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bert682

2021-07-22 16:38:16 - last edited 2021-09-13 05:56:29

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Powerline Speed vs Download Speed

2021-07-22 16:38:16 - last edited 2021-09-13 05:56:29

Hi All

Recently got a gigabit connection so pushing up a little from my previous 20mb and have an issue or perhaps a misunderstanding in some of the figures im seeing;

The tp-link app shows my devices connecting (communicating?) at ~500 mbps

However, a speed test result when connected to this is getting me 200mbps max. The same test connected direct to the router and not via the powerline gets me on average 800mbps so I am confident I am not getting a low reading from my provider.

Am I right in thinking I "should" be seeing speeds ~500mbps based on the quality of the powerline connection? Can appreciate some loss depending on wiring and it is an older house.

Would I also be right in thinking that I could see better speeds from newer devices that allow greater speeds? For example, these are rated to 1200mbps but would the 2000mbps devices give me a wider range to work within and thus more speed?

Thanks for any advice.

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Solla-topee

2021-07-23 03:48:09 - last edited 2021-09-13 05:56:29

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2021-07-23 03:48:09 - last edited 2021-09-13 05:56:29

@bert682 Hello,

Thank you for your detailed post. tpPLC Utility shows the Powerline rate which is an indicator for the powerline environment, the actual speed is around 20% to 30% of the Powerline rate on the tpPLC Utility in actual household environment.

Here is an FAQ about the Powerline Rate and Actual speed of the Powerline Adapters which may help to explain better: https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/2928/

AV2000 should have a higher powerline rate than AV1200 and the real speed could be higher, but to what extent is closed related to real power line environment.

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2021-07-23 06:53:38

@Solla-topee thanks for the reply. So my speed is correct based on the numbers and likely the best I can get due to the internal wiring.

The link unfortunately doesn't seem to work. Wonder if you could check it and I can do a little more reading ?

Thanks.

Solla-topee

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2021-07-23 07:10:10 - last edited 2021-07-23 07:10:38

@bert682

Yes the speed looks reasonable, here is the FAQ:

https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/2928/

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