Mbps - Devolo Products - which one

After a long time of bad wireless experience I am going to buy some Devolo
through the mains plugs. But I wondered whether to get the basic kit which
is 14 Mbps or to spend more and get the 85 Mbps. I assume my 1mb broadband
connection will still work OK on my two home PC's with either one.

I occasionally transfer files from one PC to the other but can anyone tell
me how long it would take, for each of the two speeds, for a 10MB file (as
an example).

Help would be good.

Ken

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:34:56 +0100, "Ken" <Reply to NG only> wrote:

>After a long time of bad wireless experience I am going to buy some Devolo
>through the mains plugs. But I wondered whether to get the basic kit which
>is 14 Mbps or to spend more and get the 85 Mbps. I assume my 1mb broadband
>connection will still work OK on my two home PC's with either one.
>
>I occasionally transfer files from one PC to the other but can anyone tell
>me how long it would take, for each of the two speeds, for a 10MB file (as
>an example).
>
>Help would be good.

The 14Mbps kit is obsolete Ken - as in they no longer make it. I'm
sure its possible to find some on sale somewhere though.

I have had both here and real world speeds (on the same mains ring)
are about 80% of those quoted by the manufacturer. On different mains
rings you can expect it to be about 10% as it's going back through the
comsumer box.

Your 1Mbps connection will work fine - we use the old Devolo adaptors
to stream video around the house which uses 3-4Mbps max.
--
John Naismith

Forgot your question on speed :

85Mbps is fine for backing up GBs of data. 14Mbps is fine for MBs of
data. 1 Byte = 8 bits so 85Mbps = 10MBps or so. For your 10MB file a
14Mbps link would take 10-12 seconds (real-world) and a 85Mbps link
would take 1-2 seconds.
--
John Naismith

"John Naismith" <john$(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Forgot your question on speed :
>
> 85Mbps is fine for backing up GBs of data. 14Mbps is fine for MBs of
> data. 1 Byte = 8 bits so 85Mbps = 10MBps or so. For your 10MB file a
> 14Mbps link would take 10-12 seconds (real-world) and a 85Mbps link
> would take 1-2 seconds.
> --
> John Naismith

Hi John -- And thanks answered all my questions.
Ken

On 13 Sep 2006 John Naismith wrote:

>The 14Mbps kit is obsolete Ken - as in they no longer make it. I'm
>sure its possible to find some on sale somewhere though.

Certainly is available, whether "obsolete" or not... For many the 14
Mbps would be more than adequate... searching for Homeplug will
also get some matches, I suspect. A friend noted the option of
ordering some kit when subscribing to an ISP recently. Sorry
but I don't remember the price being suggested - think it was
under 30 pounds per unit (inlcuding VAT).

--
Change to DSL Max the way I did: switch ISP <http://www.dslmax.info/>

"NoNeedToKnow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 13 Sep 2006 John Naismith wrote:
>
>>The 14Mbps kit is obsolete Ken - as in they no longer make it. I'm
>>sure its possible to find some on sale somewhere though.
>
> Certainly is available, whether "obsolete" or not... For many the 14
> Mbps would be more than adequate... searching for Homeplug will
> also get some matches, I suspect. A friend noted the option of
> ordering some kit when subscribing to an ISP recently. Sorry
> but I don't remember the price being suggested - think it was
> under 30 pounds per unit (inlcuding VAT).

Just found it on the site where I buy my media -- svp.co.uk
£65 for starter kit and £37 for each extra plug.
Cheapest I have found so far.

Ken

Ken <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 at 08:05:31:
>
>"NoNeedToKnow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> On 13 Sep 2006 John Naismith wrote:
>>
>>>The 14Mbps kit is obsolete Ken - as in they no longer make it. I'm
>>>sure its possible to find some on sale somewhere though.
>>
>> Certainly is available, whether "obsolete" or not... For many the 14
>> Mbps would be more than adequate... searching for Homeplug will
>> also get some matches, I suspect. A friend noted the option of
>> ordering some kit when subscribing to an ISP recently. Sorry
>> but I don't remember the price being suggested - think it was
>> under 30 pounds per unit (inlcuding VAT).
>
>Just found it on the site where I buy my media -- svp.co.uk
>£65 for starter kit and £37 for each extra plug.
>Cheapest I have found so far.

Solwise have the 14Mbps HomePlugs for £25.02 incl. VAT each and the
85Mbps ones for £37.45 each. I've used the 14 Mbps variety for a year
now without any trouble - just a satisfied customer.

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Tony

"Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ken <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 at 08:05:31:
>>
>>"NoNeedToKnow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:5h1hg29j8oonegqmc99juo6crjdt03u6oe@comple te-pc-services.info...
>>> On 13 Sep 2006 John Naismith wrote:
>>>
>>>>The 14Mbps kit is obsolete Ken - as in they no longer make it. I'm
>>>>sure its possible to find some on sale somewhere though.
>>>
>>> Certainly is available, whether "obsolete" or not... For many the 14
>>> Mbps would be more than adequate... searching for Homeplug will
>>> also get some matches, I suspect. A friend noted the option of
>>> ordering some kit when subscribing to an ISP recently. Sorry
>>> but I don't remember the price being suggested - think it was
>>> under 30 pounds per unit (inlcuding VAT).
>>
>>Just found it on the site where I buy my media -- svp.co.uk
>>£65 for starter kit and £37 for each extra plug.
>>Cheapest I have found so far.
>
> Solwise have the 14Mbps HomePlugs for £25.02 incl. VAT each and the 85Mbps
> ones for £37.45 each. I've used the 14 Mbps variety for a year now
> without any trouble - just a satisfied customer.
>
> --
> Tony

Tony thanks for the tip and I will take a look.
Devolo, Solwise or whoever as none mean a thing to me if they all work.

Ken