Mesh Network VS Powerline Adapters vs Wi-Fi Extenders - Which is Better 

What do you guys use? 👍

Those powerline adapters you tested have ethernet 10/100 ports, so you won't get higher speeds than 100mb like the others.

Before I watch this video , I would like to say a mesh network works the best. A power line adapter is good but not good for homes older than 25 years unless you have updated your homes electrical wiring you will see no difference . A wifi extender, won’t help you out if there are too many walls . So a mesh works the best. But the very best option is to grab a 2nd router and place near a dead spot and just hardline all your equipment .

Never had a problem with powerline Ethernet

Thank you Brian, yet another informative video covering most areas, you always make it easy to follow/understand

I use powerline ethernet and i’ve encountered no problem when streaming and gaming. Only problem i’ve had is i couldnt get the full speed of my internet as opposed to wifi/wifi extenders but i get the stability of a LAN cable which is great. Have you tried gaming and comparing the stability of mesh vs ethernet powerline?

Tp link power line adapter (the one you have) is what I have been using, I have a brand new consumer unit and it’s been brilliant. 95mb upstairs with a Firestick Ethernet adapter which is capped at 100mb. £35 ish and there great!

I have the T-Plink Deco mesh network system and I love it. I get full speed not half the speed like you get out of an extender.

I use the TP-Link powerline extenders and it does the job, albeit a few reliability and performance problems. I think the mesh network is the ultimate solution, but it shares the same Wifi bandwidth to chat to each other as you use to access the Wifi... the saviour is Wifi 6, I hope.

Looked at Mesh and powerline. Had to go with powerline 2 months ago due to budget. Will do me for now while working from home. Not had one dropped connection yet. Was several times a day on the wi fi only. Doesn't look good when on video meetings! Thanks for the videos, I'm still watching after all this time. ☺ 👍

You saved me time twice in as many months. HUGE THANK YOU

I tried Powerline, but unfortunately, despite the destination room being right above the router room, turns out they were on separate circuits which degraded the performance greatly. I ended up getting a second WiFi router and then used wireless bridging to connect to the original router. Saw much greater performance than Powerline, though I had to get a separate Ethernet switch, as any Ethernet devices connected to the second router will get reduced performance talking to each other because of the briefing all their packets have to make a trip to the original router first before going to the device plugged in next to them. The ethernet switch fixes this.

good explenation, but why did you switch speedtest with every test you've done?

Very infomative video. Thanks for doing this Brian. I was thinking of getting outlets wifi adapter. But now the Mesh network seem what i looking for.

Nice video britec as always 🤗 Can you please clear some of my doubts (1) can we use Iobit softwares like driver booster , iobit uninstaller and advance systemcare currently am using all these three and don't know why my laptop is running slow Should I continue using there it not? And also I used driver pack solutions for downloading of all drivers when I clean installed Windows 10 did I used right method or not?

Good video. Powerline adapters never work the speeds they advertise even on those who say in the box they do 1Gbps in reality if you get 100Mbps you're lucky. Powerline adapters are only good if you get a very weak wifi connection in your bedroom while the ISP router is in the living room, and that's pretty much it, so don't expect high performance from them. I bought the TP-link AV1000 and learned the hard way.

is ethernet cable speed will be same at all of them?

Question, if I use a wifi extender Ethernet port will it perform relatively the same as a powerline adapter ?

Wait, so i can replace my Sky's router with my some other better router bought separately and I can still get Internet to work? I always thought i needed the ISP's router for some authentification process or whatever! For a desktop without a wifi receiver, can i still get a Mesh network setup and connect it to one of the mesh hub via Ethernet? Would the speed still be as good as Wifi? Thanks for the video!

How do these compare to using 2 or 3 routers as a WiFi repeater?

