dreambox wifi

homer1982

I am considering getting a dreambox for my new build home. I haven't got a telephone point near the TV location, can you get a dreambox with wifi?

hallo dare

homer1982 wrote: »

I am considering getting a dreambox for my new build home. I haven't got a telephone point near the TV location, can you get a dreambox with wifi?

Purchase a pair of homeplugs. But be sure to plug them straight into the wall (one at router, other at box) and not an extension lead as they won't work properly.

homer1982

Thank you for the help, sounds like the solution I need.

winston_1

hallo dare wrote: »

Purchase a pair of homeplugs. But be sure to plug them straight into the wall (one at router, other at box) and not an extension lead as they won't work properly.

Don't do that. Homeplugs are bad technology that will cause interference to your neighbours.

http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/page22.htm#PLT

Surely it is easy enough to put a telephone or ethernet point near the location especially with a new build before you move in. The builders could probably do it for you.

snaps

yes dreamboxes have wifi (Newer HD models) and also you could use a wifi bridge. But as I have found out using (Streaming) a Dreambox via wifi or a bridge sometimes isnt that successful and the only real way to get 100% efficiency is via hard wire.

You will find if your streaming, a wifi link to the router via the dreambox, it works fine, its the 2nd leg if your laptop is using wifi too that corrupts and slows things down. It just gets messy.

Personally if your doing a new build, i would run cat 5 cable to most rooms for the future along with good coax.

hallo dare

winston_1 wrote: »

Don't do that. Homeplugs are bad technology that will cause interference to your neighbours.

http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/page22.htm#PLT

Surely it is easy enough to put a telephone or ethernet point near the location especially with a new build before you move in. The builders could probably do it for you.

What are you talking about? Interference to your neighbours?

Simple answer, not possible! Countless homes use these. Only way to make these work wrong is to plug them into an extension.

same ol sh1te

hallo dare wrote: »

What are you talking about? Interference to your neighbours?

He's right, homeplug adapters can cause interference to short wave radio reception.

HomePlug adapters are often referred to as PLT (Power Line Telecommunication) devices, and shortwave radio enthusiasts claim that they can effectively turns your home into a low-powered transmitter, as your home's mains cabling radiates a low-power "noise" in the band used by short wave radio (2Mhz to 30Mhz).

If you're using a Powerline adapter and you have a radio amateur living two or three doors away, you may be broadcasting noise on a frequency he's using for his hobby. The interference can radiate out around 100 metres. There's also evidence that Powerline adapters can cause interference to FM and DAB radio reception.

hallo dare

same ol sh1te wrote: »

He's right, homeplug adapters can cause interference to short wave radio reception.

They work for me. Im happy.

same ol sh1te

hallo dare wrote: »

They work for me. Im happy.

You've obviously never encountered a short wave radio enthusiast

Truth is, they really should be illegal, they should never get CE certification. They only get them to pass is by testing them singly, not in pairs with data passing. There's plenty of enthusiast videos on YouTube demonstrating the interference they cause

stanley1

DM800se has wi-fi on board.

fat-tony

hallo dare wrote: »

They work for me. Im happy.

As long as you're happy that's all right then.

hallo dare

fat-tony wrote: »

As long as you're happy that's all right then.

Exactly

winston_1

fat-tony wrote: »

As long as you're happy that's all right then.

Not really. Now that you know they cause interference to carry on using them is selfish.

hallo dare

winston_1 wrote: »

Not really. Now that you know they cause interference to carry on using them is selfish.

:-D :-D :-D

fat-tony

Your sarcasm detector is not as good as your misspelling detector winston! (neither is hello dare's, obviously)

hallo dare

fat-tony wrote: »

Your sarcasm detector is not as good as your misspelling detector winston! (neither is hello dare's, obviously)

Haaaa hahahaha!!!

Big Wex fan

To get back to the point, wall plugs are next best option to plugging directly into router. Especially if you plan to stream to laptop to tablet over wifi from box. If you are looking to use the box for anything other than freeview, looks like that's on way out in the near future. If you haven't invested already - might want to reconsider.

hallo dare

Big Wex fan wrote: »

To get back to the point, wall plugs are next best option to plugging directly into router. Especially if you plan to stream to laptop to tablet over wifi from box. If you are looking to use the box for anything other than freeview, looks like that's on way out in the near future. If you haven't invested already - might want to reconsider.

Will not panic on that just yet as it appears to be only a certain picture quality that's targeted, while all else is grand. And if sources are to be believed, then this is already rectified in another Country.

Anyw, that's for another forum.

fat-tony

hallo dare wrote: »

Will not panic on that just yet as it appears to be only a certain picture quality that's targeted, while all else is grand. And if sources are to be believed, then this is already rectified in another Country.

Anyw, that's for another forum.

You are talking in riddles here methinks, @hallo dare :rolleyes: - cradsharing or any anagram of that is not welcomed in this forum...

hallo dare

fat-tony wrote: »

You are talking in riddles here methinks, @hallo dare :rolleyes: - cradsharing or any anagram of that is not welcomed in this forum...

Dont really care what you think fatso or whatever you call yourself, plus if you were able to read you'd already see i said it was for a different forum. On your bike

icdg

Okay, enough of the insults please. Given that this conversation can only really go one way I think this thread's done.