. She hasn't called me since.

[@tropicaltanklover2160]

Very interested about your comments re powerline adapters. My experience is different to yours. I have a VDSL connection 80/20 to the router in the hallway. Using a Tenda PH3 powerline adapters and a network switch, I am able to get the same speeds to my TV, Apple TV, PS4 and Sky Q box. Having said this, they have to be plugged in on the same floor of my 10 year old build house- the electrical distribution board messes things up.

[@Nonymous215]

what router do you recommend for all around beat for replacing my isp’s router ?

[@matthewyounger6834]

I am an Engineer deploying private LTE. I've spent hundreds on router systems that have big claims. But by far, I love Mikrotik routers the best. They're inexpensive, they all have the exact same interface, and you get way more features and control than you do with consumer grade routers. They're a bit tricky to set up, but they do have a wiki site that's well documented. Hadn't heard of them before I got into this niche, but they're the best! And quite cost effective. For my big house, two would be plenty, wired up as the OP shows. Reach out of you have questions about them. Cheers!

[@emi6541]

i use net gear nighthawk i find it very good and never drops out like normal isp routers

[@Nonymous215]

thanks peep i appreciate it!

[@TheVman42]

Great vid quick question I have the bt discs if I change the bt hub to 5ghz will this signal be passed through the dics acting like access points? Thanks

[@conn002]

I believe so, I have a wireless ethernet like Alex shows (but works) don’t have any issue and it seems to push out whatever the hub sends. I played around on 2.4 and 5 and there’s a noticeable difference. So I can’t see why the wireless discs wouldn’t work. Have a play around with it. If you find out and could get back to me it’d be great, as I’ve thought of purchasing the discs but wasn’t sure due to efficiency

[@TheVman42]

@@conn002 thank you for this mate, much appreciated, will let you know

[@larberry100]

Thanks for the video, great information. Is there any merit in changing the bt router for a better unit?

[@qazwsxzwharp]

@@CozzyB I would always recommend a separate modem and router.

[@devilsknight]

Powerline adapters need to be the same circuit. RCD/Circuit breakers, surge protectors even a power strip will mess with or not allow the onnections.

[@tropicaltanklover2160]

This is my experience. I have found them useful though

[@TomTomSGC]

Yea a new build will have all the wiring on different rings through the house for safety and fuse box. It will get killed as an internet backhaul

[@Gintokikreuz1]

Big question since you beam internet to other people, Would someone in a remote area that has Starlink internet be able to beam internet like you. To help out neighbors in the rural community

[@futurecactus]

Yes, the Starlink outages will occur to everyone at the same time but there's no reason you can't plug any enterprise grade router straight into the Starlink POE adaptor and use wireless bridges to beam that internet out from there.

[@lohgamez4380]

Btw Alex BT does allow both 2.4 and 5gHz networks to work at the same time with 2 different SSIDs

[@mattsidebottom7603]

I want better wifi in my garage, ive got cat6 cable in there from the router. Will a another router work with my existing sky q hub?

[@user-nu4sb3nr5u]

Yeah ive got tplink a7 a1750

[@cragratt]

Hi Alex I have been watching some of your KZbin videos. I am getting my house rewired,due to renovation work. I was wanting to run fibre optic through out the house. Can you suggest anything I will need to watch out for, and is this something a general Electrician can manage ? Thanks Craig

[@dandemann123]

Hi Alex, what are your thoughts on the BT Whole Wi-fi discs...?

[@MrJakecornford]

They are pretty good. If you hard wire them in. If not invest in a proper WiFi mesh system.

[@aaronblack1457]

Power lines do work mate your supposed to pair them when there next to each other, got some of those tp link ones and they (when u read the instructions) work a treat. Complete load of waffle

[@FaithsFallen]

10:16 as usual you do not have a clue what you are on about, in new builds (or rewired old ones) in the UK upstairs and downstairs mains rings run on seperate circuits. Powerline adapters need to be on the same ring circut to work. While I will agree they can be problematic they do have their uses!

