Replace a freeplug with a powerline adapter Solved

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Hello, I'm here to ask for a bit of your time and a lot of help because I don't understand much about powerline adapters (^^" and yes, you can't be good at everything... but being bad at everything is possible), so let me explain my situation. I'm with Free (I think I have a Freebox V5), my little family uses the Wi-Fi, but I'm too far away since I'm at the end of the apartment (and without a Wi-Fi card ^^') and I use the "freeplugs" from Free to get internet on my desktop. The problem is that these freeplugs often go completely dead and have always provided me with a rather unconvincing service. I've looked into whether there are other "powerline adapters" (I just learned that term recently and hope to use it correctly ^^') on the market. I came across this model: http://www.materiel.net/prise-cpl/netgear-xav5601-68026.html But looking a bit further, I saw people talking about needing multiple adapters to create a "network"... anyway, I didn't understand much ^^'. This would lead me to lean more towards this offer: http://www.materiel.net/prise-cpl/netgear-pack-deux-xav5601-xavb5601-cpl-500-mbps-73016.html So I present my questions, but I'm open to any information I might not have even thought to ask ^^'. 1- Can this powerline adapter work with my Freebox (v5)? 2- Do I need two adapters or just one to get the internet on my desktop? And which offer should I choose? 3- If you know this product or this brand, what do you think of it? And is it easy to install? (By the way, if this choice is good, I would like some help with the theory/practice for installation ^^') Thanks in advance as I’m sure you must be better informed than I am ^^ (but mostly for sharing like this!

Amiral-Potiron · Accepted Answer

Thank you very much for your response, I found some YouTube videos with a model from an older generation than the one presented above that seemed compatible with the free one, so that's good, just not lucky I hope that will work ^^'   Thanks again Poupougne13! I'm going to order, and at worst I'll come back to ask for help if I have difficulties later!! ^^"

poupougne13 · Answer

Hello...  Some information: you need 2 powerline adapters because with just one, you'll send the signal through your electrical circuit that will carry it, BUT, without a second adapter, you won't retrieve it... hence the lack of interest! ;) Netgear is a very good brand; personally, I have Wi-Fi keys from them, and they've been working "perfectly" for a long time... however, I don't have a Netgear powerline adapter... As for whether they would work with your box... I don't know, and I'm cautious about Free, which sometimes offers peculiarities, from what I read here and there... personally, I'm with SFR, and the powerline adapters are not from them: zero issues! Regarding your second link, at that price for 500Mbps and with a pass-through socket, it's not expensive; I paid more for my 200Mbps two years ago! The setup is very well described in the second link... nothing could be simpler! There you go... hope this clears things up a bit for you....! ;)  PS: (^^" yes, you can't be good at everything... but it's possible to be bad at nothing): I love that phrase! ;)  -- "He who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!" Signed: "Gillette" alias "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

poupougne13 · Answer

Ok.....please remember to mark your topic as "resolved"....thank you! ;) See you later   -- "Who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!" Signed: "Gillette" aka "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

Amiral-Potiron · Answer

How do we do it? ^^'

Mikebidouilleur · Answer

Hello,  To begin with, I had nothing but problems with the Freeplugs (no association, images freezing, etc...) I got fed up and threatened FREE to cancel my subscription. Recently, a FREE technician admitted to me that the Freeplugs had insufficient bandwidth (100/150 Megabytes) if the power line of my electrical installation had defects (just to clarify, I used to be with ALICE and had no issues with the powerline adapters provided by Alice) strange, right!!! Having tried everything and tested everything, I ended up buying two DEVOLO powerline adapters n°1 in France with a bandwidth of 500 Megabytes and since then everything works wonderfully!!!! I recommend you do the same and I think your problems will disappear. Also, the installation and implementation are relatively easy (be sure to read the manual to understand it well) but be careful, it's an investment of about 100 euros for the two powerline adapters, it's up to you to decide!!! A noteworthy piece of info, you will get an extra WIFI point Catch you later!

micozd · Answer

My question is fine for a new PLC, but what about the power supply of the electrical supplies of the boxes? What types of interference are there between Freeplugs and other PLC boilers? Thank you.

Replace a freeplug with a powerline adapter

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