Dear Friends,
I recently have moved to a new apartment and purchased my own internet, an XFinity plan with 400 mb download speed. I have my computer plugged via ethernet (it is one of those Netgear ones that plugs into the router and then the wall, then the wall into the computer) and other than me and my girlfriends phone, it is the only thing on the internet. I get no lag when I play games, however for some reason my download speed tops out and 1mbps. It takes hours to download any games, any suggestions on how to improve it?
Powerline is completely hit or miss, could be the place you start is on a different circuit than where you end, aka you have to go through the breaker, killing your signal. Could be the circuit also has noisy devices (tv, monitor, air conditioning, the DSL line itself being parallel to it etc.), killing your signal. Could be the endings of a copper cable in your house are bad, killing your signal. Could be the copper cable is too long, killing your signal. And that’s just a few of the reasons why powerline can be great, or straight out unusable.