[@Gr33nMamba]

No they do not need to be on the same ring, those circuits still share the same busbar in the consumer unit, multiple consumer units is a definite no, however there can be other issues at play. I don't care if it's a new build, has it ever had an EICR. Christ I've seen some of the bodge electrical work that has been done on other videos. Personally I'd start with the fact he's painted over an electrical accessory (socket), how do we even know that outlet is not faulty.

[@FaithsFallen]

@@Gr33nMamba they do need to be on the same ring circuit in as I said modern builds or rewired houses. New builds and rewires after 2008 in the UK (if not done by a hatchet job man) have to use RCDs, a powerline adapter will not work across separate ring circuits even if they use the same busbar with RCDs installed. The reason for this is the inability for high frequencies to pass through RCD which are used by power line adapters.

[@pjuk]

Well explained. If only all ISP customers realised they pay for the speed to their router. The amount of calls from people who do a WiFi test whilst having 20 devices connected, some streaming at same time then expect the full Mbps they have in their package. Then seem amazed when told an ISP doesn't guarantee the full speed at all times to all devices on WiFi and are shocked when it's suggested to them if they're working from home best to use ethernet for a great connection.

[@petrub27]

what did it for me was to choose a custom wifi channel for 2 and 5ghz network instead on setting it to auto then I installed an ethernet cable. all good now

[@seangannon1996]

Can't lie I've been using powerline adapters for 4+ years now with no issue. Not all houses are properly wired for them however.

[@JackRBaker]

Powerline Adapters will only work if they are on the same wiring circuit. I would expect your house to have an upstais and a downstains ringmain. Therefore upstairs and downstais will only be connected via Earth.

[@emmajc6761]

With the latest BT hub ( smart hun 2) you can’t split the networks

[@ryanmaycock81]

fantastic alexs, great videos , so easy to follow

[@georgerigby5387]

The There’s a reason it doesn’t let you separate the bands….. It’s a mesh hub for the BT Complete Wi-Fi discs and as I’m sure you know, most mesh Wi-Fi routers don’t et you split bands due to how the mesh works.

[@articeddie5494]

OMG I’m with BT BB and the best they offer is 30MB in my area, nobody can get faster either. Any other options ?

[@futurecactus]

Starlink.

[@JB-gk6tg]

I always find it interesting when Alex doesn’t address comments made by viewers especially when he’s been called out on his lack of knowledge around how home wiring is actually setup and his lack of understanding how power line adapters actually work. Good advice in general but there are plenty of people out there who use power line adapters to great effect…..

[@cat3389]

Powerline adapters do not work on surge protected circuits as you have a new house you more than likely have a surge protector in your fuse box

[@tomwilliams9489]

The powerlines need to be on the same circuit

[@tcntad87]

No they dont need to be but its recommended

[@tmac160]

Great videos. Took your advice and added the TP-Link as an added access point for £45 and it's solved all my VM 3.0 hub problems. Now have full 110 mbps all over house, garage and patio. Can I ask what wifi analysis apps you use?

[@dompling]

For Android try Wifi Analyser

[@uptospeedofficial]

It might be the isps fault because most isp provided modem/router/switch combo units perform like an iceblock on a summersday( overheating)

[@panaoutsios1990]

The DTIM interval to 255 is better?

[@activerfid2366]

Hey Alex that’s most likely because you plugged it in down downstairs socket and upstairs sockets are on a different Ring

[@carbonangel1]

Powerlines work fine in my new build... Tarring an entire product line because your house wiring is shit.... Probably blocked by all the interference generating USB plugs you've installed.

[@vaggelischaliotis1600]

Hey alex some powerlines have problems three-phase current,maybe thats why your powerlines cant work. btw my powerlines work just fine and they are very easy to install instead of fixing the access point

[@rodelcabale1753]

Sir Alex I have a tp-link deco wifi M5 mesh can i select it in to a access point mode, I don't know if there is an issue of connectivity to the device and I have a main router downstairs connected to it. Right now my mesh system is in a router mode. Thank you for your answer. 🙂🙂

[@ArkiTechnology]

We love to see it. Appreciate your vids bro

[@superwaffleslol7698]

Anything out there that tells you what best in your area?

