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Helsing
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I'm just about to move into my new student house this year, and as always have ended up as far from the router as physically possible. I'd rather not go wireless, as it means buying and fitting a card, and means I won't get the most out of the fibre connection (subsidised Virgin Media connection FTW). A friend of mine mentioned the possiblity of running my internet through the power socket in my room, and having it come out of another socket just next to the router, cutting down on my cabling costs. Is this possible? If so, are there any performanc hits, and what do I need to buy to get it working?
Cheers chaps,
Helsing
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jonlumb
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First off, a wireless N router will do 300Mb/s, which is a hell of a lot more than your connection will be. Even just a G standard one will do 54Mb/s. Personally, I would purchase a flat Cat5 cable and run it under the carpet, it's a hell of a lot cheaper than the plug systems. Edit: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/20m-FLAT ... -carpet%29
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saspro
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The most you'll get through VM is 50mb, standard G wireless is 54mb so you're not missing out on anything.
A £10 wireless card is cheaper than the £80 or so a pair of homeplugs will cost.
A proper Cat5 cable would still be much better.
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Helsing
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Alrighty then, cat5 and tape it is then. Thanks guys.
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veato
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I was given two powerline ethernet adapters (BT Vision package) and they're spot on. Plug and play as it were, not setup at all, works a treat. They do seem fairly expensive in the shops but have a look on eBay. A few people who cancel BT Vision after a year keep the equipment and stick it on for sale.
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davrosG5
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I have used Develo's AVeasy products ( here) before and they are excellent. Totally plug and play and you don't run the risk of the Ethernet cable being damaged between the router and your computer. You do need enough handy sockets to get the best out of it though. Plus all the wireless speeds are the theoretical maximums and assume no interference and that you are the only person connected. Still, both powerline and wireless are unlikely to match a proper wired Ethernet connection which is also going to be the cheapest.
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John_Vella
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If you do decide to go with CAT 5 the question I'd ask is who would be liable when, (not if) someone manages to tri[p on the cable and break a leg?
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