Hello guys, first post here. I’m from Brazil and I love FGs in general.
At my house, I can’t just pass a ethernet cable to play, because my PS4 and PC stay very far from my ISP router.
So, I want to know if anyone already used those PLC devices (TP-Link, D-Link, etc.) to play online FGs, and if it’s worth. My Wi-Fi signal is weak at my console and PC.
Thanks in advice ! Have a nice week everyone.
all depends on the quality of the electrical wiring in your house, the signal will be sent along them
why dont you just get a long ethernet cable and take it around the house from your router?
Never used myself but ‘Your mileage may vary’ depending on the circuitry of your home & where yoy plug in the two peripherals(1 by your router & the other by tour console/pc). Folks have had experiences where high current draw appliances will slow down your connection or drop all together. Your bandwidth is now dictated on how much data can pass through the electrical outlet copper wiring–which is thicker then the combined 8 threaded wires in your CAT5/6 cabling–but not designed for proritizing your games constant data throughput over an appliance’s need for more current.
ie; you turn on your microwave/hairdryer/oven and you have instant lag on your game(and any situation that would normally trip your breaker would definitely slow your connection down significantly if it doesn’t lose signal all together.)
Online gaming at most needs a constant 3MB UL/DL but even that won’t be met if you plug this device into an outlet with the circuit shared with a high-current draw appliance.
Even routing 50’ CAT5 from 2nd floor to 1st floor via open/cracked windows for perma-temp setups might be a thing for you. I run multiple switches at my house now just because I didn’t want to invest in data jack pulls through out the home. You just have to get creative with your cable management(they sell floor boards that can house cabling) or be willing to unplug/plugin as needed your 50fters/switches running around the house. When we buy the forever-home that’ll probably change.
You’ve got more options then just using your AC outlets at comparable pricing and risking your SFV Diamond rank up oppurtunity to someone popping some popcorn during a Dragon Ball Super binge.
Powerline is better than WiFi for sure, but to optimize signal and throughput you will need to make sure that the outlet you’re planning to plug into is on the same electrical circuit as your modem/router. If it’s not, you will suffer a bad connection. It is; of course no substitute for being directly hardwired.
Just noticed you’re located in S.A. I was also going to suggest just buy at a local store/Amazon prime and return if it’s not the experience you wanted.
I had to use them for a time. If you can, plug your PLAs up where you need them and start pinging your router. I remember mine only added 2-5ms (over a wired and interference free wifi you should be <1ms for comparison). If you can, set up a long ping request and see if things change over the course of a day. If you have poor poweline quality or if you are jumping over circuits, outside interference will be a factor.
PLC are heavily subjected to the wiring in your house.
The quality of the wiring (better wiring means less impedance in the network signal) the better.
Ideal conditions is newer up to code house wiring using higher grade lower resistance wiring.
If your wiring is more than 30 years old, forget it. If your house hold wiring so old you can’t use the outlet to run a microwave or toaster over on forget about it.
Also any noise on that mains circuit (that wire in your wall) will ruin your internet connectivity until the noise is gone.
Anyone using a blender, vacuum or any other high noise device (electrical noise not audible noise) can screw with the PLC . (Basically anything that has a strong motor or put out alot of interference).
Also PLC can not go over certain types of breakers. The Newer circuit breakers will not allow for PLC to work over the breaker.
Most PLC device manufactures recommend that both adapters should be on the same circuit, some will claim the device will not work if you have to go over a breaker.
For best results the said house hold mains wiring needs to be up to code and a single unbroken length with no patch or repair splicing and to avoid any unnecessary daisy chaining of outlets.
I used to write support agent training for the powerline adapters when I worked at logitech. Do yourself a favor and run ethernet cable.