[@reecefrancis2082]

Just try broadband checker from uswitch, shows best deals and highest speeds you can get :)

[@ryanyoung506]

Is there anyway to have the TP-Link access point without the long eithernet cable? Basically a wireless access point?

[@micksey8212]

Use the Tenda novas or Tp link decos. Google nest WiFi point are good but pricy.

[@richowen2054]

What poe access points would you recommend that's not ubiquiti...or would you only recommend then? If so...which one for basic set up like you have done on video with a bt router? Thanks again. Great videos 👍

[@ChristmasTvGames]

@TechFlow Should Have A TV Show Or TV Channel. It Would Be Amazing!!!

[@robertcercel4078]

10:00 i have some cheap powerlan adapters from tp link myself and they work just fine. Your house is probably too new. It probably has filters for the ac that filter out noise in the power cables. But the adapters rely on that noise. Or your floors have different phases. Mine dont work when one is connected downstairs and the other on the 1st floor, but they work from the 1st floor to the 2nd and if both are on the same floor. Its the same reason why they dont recommend plugging them in an extention chord. First try plugging them in the same cheap multi plug extention chord, then try plugging them in in the same set of outlets to test them, then try them in the same room, then on the same floor. If they don't work in the cgeap extention chord, they may be broken, if they don't work in the same set of outlets or in the same room, then you have filtering outlets and if they don't work on the same floor, you have filtering between the safety switches(idk what they are called but they are in the electrical pannel as a safety method for overcurrent protection).They can be a little bit finicky at first, but if they're working, they are miles better than wifi through a brick wall with a cheap usb dongle.

[@Chxrlie95]

hi, i have a cable running from my upstairs office directly into my router. i pay for 200mb but when testing the speeds plugged directly into my Ap upstairs the speeds drop off to around 80mb, do you know what this could be?

[@drbass9677]

is your routers ethernet ports gigabit?

[@sjvlogs9119]

Fantastic love the videos.... Love it Basic 101 home networking... Hope people learned something... Good work Mr. Alex...

[@stubones]

My virgin router thinks it’s smart so it kept kicking all my devices onto the 2.4ghz network. I split them into two SSIDs and disabled “smart”. Problem solved, 350+mbps on all compatible devices.

[@RobTheSquire]

my area is crap at the moment but openreach is currently installing new lines, so soon i can call my provider and upgrade to the package I used to have before I moved 10 miles away from my old house. I use ethernet over powerline plugs which do come in handy, but I did have a problem a while ago. Where the wifi would give me full speed and the plugs would not but then it would be the other way round..It has worked fine since although I do miss having a 30 meter ethernet cable from the hub to my room..It broke a long time ago

[@GOBBMEISTER]

Before running the initial, wired speed test, it would be wise to check what speeds you are supposed to be getting from the provider. 40/10 or 80/20 etc. And what the minimum promised speed is. Also, mesh is the way forward in my opinion, and power line adaptors are great as long as they are plugged in on the same wiring circuit, which I guess you'd be able to check by looking at your fuse box / consumer unit.

[@CephDigital]

Powerline isn't bad, it just isn't the solution for everyone. Mine is getting 310mbps around my house so it definitely can work well. It just depends on the house sadly so I'd buy and try but if they don't work, return them.

[@CephDigital]

Okay I take back what I said about powerline. Damn things aren't reliable...

[@JGrindel]

@@CephDigital I have a powerline wifi booster. Ethernet into plug at the router and a wifi plug in the other room. Works perfectly fine :)

[@rteqlondon5165]

They need to be connected to the same ring socket to work the power line. Modern houses have a separate circuit for each ring, usually sectioned by floor. So if you have one powerline plugged into the GF ring and one into the 1stFloor RIng, it will never work

[@pege63]

Powerline adapters need to be on the same phase line, check the house line schedule. How to find out which wall sockets are on the same phase, connect lamps or radios to the wall sockets and remove the fuses. The wall sockets that stop working are on the same phase, so different parts of a building are on different phases in your fuse box.

