Getting powerline adapter over a fuse box

The_B_Man

I have a bit of a problem.

I got 2gb fibre but they installed it in the front corner of the house extension.

Our previous setup was coaxial wired to the middle of the house. I have a decent WiFi router there which i was using instead of the previous modem but now i can't get the internet to this router easily.

I tried using the powerline adapters i have but mostly got no connection. One speed test got me 1.5mb. plugging them both into the extension i was able to get proper speeds so it has to be the fact that the extension has its own fuse box so is interfering with the powerline adapters.

So now I'm looking for alternative solutions without slowing down the fibre connection. It's so fast. I'd hate to add latency or reduce speed to 200mb, which is what i can get just from the wifi on the fibre box as it is. I get less upstairs, and in fact my brothers iPhone couldn't even detect the WiFi.

So I can't use powerlines, i don't have ethernet wired in the house, so that leaves WiFi.

Is a mesh system required here? They seem expensive for the ones that will support 2gb. If I'm paying that price, I'd like it to be faster as I'm sure fibre speeds will increase as time goes on.

Another option is a wifi booster. Even if i can get one that takes the signal to the main part of the house, at full speed, and then i can use powerlines to get upstairs and to the attic, where I'd like to use a fire stick.

So really, the first step is causing problems. How do i get internet into the main house? Is it possible they'll come back out and reinstall the fibre? Or should i just get a really strong router?

Thanks in advance.

smuggler.ie

Consider at least on hard wire link to building part required , take it from there.
AP's dont have to be mounted in the rooms - providing you have access to attic, run Eth cable there and distribute through the switch to all point where wire/WiFi needed

KeRbDoG

+many for the hard wired connection. There are ways of extending the FTTH fiber drop to a better location which you can then deal with easier.

If you have coax near the drop point of the fiber, you could use MoCA 2.5 adapters

The_B_Man

There is coax right next to the fibre actually. The fibre is 2gig so that MoCA adapter might be ideal.

KeRbDoG

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123478655#Comment_123478655

"no coax left behind" :) you'll need two of those MoCA devices to convert to coax and then another on the other end to go coax to Ethernet

The_B_Man

Do you have first hand experience with these Moca adapters? Would you realistically get the 2.5Gb it promises?

KeRbDoG

If you have point to point coax, I would trust the speeds more so than power line powerline - powerline has so many other factors to deal with in a house (fuse boards, sockets on different circuits etc). Powerline even across a power strip doesn't usually get the speed they suggest.

I don't have first hand experience with MoCA though. I've moved my FTTH drop point in my house so avoided the hassle.

Video below with what I believe are the same MoCA 2.5 adapters, this person seems to get 2Gbps, most likely a limitation of the system they tested with;

https://youtu.be/z-Swr_V6ze0?si=Ud6O8nC-EH3Qe5zd

Obviously the better option is to move the fiber to a new location. You can get pre terminated suitable simplex fiber to move FTTH to a more suitable location. It's a bit of work, but removes a lot of other faff

KeRbDoG

Just stumbled across this for folks who might want to move the FTTH ONT, a kit to allow running along a skirting or up along a ceiling. I'm sure it's expensive, you can just buy a simplex single mode SC-APC/SC-APC at a length you want and get drilling :)