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Homeplug with Homechoice
frognal
07-05-2006
Has anybody tried Homeplug to share Homechoice broadband?

I was considering wireless but Homeplug looks interesting.

johnnyrocker
08-05-2006
there was a posting somewhere earlier which said homchoice were using something similar but i cant recall the product name, it basically involved a mains adapter which had a cat 5 socket in it and one (as far as i know) plugged another one into the mains at a remote point and connected pc to it
TheNinjaPirate
08-05-2006
I agree looks interesting Frognal. There are 2 types sold a low speed and high speed version. The high speed looks very interesting. Possibly more secure than wifi, IF your mains box only supplies your house. Only problem I could forsee is that if your upstaris and downstairs mains is on a different ring main you *may* not get networking across them - I would look into that.
Brush Master
08-05-2006
Originally Posted by TheNinjaPirate:
“...Only problem I could forsee is that if your upstaris and downstairs mains is on a different ring main you *may* not get networking across them - I would look into that.”

Most UK domestic homes are run on a single-phase system. Within "your phase", you stand reasonable chances of communication, if none of the many possible impairments get in your way: switch-mode power supplies with the "wrong dirt", any slip ring or inverse-speed motor (i.e. your blender, vacuum cleaner, lawn mower, ...), energy-saving light bulbs, etc. You may also be affected by someone else on the same phase - the first likely stop to your communication is the next transformer.

Up to the next upstream transformer, you'll be sharing your data with the world. Your electrical meter is unlikely to attenuate the signal enough to keep it in your home.

So, in terms of reliability or security, you are unlikely to gain anything over WiFi.

My advise is to use regular network wiring where possible for cost, reliability, performance and security reasons.
Mavrik
09-05-2006
Originally Posted by Brush Master:
“So, in terms of reliability or security, you are unlikely to gain anything over WiFi.
My advise is to use regular network wiring where possible for cost, reliability, performance and security reasons.”

As far as security goes, you can encrypt it (like wep on wireless). I was looking for the highspeed version, but still a little expensive for this tight wad
Mind you, can't beat a bit of proper cable. Just a pain to lay.
nicky232
12-05-2006
is homeplug only to create a broadband (for internet use) network in the home?
johnnyrocker
12-05-2006
as far as i know yes
Mavrik
13-05-2006
Originally Posted by nicky232:
“is homeplug only to create a broadband (for internet use) network in the home?”

No, it is used for any kind of network. Saves pulling up floor boards and drilling holes to lay cable when trying to connect two network components. (Same as a wireless network).
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