[@wild1magic446]

What are your views on using BT Whole Home? I have found that download speeds are drastically reduced?

[@rob12841]

Strange your power line adapters didn’t work, I’ve got one in the hall for the front doorbell and camera and one down the end of the garden in the shed. The one in the shed is the furthest away running of the armoured power cable that feeds the shed. That provides WiFi for the gardens smart bulbs and an access point for streaming Netflix in the hot tub

[@Shteev91]

Exactly the same set up as mines. minus the hottub...

[@rob12841]

@@Shteev91 it's not as fast as the normal router but it's usable to stream HD content. I have little to no usable signal in my area so they are a must for the shed. I've since added a third for upstairs so the Mrs can stream on the bedroom TV. She was buffering before but now it's cured by getting another adapter. They'll never provide great speeds but they do solve a not spot issue. Looking into setting up a mesh but I've read somewhere about not being able to split the band's.

[@jihadamr]

Is it okay to turn on dhcp server on the second router?

[@Richard_GIS]

How should they work, as you said you have a new house and the electric circuits are splitted, by all the power you need its better the way it is than all on one circuit - no wonder for me that they do not find, they are simply on two different electic circuits

[@charlied7899]

Great video! How do you run your smart lights on 5ghz WiFi because I’m going to put mine into 5ghz but all my bulbs are smart so I don’t want to mess them all up. Cheers

[@futurecactus]

They won't run on 5ghz but you don't need them to. You just need a better router than that BT pos in the video and it will steer each device to the appropriate band.

[@dannyboy7121]

So your telling me that my power line adapter being plugged in right now in order for me to watch this video, it’s getting the data through the homes electrical wiring??? How weird

[@mattw5183]

alex would the tp link access point like run as a mesh and auto join the strongest one from your main WIFI to the access point?

[@futurecactus]

My guess is no, your devices will likely try to hand on as long as possible to the AP they're on because it's not true mesh, that's why a mesh system is much better and worth the extra money if you have it IMHO.

[@philipperostin]

Hi Alex, do you think the access point can be plugged to a wired over electric plugs adapter ?

[@futurecactus]

Yes, most people don't have the trouble with Ethernet over powerline that Alex had. That said, you can buy them with a Wi-Fi access point built in at the other end if you want.

[@philipperostin]

@@futurecactus yes I know that, my question is to put a real "Wifi router" to the ethernet exit of the second plug. The wifi from all in ones is poor. It works but is poor, I already tried that.

[@super_cds3587]

Its poor because of the power line did you not pay attention to the video what ever you connect to a power line will be poor! Simple garbage in garbage out

[@futurecactus]

@@philipperostin the Ethernet over powerline adaptor just extends the Ethernet port so whatever you can plug into the router can be plugged into the adaptor at the other end. The powerline adaptors aren't garbage, they just don't work in every setup and it's hard to know before you plug them in, I used them in my last home for years with no issues once I moved them around to get a good connection. The built in WiFi on the good adaptors is not rubbish so I'm not sure why you had trouble but there may have been something else wrong, the worst thing is that you can't place them high up unless you have a high up plug. Adding a router at the other end won't help, you maybe just need a better WiFi access point to plug in but it depends what the problem actually is.

[@philipperostin]

@@super_cds3587 I have some over power line in a 250 years old house with 3 florrs and 50 cm walls. It goes well. I just wonder if the wifi router could help on the second floor.

[@redpurple1035]

Is Ruckus R350 access point device better than modern day Mesh System such as AiMesh from Asus?

[@starlight7499]

I love this channel . Has Very good feeling and useful .

[@ferozansari90]

Can you suggest some good router+modem for FTTH?

