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RBK853 vs RBE973
Hey everyone. Hoping someone could share some real world experience... I currently have an RBK853 system. While getting 1GB at the router, the speed drops significantly to sub-300 in my office....
I neglected to mention Multimedia over Coaxial cable (MoCA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_over_Coax_Alliance ) There was a time when most houses had television coax running through the house to almost every room. (much like that old telephone cable was run throughout the entire building!) MoCA is capable of very high speed, and the adapters are also inexpensive.
Thanks for the info, it was helpful.
I actually did just order the TP-Link TL-PA9020P KIT you mentioned for the test. 🙂
I also already tested with a 100' Cat6 cable and yes, wired absolutely rocks. Nearly full speed. After this little test with the powerline adapters, we will indeed decide how to proceed with wiring. Since I was just kinda forced by Xfinity into their 2gb service (no data cap), more speed is better.
Let us know if the PLs work for you.
Unfortunately, the Powerline Adapters are a dud for the need at hand. The secret for their max speed, is all should be on the same circuit, which is just horrible. If I'm close enough to not have to go through a breaker panel, then Wi-Fi wouldn't ever be a problem.
Max speed I can get out of them is 125Mbps.
That being said, I won't be sending them back as I do have an application for a Sonos in my garage in which these should work great. 🙂
But's it's a dud for getting more speed from Orbi into my office.
Any chance of having someone fish and run same CAT6A STP cabling from the RBR location to the office location?
I neglected to mention Multimedia over Coaxial cable (MoCA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_over_Coax_Alliance ) There was a time when most houses had television coax running through the house to almost every room. (much like that old telephone cable was run throughout the entire building!) MoCA is capable of very high speed, and the adapters are also inexpensive.