TL-WPA8631P KIT & HomeHub

[garybrett37]

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

[licquorice · Accepted solution]

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

[Crimliar]

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....