 JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
 ·Verizon FiOS
| Broadband Over Powerlines, Brought to You By... Cogency
Comcast
Conexant
DS2
EarthLink
Enikia
Intellon
Panasonic
Radio Shack
Sharp
These companies are part of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, which promotes home networking over power lines. Quite an interesting mix of players. |
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| Homeplug does not equal BPL. Homeplug is a similar concept, but it's within home wiring which is considerably different from medium voltage lines that BPL is carried on. BPL vendors don't necessarily use the same modulation schemes as Homeplug.
Also note that Homeplug ended up notching Amateur Radio bands from their products due to the interference concerns, especially in residential areas where HomePlug would be found. While notching Amateur Radio frequencies on BPL may protect that one service, it doesn't address the numerous other licensed services. |
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JTRockvilleData HoPremium,MVM
join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| Ah, I see. That certainly makes more sense now. Thanks for clearing that up.
So Homeplug technology would be used as an alternative to running ethernet throughout your house?
Does it have advantages over the wireless products currently available? |
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| said by JTRockville:
Ah, I see. That certainly makes more sense now. Thanks for clearing that up.
So Homeplug technology would be used as an alternative to running ethernet throughout your house?
Does it have advantages over the wireless products currently available?
No! |
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said by JTRockville:
So Homeplug technology would be used as an alternative to running ethernet throughout your house?
Does it have advantages over the wireless products currently available?
The only advantage I can see is perhaps an application in a home that has thick walls (concrete ?) which you have a hard time covering with 802.11a/b. With HomePlug you don't get the mobility that you do with wireless, though. I wouldn't be able to sit on the deck with my laptop with HomePlug  |
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