Re:Converting to Powerline on one machine can be a help to y...
by gsnedders on Sunday July 21, 2013 @02:12PM
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Where are you? I'm surprised that wired-in-ethernet adds noticeable value to a house — I rarely see ethernet used except by technically minded people; most people I know just use wifi for everything nowadays. (I know, anecdotal, but I'm wondering if geographic area has anything to do with attitudes about this.)
Re:Converting to Powerline on one machine can be a help to y...
by bradleyland on Sunday July 21, 2013 @03:16PM
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I think it has more to do with the market segment to which your home belongs than it does your geography. For example, where I live only higher-end homes have built in wiring suitable for computer networking. However, homes in the mid-range can be fitted with this type of wiring as an upgrade. It's not uncommon to see it listed as an upgrade when it's present, and this is in a non-urban area of the Florida east coast.
I bootstrapped my way in to the startup scene by starting out doing in-home computer repair, so I've been in a lot of houses to see the variety and extent of the wiring available. My experience is that a homeowner only needs to experience a home wired for ethernet one time time before it becomes a "must have" on all future home purchases. Even for non-tech-savy home owners.
Since I've done that, I've been able to diagnose other problems in the house that don't have anything to do with networking. It's not that hard, and if you're not-a-renter, it's a great little project that'll give you knowledge over your house should other things go wrong.
Don't get me wrong -- powerline's great. But cat6 is greater, cheaper, easier, not mutually-exclusive, and, unlike powerline, adds value onto the house.