Archive for March, 2011
New MoCA Installation Videos on YouTube
New installation videos are now available on YouTube showing how to install MoCA adapters with various connected devices including Internet TVs, Bluray Players, Game Consoles, Slingbox, TiVo, etc… Stay tuned for more videos on MoCA installation, operation and features – subscribe to our MoCABlog YouTube channel today !
Report: Wi-Fi 30 percent slower than wired
Report: Wi-Fi 30 percent slower than wired | Wireless – CNET News.
Anyone who’s ever used a wired connection at work versus their corporate WiFi shouldn’t be surprised that wired is faster. What is surprising is how much slower WiFi makes your broadband- 30% in the US according to this comprehensive study which polled 14,000 users across 4 countries over 4 months. Specifically, US download speeds averaged 7.4Mbps over a wired connection compared to 5.2Mbps for a WiFi download. The significant difference was also seen in the UK (26.5% slower for WiFi), Italy (40%), and Spain (30.1%). Download the Epitiro study whitepaper here.
This should be an alarm for both consumers and their ISPs. If you’re paying $50/month for 10Mbps cable modem service, you’re really only getting 7Mbps on your WiFi devices. Those “wasted” 3Mpbs are leaking out of your home network in the form of retransmissions, lost bits, and general waste. Your ISP should be as concerned as your power company to conserve, even more so since they are getting paid a flat rate.
Moral: Save Bandwidth, Get a Wired Network! And since most homeowners don’t want to rip up their walls, installing a MoCA coax network is the next best thing to wired Ethernet (and less expensive).
