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Originally Posted by Deathcrush87
Dear Ian,
many thanx for your comment.
so the SH2ac is not backward compatible, is that right?
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It is backward compatible but you can't use its advanced 'ac' technology unless you have a 5GHz wireless 'ac' card in your PC.
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Originally Posted by Deathcrush87
i tired my BT powerline without Netgear powerline, the difference was quite minimal.
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Did you disconnect all the other powerline units? Not just the one at the SH1?
What test did you perform after you disconnected the other units?
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Originally Posted by Deathcrush87
i really think the main problem lies withing the SH1 we have here.
i use wifi mostly, as sometimes BT powerline's connection is unstable.
tbh, i get quite confusing replies here, one says the powerline is bad, the other says its good, the other says you need 5ghz, and one claims wifi is garbage and that solid wired connection is the only way to go.
im running on a very limited budget now, and my first priority is to fix the stability of the internet. then i can focus on making it the best.
one day my connection is so good, the next hour it can not open a wikipedia webpage. one minute my ping is over 1000, the other its less than 30 ms.
my own guess says the problem is either Virgin or the router (SH1).
lets go step by step. lets see if SH2 would fix some of the issues.
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I would suggest that you need to perform some careful diagnosis test to properly identify where the problem lies.
Test your BT powerline adapter in isolation.
Disconnect all other power line systems and then:-
1. Test the BT system in the same room
2. Test the BT system attic to router
3. Reconnect the other powerline and test again.
The best test is to use the ping command with an extended payload...
On Windows...
ping -l 10000 192.168.0.1 -n 60
This should return zero packet loss and low consistent (<50ms) response time.
Only when you have confirmed your internal network is working ok can you start to point you finger at Virgin.
As mentioned before, the SH1 Wi-Fi has particularly poor range.
If Wi-Fi is the way to go (I doubt it), then one solution would be to connect a cheap good quality wireless 'n' dual band (2.4 and 5Ghz concurrent) router to your existing SH1 and site it on the first floor (or maybe in an elevated position on the ground floor).
Regarding testing the broadband bit directly on the router, do you not know any friends who would be willing to assist with a laptop?
If so, put the SH1 into modem mode and connect the laptop and run a few speed tests. If they can be run at 6am, 2pm and 10pm that would give you a good basis to judge the VM bit.
Cheers,
Ian