Mesh Hub - provided by Sky?

[Pauly+P]

I have a computer which was connected via LAN using Powerline adapters as I have no wifi adapter in the computer I am using

Had Sky Fibre installed earlier

Wifi providing 100Mb+

Powerline adapters were only giving 25Mb

Openreach engineer said I should not use powerline adapters because the copper splits the signal and should have a mesh hub instead

I don't have a mesh hub and said Sky should provide this - is this information correct?

For info the new router is on the ground floor and my PC is directly above the router in the room on the next floor in a small house (two meters above with a floor/ceiling in between)

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Pauly+P 

With that speed are you on g.fast or fttp?

If g.fast it is unwise to powerline close to the g.fast mastersocket as the frequencies are similar

[Pauly+P]

@cookiemonsteruk 

Thanks for the reply

Sky Ultrafast

Not sure what you mean by "With that speed are you on g.fast or fttp?"

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Pauly+P 

Ultrafast 150 Mbps can be delivered via a modified g.fast mastersocket or an ont 

 the above is the fttp ont

[TimmyBGood]

@Pauly+P 

Is the connection arriving at a phone socket, or into an ONT (wall-mounted fibre modem)?

[Pauly+P]

@Anonymous and @cookiemonsteruk 

ONT - wall mounted fibre modem

Powerline adapter approx 8 inches away from it

[TimmyBGood]

@Pauly+P 

OK, a powerline network typically won't interfere with that, but older powerline adapters can only hope to shift a small percentage of the speed which it is possible to deliver to an address using FTTP.

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Pauly+P 

Shouldn't be an issue.

Could you try the powerline from a different port on the sky hub . 

[Pauly+P]

I'm getting 30Mb via powerline, different port @cookiemonsteruk

I noticed the adapters are different make/model so going to switch out one with another so they match up - is it possible because the LAN is moving to different floors that the circuit is different, causing the speed difference?

[Highlinder]

@Pauly+PIf they are all on the same consumer unit thenshould be on the same circuit. The switch out of the different powerline adapters is wise choice. Bit like keeping the same make of tires on a car.

[jamesn123]

@Pauly+P 

Even if you replace the units with the most expensive ones on the market it may not improve the speed. Powerline is reliant on good wiring, a short run & no interfering appliances connected to the mains. Any one of those points can cause low speed or disconnections. Some homes are just not suited to powerline. 

[simon194]

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@jamesn123 wrote:

@Pauly+P 

Even if you replace the units with the most expensive ones on the market it may not improve the speed. Powerline is reliant on good wiring, a short run & no interfering appliances connected to the mains. Any one of those points can cause low speed or disconnections. Some homes are just not suited to powerline. 

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Ideally I wouldn't use anything other than an AV1200 powerline as a minimum for Ultrafast and forget about them completely for any faster connections.

My experience is they are incapable of hitting much more than 200 Mbps even when on the same ring main.

[jamesn123]

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@simon194 wrote:

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@jamesn123 wrote:

@Pauly+P 

Even if you replace the units with the most expensive ones on the market it may not improve the speed. Powerline is reliant on good wiring, a short run & no interfering appliances connected to the mains. Any one of those points can cause low speed or disconnections. Some homes are just not suited to powerline. 

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Ideally I wouldn't use anything other than an AV1200 powerline as a minimum for Ultrafast and forget about them completely for any faster connections.

My experience is they are incapable of hitting much more than 200 Mbps even when on the same ring main.

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Its just completely dependant on setup and location. I have a friend who moved into a new build and bought a pair or AV1200's for their 150mbps BT FTTP line & the adapters could only hit about 75mbps. They were better off using WiFi.