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Originally Posted by littlebert
...Was just wondering if anyone on here uses Homeplugs to network in the home...
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Yes, they work brilliantly. I have one near my router, and others in the rest of the house and garage.
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
Do they have to be on the same circuit? - I was under the impression they need to be on the same ring to work, so if your upstairs sockets are on a different ring main / breaker to your downstairs one, there's no connection? - or am I wrong/stupid?
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I don't think they need to be on the same ring, but they won't work beyond your electricity meter. There is also a degradation of signal over distance, but this is probably only important if you live in a stately home.
A useful article can be found here:
http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-intro.htm