WiFi verses Powerline

[AMOS33]

If anyone is interested in this: I live at a RV Park that has free Wifi but the problem was how to ensure every customer receives access. We have discovered that Wifi coupled with Powerline adapters are the answer. If anyone is interest, post here and can share more.

[2oldman]

MrWizard wrote:
Except there is no link in the post to the product

They're getting smarter.

[MrWizard]

Could be
Except there is no link in the post to the product
And the only link so far, had been provided by a long time member
Who is not enamored with the product idea

[fj12ryder]

"It doesn't matter, this is a sales post."

Yep, have to agree with this, the poster joined the day before the initial post. And his only posts are in this thread.

[SCVJeff]

This looks to be essentially the same as a cable or DSL modem. Plug in Ethernet on one end and it spits out wifi on the other end after doing RF cross conversion. Along with the modem is obviously a matching balun and AC blocking magic. As a 30 year user of BSR home automation I know that there are lots of devices on the line, specifically switching supplies that can really garbage up the data. Also in BSR land, crossing data path from one AC phase to another often requires a cross phase coupler. Wounder how this deals with these issues?

[pconroy328]

2oldman wrote:
Won't make any difference since the backhaul is so poor.

Bingo!

Like 50 people sucking thru a small hose.
Number of people doesn't matter, it's the size of the pipe that gets 'em in the end.

[RoyB]

In my work travel days I stayed in several hotels that used a similar box that passed their Internet connections to all the rooms in the hotel. You picked up the box when you checked in and then plugged it into any wall socket in the rooms... Then you held you head sideways with a strange look on your face when you plugged in a cable into the box plugged into the wall socket on one end and the other end into your laptop... These were not WIFI signals back then but direct connections...

Actually it worked pretty good...

Then when you checked out you gave back the box...

Roy Ken

[2oldman]

Bill.Satellite wrote:
I am not sure how anyone here knows what the backhaul is at this location.

After being subjected to literally hundreds of RV park wifi setups, I can make a conclusion of reasonable assuredness it's poor.

It doesn't matter, this is a sales post.

[Bill_Satellite]

Powerline equipment uses the actual power lines to send the signal. Imagine it as a dedicated Ethernet cable running throughout your home and you can plus a sender in at one location and it can be received at multiple other locations on the same set of circuits. It's certainly not snake oil and it's not any kind of an amplifier. It will be interesting to see how this could be implemented in a campground but sending the signal through a separate 20amp circuit that goes to all sites just might work! I am not sure how anyone here knows what the backhaul is at this location. Powerline equipment will not improve the backhaul but a better connection (powerline vs. Wifi) could easily improve the end user experience.
I am interested to hear more.

[Bumpyroad]

Fizz wrote:
Snake Oil.

Powerline looks like a wifi extender only.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/network-wifi/what-is-powerline-3491484/

glancing at that link it appears to be just a device to use your house wiring as an antenna? I remember those from many years back, I suppose for UHF/vHF?
bumpy

[2oldman]

Won't make any difference since the backhaul is so poor. Verses are in the Bible, you meant versus.

[Fizz]

Snake Oil.

Powerline looks like a wifi extender only.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/network-wifi/what-is-powerline-3491484/

[Bumpyroad]

is that like a booster that I use to use my neighbors wifi?

after reading the link etc. I think my $50 booster would be better.
bumpy

[Lenny_K]

OK. I'm interested. Tell me some more.