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I tried using one of thebest Wi-Fi extendersand even one of thebest powerline extendersall to no avail.
First, the basics.
In other words, it does double duty by distributing TV and data.
Thats because they have lower quality cables as well as inferior connectors and splitters that may hold back performance.
In other words, the newer everything is, the faster the data should run.
MoCA is not for every house though.
By using frequencies that overlap with the currentDOCSIS 3.1cable data standard, it might require an inexpensive filter.
MoCAs nearly 1,000 foot range should be fine for all but the largest of homes.
Be sure theyre rated at a minimum of 2 GHz or youll risk slowing the datas flow.
Theres a good chance youll also need a couple Ethernet patch cords as well.
Be patient, because it can take upwards of a minute for the connection to establish itself.
A word of advice, be careful to use a wrench to torque the cable lines F connector tight.
This will avoid the frustration of suffering through a slow or intermittent signal.
On the downside, the internet latency (or delay) rose from 8 milliseconds to 14 milliseconds.
That may not thrill online gamers but its tolerable and about what you should expect from a Wi-Fi connection.
Doubling the distance to 100 feet had a marginal effect, lowering the throughput marginally to 318.9 Mbps.
Finally, I now had a fully connected kitchen.
However, I suspect newer coaxial hardware would have delivered better performance.
The devices are economical to use at 4.3 watts of power consumption each.
Neither rig got over 87 degrees Fahrenheit despite gigabytes of data flowing back and forth.
Unfortunately, there are few customization options and using them might be a little difficult for home networking beginners.
Happily, everything is encrypted with a 128-bit key.
That way even if someone gets physical access to the cables, they cant see your data.
The equipment had no effect on TV reception or quality either.