Best review about the wifi extenders, all around the world 🌎

Great informative video again. I use two Netgear wifi extenders. I am on Sky and can only get 35mb download, which is what they reckon as well, so I don't think spending a lot of money is going to be of any benefit. When I do speed tests with them they are always above 30mb and usually very close to what I get on the router which is connected by an ethernet cable. I did wonder about a better router but again if I am getting all they say I can get then what is the point? The frustrating point in this is I used to live 70 yards away and was on Virgin with a 220mb connections so it would have been worth spending money with that as I used to see quite a drop with the wifi extenders.

May I know your connection speed with wire to wire so i can know how much the connection drops

Can i plug this into a multisocket? With no surge protection?

Hey can anyone advise whether my first attempt to "upgrade" my network would be to replace the router provided by the ISP or should i go ahead to get a pair of mesh router?

Great video and in my experience with each device has basically been the same as what you showed here. Currently I use a entry level mesh network in the for of a Tenda Nova MW-3 and its great, unfortunately its still connected to my ISP modem/router Eventually I plan to upgrade the mesh to a better system and buy a decent Router, the Router is 1st priority out of the 2.

Recently I've been trying to get ethernet to the front of my room using the router/modem at the back of my room which is basically my default gateway Would you recommend a mesh or a wifi extender/repeater to get ethernet output without the need of a very long ethernet cable or a switch?

Will the mesh able to pickup my ring floodlight cameras?

I've been using power adapters for years and they work great, better than WIFI. And I've found WIFI extenders unreliable, getting a newer router solved that issue. So if your working from home, gaming & have multiple PC's , power adapters was the answer for us.

Many thanks for this video! Just what I needed now!

As an ex network techy, I wonder if this mesh node is just a new name for a Bridge. But with onboard switching.

I get server lost connection host/server everytime I play my games, and I'm using ethernet cable is there anyway you can help me?

I wish you had tested these in games, like Fortnite, PUBG, Valorant, CS:GO, etc.

Nice video, i use Tplink Deco m5 3 pack works excellent

Three things I wish I'd known in computing 1. Laser printers don't dry out making you keep buying new printers. 2. Mesh networks just work great. 3. A comfy chair is the best PC upgrade I did powerline initially because the engineer that installed Internet into our home couldn't put it where I wanted it. So he "solved" my problem buy getting these tiny powerline plugs out of his van and saying, here take these before quickly leaving. I did upgrade to expensive powerlines soon after thinking paying more would get me better results. It did get better but 30mb to 50mb isn't the rush I was hoping from a 200mb package. MESH solved all but I had dismissed WIFI solutions as garbage because I'm a dinosaur. The best thing you can really do is listen to guys like Britec09 who not only gives great advice but does so from a really consumer focused position. He's not an industry guy convincing you a £300 bone china tea pot is what you want when all you really do is make tea with tea bags in cups.

can you use a tp powerlink for any router for eg linksys router?

Much more beh'a!

What about MOCA adapters?

i just buahgt 1gig internet.... just realised that my powerline adapter only go to 100meg

is TPLINK DECO M4 2 pack ok?

Good to Know.....Thanks.

"Rooter" LOL

Your showing speeds and speeds have nothing to do with good gaming ,, it's all about ping times and wifi suck compared to lanelines

Please never use powerline adapters they affect people who are using amateur radio because they cause too much RF interference if you can advocate not using them that would be so much better I also I’m a network engineer so I know what the pitfalls of these power lines are unfortunately they should never of been regulated in the first place they unfortunate cause too much interference

Nice video

Power lines suck. Always had issues with them.

You need to not test garbage powerline adapters, theyre 1000 times better than any wireless extender - chuck a spare wifi router (with DHCP turned off) into one at the end of a house and happy days, neen using that setup for 4 years...most reliable internet ever at that location. Wifi extenders are garbage/snakeoil, easy to sell to the clueless...plenty of fodder there. Plus you have the extender 3 feet form the wifi in a absolute goldilocks zone that wouldnt match real world...so useless "test" there. Most Extenders and Mesh halve the throughput with every hop....again ill take Powerline any day....

please add subtitles in youtube player if you can. thank you

first!

Please test them before you talk 🙄😏