Ethernet via electrical plug sockets in home?

Hi,

Anyone any experience of network products which allow you make ethernet
connections via power sockets in the wall? Reliable? Good for online play
with PS2/Xbox? Recommendations?

e.g.

http://www.homeplug.org/products/


Thanks,

Wilbur

On 12/11/2004 20:13 Wilbur got up from the bar and shouted..:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone any experience of network products which allow you make ethernet
> connections via power sockets in the wall? Reliable? Good for online play
> with PS2/Xbox? Recommendations?
>
> e.g.
>
> http://www.homeplug.org/products/
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wilbur
>
>

Not that much faster than Wifi, and more expensive.

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"Black Shuck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4195f156$0$60895$(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 12/11/2004 20:13 Wilbur got up from the bar and shouted..:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Anyone any experience of network products which allow you make ethernet
> > connections via power sockets in the wall? Reliable? Good for online
play
> > with PS2/Xbox? Recommendations?
> >
> > e.g.
> >
> > http://www.homeplug.org/products/
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Wilbur
> >
> >
>
> Not that much faster than Wifi, and more expensive.
>
> --
> "This dog don't give a feck..."


does anyone have a uk site for that stuff?

Barry wrote:
> "Black Shuck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4195f156$0$60895$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>On 12/11/2004 20:13 Wilbur got up from the bar and shouted..:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Anyone any experience of network products which allow you make ethernet
>>>connections via power sockets in the wall? Reliable? Good for online
>>>play with PS2/Xbox? Recommendations?
>>>
>>>e.g.
>>>
>>>http://www.homeplug.org/products/
>>>
>>
>>Not that much faster than Wifi, and more expensive.
>>
> does anyone have a uk site for that stuff?

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/defa...ShopGroupID=61

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http://craig.neogeo.org.uk
http://www.neogeo.org.uk

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:13:28 -0000, "Wilbur" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Anyone any experience of network products which allow you make ethernet
>connections via power sockets in the wall? Reliable? Good for online play
>with PS2/Xbox? Recommendations?
>
>e.g.
>
>http://www.homeplug.org/products/
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Wilbur
>
It;s a BT Home offering. Speed is limited to 1Mb so faster than your
ADSL connection but 1/10 speed of a normal LAN. Useful if you want to
share only the ADSL and not data from other PC's. Much more expensive
than a 54Mb wireless LAN and not a well used standard.

"Craig Wallace" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Barry wrote:
> > "Black Shuck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:4195f156$0$60895$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >>On 12/11/2004 20:13 Wilbur got up from the bar and shouted..:
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>Anyone any experience of network products which allow you make ethernet
> >>>connections via power sockets in the wall? Reliable? Good for online
> >>>play with PS2/Xbox? Recommendations?
> >>>
> >>>e.g.
> >>>
> >>>http://www.homeplug.org/products/
> >>>
> >>
> >>Not that much faster than Wifi, and more expensive.
> >>
> > does anyone have a uk site for that stuff?
>
> http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/defa...ShopGroupID=61
>
> --
> Craig Wallace
> http://craig.neogeo.org.uk
> http://www.neogeo.org.uk


Thank you

"Craig Wallace" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Barry wrote:
>> "Black Shuck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:4195f156$0$60895$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>On 12/11/2004 20:13 Wilbur got up from the bar and shouted..:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Anyone any experience of network products which allow you make ethernet
>>>>connections via power sockets in the wall? Reliable? Good for online
>>>>play with PS2/Xbox? Recommendations?
>>>>
>>>>e.g.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.homeplug.org/products/
>>>>
>>>
>>>Not that much faster than Wifi, and more expensive.
>>>
>> does anyone have a uk site for that stuff?
>
> http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/defa...ShopGroupID=61
>


well, i went ahead and bought the ACER HOMEPLUG KIT (2 x adaptors) from
ebuyer for £50 plus VAT.

not much to say other than i plugged them in and they worked. comes with
software to set the passwords for the adaptors, useful if u live in a flat i
guess.

speed is around 10mbits/sec or so it claims. now sharing bb and very happy


i tried wireless once but got evil headaches. the other option was pulling
up 3 sets of carpets and laying a cable. so i'm quite pleased with this
solution

hope this helps,

Wilbur.

On 20 Nov 2004 in uk.telecom.broadband, "Wilbur" wrote:

>well, i went ahead and bought the ACER HOMEPLUG KIT (2 x adaptors) from
>ebuyer for £50 plus VAT. speed is around 10mbits/sec or so it claims.
>now sharing bb and very happy

Thanks for the post - useful info, filed for future reference


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