[@BayonetPvP]

Hey awesome video but I have some questions so In my house if I’m plugged directly into the router I get 900down and 100up but in my room upstairs I only get 60-60 that’s with using an access point in the best place possible and my dad is very wire phobic so is there anything you’d recommend to do. Thinking of hiding a professional to try get an Ethernet cable from the router to my room

[@SquirreliciousMe]

Get shot of the routers built in wireless, get a credible mesh system, stick each mesh unit not at where you find the coverage gets poor, but where coverage is still reasonable - eg nearer the other one - eg so there's plenty of overlap - repeat as necessary. That's one way to achieve it where you can't cable things. Don't get any sort of wireless "extender" (they're not good), and ignore most of the advice in this video.

[@BayonetPvP]

@@SquirreliciousMe you got discord or something

[@Bawlk]

I'm pretty sure the instructions state for powerline you need to pair then right next to each other, best take an extension and plug in right next to each other, pair them and then place around home.

[@archiec7960]

Love the videos so not hating on you, but powerline adapters work wonders for me. We pay for 50mbps and over wifi i get about 30 in my bed room, but with power-lines on my desktop i get 48. I think for just standard networks they work fine, you just have to make sure the two plug sockets they ate plugged into are on the same rjng main 👍

[@PTechMedia]

Can't get powerline adapter to work? Don't know why? 😉 Think you need to do some learning.

[@JAVALOVE6267]

Hi Alex, my isp has locked the router and cannot access the interface is their a was you can go around this.

[@futurecactus]

Never heard of that happening, do you even see the login screen when you put the gateway IP address into your router?

[@JAVALOVE6267]

@@futurecactus the browser give an error stating that the site cannot be reached

[@futurecactus]

@@JAVALOVE6267 Are you absolutely sure you're using the correct gateway address? Is it possible that someone has changed the gateway from the default?

[@SloGhost]

on powerline, the powersockets need to share the SAME cable (power cable running thru the walls) for it to work. could be why it didnt work for you.

[@anthonyjohno90]

How can I order your internet ???

[@hbeer3480]

Mars ISP, not available for everyone.

[@choosingmusic11488p]

It’s not available for everyone because he uses wireless technology and that can’t reach to far for fast Wi-Fi it will be very slow and bad signal otherwise

[@dunem666]

My AV1000 powerlines work very very well and with very minimal loss. The issues are not always to do with other appliances but insulation types used

[@richard1403]

The powerline adapters may not work if they are used on different runs of the house, so I was told by a network engineer

[@StealthyDrake12]

They are pretty crap anyway

[@Remorse_Blade]

How do I fix packet loss

[@DannyEye84]

Thanks Alex for the tips. Powerline works here in Singapore. 👍🏻👍🏻 I guess the house here is small and the wiring is not so messy.

[@matiia]

Is there a maximum length you can run the ethernet cable before the connection strength/speed etc. decreases?

[@fabioandres4]

100 meters

[@matiia]

@@fabioandres4 Thanks :)

[@gavinjames1739]

How can i get internet from you Alex?

[@countrykid1640]

I dont care for extenders or the powerline adapters, however I did decide to invest in gigabit netgear powerline adapter ( one supply and the other is wireless and has one port to hardwire) as far as my service, im 1Gbps symmetrical out in BFE. I hardwired my house with cat 6 drops, however I wanted to get internet to my barn mainly for IP cameras to get another view on the property, since my barn has a feed from my main panel instead of another meter i decided to give powerline a shot. its maybe about 300 to 400 feet away and im surprised how well the powerline adapters have worked. I set it up and it works like a charm with decent results. the way i have it, im using a outlet in my network panel fed on its on dedicated breaker, at which point the adapters work anywhere I put them. but the speed results in the barn were great. although im on a gigabit service and pull around 900 wired, I do suffer speed loss, but Ive seen anywhere between 200 and 500 download (connected to the powerline wirelessly) I never tried directly connected to the other adapter. But regardless it works for what I need it to do.

[@mrtd7908]

By far the best broadband help Chanel and more on the net

[@kriseriksen4737]

you are joking, right?