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Powerline vs wireless
Hi I am after some advice, I am about to buy a DUO v2 with 2x2tb drives which I will use predominantly for storage of photos etc and streaming of music. Due to the layout of my house I will be u...
Wi-Fi devices are pretty good these days, and Powerline carrier gizmos can be had in high speeds as well, but the thing to keep in mind with PLC devices is that they may have trouble communicating depending on at least two factors: noise on your wiring, and the number of surge protection and/or UPS devices in your home.
I live in a lightning-prone area and have either Surge protectors or UPS systems on EVERY ONE of my electronic devices, whether computer or network or telephone or clock radio or what-have-you. As a result, PLC devices don't work in my house--all the surge protection devices I have see PLC signals as noise and try to shunt them to ground (at least, that is my theory). So I can't use powerline devices reliably.
I live in a lightning-prone area and have either Surge protectors or UPS systems on EVERY ONE of my electronic devices, whether computer or network or telephone or clock radio or what-have-you. As a result, PLC devices don't work in my house--all the surge protection devices I have see PLC signals as noise and try to shunt them to ground (at least, that is my theory). So I can't use powerline devices reliably.
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