I had 5 PX50s in a large apartment with concrete walls. The Powerline worked but was disappointing… almost certainly because the wiring isn’t so new, maybe 15 years old. Speeds and connections weren’t stable or consistent. We ended up putting in Ethernet backhaul, which was perfect. I then sold two of the PX50s as we no longer needed them. Incidentally, someone in the same building uses Moca and swears by it. I’ve since switched to new ASUS aiMesh routers as I needed some VPN tunnels for different devices, and even if that wasn’t necessary I wouldn’t go back.
Backhaul is the communication between the Deco unit. If Ethernet is not available, two Deco will attempt to communicate over PowerLine, and over all wifi bands. If two Deco can communicate via several methods, they will simultaneously use those methods. By combining, the Deco can increase the amount of transmitted data, and decrease the latency.
XE75 does not use PowerLine. PX50 will be better if data transmits well over PowerLine, and poorly over wifi.
The two Deco needs to communicate together. The quality of that communication will determine the quality of the access of your PC to Internet.
Ideally, Deco communicate via Ethernet. I assume this is not an option in your case.
If Ethernet is not available, Deco communicate, generally, via wifi. The wifi signal is sensitive to obstacles and to interferences. Hence, in some cases, it helps to complement wifi with PowerLine. Two PX50 Deco will attempt to communicate simultanesously via wifi and via PowerLine. The communication via PowerLine goes via your home power network, and the quality of that communication is influenced by the way your power network is designed, and by interferences on the power lines.
it's not, but the decos have it built in and will pick the best signal strength between wireless backhaul and powerline. In the OPs case wired of some kind will be the best option, first would be ethernet, second powerline (provided the wiring is good enough for it)
I have two apartments both are like faraday cages, I have Ubiquiti in one and Deco Powerlines in the other. I'm pretty impressed with the Decos for the prices
I have just under 2000 sqft in a two story house (3 if you count the basement). I have my main deco router upstairs on one end of the house and the second on the main level on the opposite end. No matter where I am I get full strength signal. In the past my main level deco went offline and I noticed connectivity issues especially in the basement.
With various iot devices like cameras and the thermostat stability matters more for me. Now that I’ve had a mesh network I don’t think I can ever go back.
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