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TL-WPA8631P KIT & HomeHub

garybrett37 — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:23:39 GMT

Hello, hoping someone can advise on the likelihood of this working before I purchase. Currently have BT HomeHub 2 on the middle floor and need to get a better wifi connection downstairs on the other side of the house.

If I were to buy the TP link powerline adapter (TL-WPA8631P KIT), would this play nicely with BT's router?

I currently on Full Fibre 500, get 480Mbps over wifi next to router, 165Mbps downstairs over wifi.

Thank you

Re: TL-WPA8631P KIT & HomeHub

licquorice — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:12:12 GMT

Yes, powerline adapters are completely agnostic to whatever router is used.

Re: TL-WPA8631P KIT & HomeHub

Crimliar — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 09:50:29 GMT

I've set up the older TP-Link WPA7510 (off the top of my head) a couple of times, and they worked quite well. Don't expect stellar performance, and thanks to the added latency you wouldn't want to online game through them, but expect a solid 260Mbps+ through them even if they are on different ring mains.
*My experience was that you don't want more than 3 or 4 HomeAV devices plugged in, or the performance drops.
**For more complex setups, it can be worthwhile looking at the (definitely more expensive) Devolo product range, though some of these require installation by a qualified engineer - and if they ever fail....