CHF180.–
Devolo Magic 2 LAN triple starter kit
2400 Mbit/s
Question about Devolo Magic 2 LAN triple starter kit
I bought this starter set and am now a little disappointed. I have 250 Mbps from my router. I feed this into the Devolo and only get 50 Mbps with the other device. So 80% loss. The distance in the house is 2 floors and about 20 metres as the crow flies. Is this normal or is something wrong?
Well, the distance as the crow flies is not important for this device.
But in your case it is probably normal for Powerline. With powerline, every power strip/fuse etc. generates a loss. I also suspect that you have two different fuse groups over the floors, i.e. the signal goes from the router to the mains, over there it goes to the fuse box in the basement and from there to the second device.
The longer the line and the more "interruptions" (fuses, power strips, sockets) you have on the line, the worse the signal will be.
For testing purposes, you can also connect the starting point to different places in the house, provided you have a mobile device with Ethernet.
Personally, I've also had Powerline, but it never really convinced me.
If you have the option, I would install a LAN cable or a good mesh WLAN...