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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.
The main reason for the upgrade for me would be the 2.5g ports to my PC.
Wireless can come later in my case.
But yeah, I can accept waiting for more mature devices.
Wireless can come later in my case.
But yeah, I can accept waiting for more mature devices.
That's why the concern about how fast MoCA can perform. MoCA 2.5 is supposed to offer speeds up to 2.5GB, and there are adapters for sale on Amazon from several vendors. It might worth investing in a pair of these and running some experiments. (There are Ethernet-USB dongles which support 2.5G Ethernet.)
I like the reviews about this product, especially the descriptions of how the users installed them:
https://www.amazon.com/goCoax-Ethernet-Bandwidth-existing-MA2500D/dp/B08XP8MMFG?th=1