Suggestions for a good Powerline adaptor
I have the Rogers Ignite service with the XB7 router and find that the Internet speed on my older laptop is not that great. If I place the laptop within a few feet of the router, I get 333 Mbps/21Mbps speeds from my 500/20 service.
Unfortunately, I have had to move this laptop location to a room at the other end of my home and the speeds drop to 42 Mbps/13 Mbps. I asked Rogers to send me those WiFi pods but I am not sure how much of an improvement they will be as they are essentially repeaters. I was thinking a powerline setup might be better with the setup as follows:
- have one powerline placed in the room where the router is and connect it with Cat 6 to the router
- place the other powerline to where the laptop is (a few feet away) and use Cat 6 cable to connect to the laptop.
I don't mind using Cat 6 as the laptop is on another desk connected with a keyboard/mouse and 24" monitor and is rarely moved.
I have used powerline devices many years ago and they fixed the issue with slow wifi speed when I had a really old router. The XB7 is pretty recent and aside from this laptop placement, I have 0 issues with any devices in the house on wifi.
Is anyone using powerline these days and can comment on their experience? Also, what model would give me the MAX speed to this laptop? I would like to get it from Amazon if possible so that I can return it without any hassles (assuming their price is competitive).
This model seems decent: https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-Powerline ... 084CZMYNM/
Thanks!
UPDATE: I received the Rogers Pods (Gen2) and placed one of them close to my laptop. I ran a speed test and the results are as follows:
Without PODS: 42 Mbps / 13 Mbps
With PODS: 143.49 Mbps / 21.54 Mbps
This is a noticeable difference when doing Win 10 updates and everything. I think I will stick with the pods. Thanks, everyone
Unfortunately, I have had to move this laptop location to a room at the other end of my home and the speeds drop to 42 Mbps/13 Mbps. I asked Rogers to send me those WiFi pods but I am not sure how much of an improvement they will be as they are essentially repeaters. I was thinking a powerline setup might be better with the setup as follows:
- have one powerline placed in the room where the router is and connect it with Cat 6 to the router
- place the other powerline to where the laptop is (a few feet away) and use Cat 6 cable to connect to the laptop.
I don't mind using Cat 6 as the laptop is on another desk connected with a keyboard/mouse and 24" monitor and is rarely moved.
I have used powerline devices many years ago and they fixed the issue with slow wifi speed when I had a really old router. The XB7 is pretty recent and aside from this laptop placement, I have 0 issues with any devices in the house on wifi.
Is anyone using powerline these days and can comment on their experience? Also, what model would give me the MAX speed to this laptop? I would like to get it from Amazon if possible so that I can return it without any hassles (assuming their price is competitive).
This model seems decent: https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-Powerline ... 084CZMYNM/
Thanks!
UPDATE: I received the Rogers Pods (Gen2) and placed one of them close to my laptop. I ran a speed test and the results are as follows:
Without PODS: 42 Mbps / 13 Mbps
With PODS: 143.49 Mbps / 21.54 Mbps
This is a noticeable difference when doing Win 10 updates and everything. I think I will stick with the pods. Thanks, everyone

Last edited by hightech on Jul 12th, 2021 4:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.