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Verizon FiOS customers are lucky enough to enjoy the fastest broadband speeds available nationwide, but now they can access their fast Internet through a WIRED network anywhere in the house using Verizon FiOS Coax-to-Ethernet Adapters.  Produced by Actiontec, who also builds the Verizon FiOS BHR Router, the Verizon FiOS Adapter uses coax cabling in the home to enable an Ethernet port in any room of the house.  Need an Ethernet port to connect your new Smart TV – no problem, put a FiOS adapter behind the TV!  Want a wired network to hook up your PS3 to stream HD movies or download games – install FiOS in the bedroom!  If you need 4 Ethernet ports for your Bluray, Xbox, Slingbox, Apple TV, just add an inexpensive Ethernet 4-Port Switch to expand the number of ports.

Most FiOS customers don’t know they have a MoCA network already running in their home so they can magically access their networks using this official Verizon-branded MoCA adapter (and other MoCA compatible adapters).  The Verizon adapter (Actiontec model ECB2200V) is available online at various resellers including J&R through Amazon.

So what is DECA?  DECA stands for DirecTV Ethernet-to-Coax Adapter, a simple network bridge with an Ethernet port on one side and coax on the other, and operates at Mid-RF MoCA frequencies.  The DECA is used mainly to connect legacy (older) DirecTV DVRs to Whole Home DVR service but is also being used by some consumers to connect Xbox’s, Bluray Players, Internet TVs, etc… to the Internet (also requires a DECA at the broadband router).  Some folks are incorrectly using the term DECA to mean Mid-RF MoCA (which is technically incorrect, but perfectly understandable since it SOUNDS like MoCA).

The DECA’s counterpart for High-RF is called the MoCA ECB which stands for Ethernet-To-Coax Bridge.  The ECB serves the same function for Cable MSOs and Verizon FiOS as a way to allow Ethernet onto the coax cable.  One of the advantages of an ECB is that the same ECB, currently available from NETGEAR, D-LINK, or Actiontec, can be used with any Cable TV or Verizon FiOS service.  Today, DECAs only work in DirecTV households and are not compatible with ECBs.

In summary, Cable and FiOS use High-RF MoCA which supports ECBs to convert between Ethernet and coax.  DirecTV uses Mid-RF MoCA which supports DECAs to convert between Ethernet and coax.  When will we have a single Ethernet-to-Coax bridge that is compatible with all MoCA bands?  What will DISH Network use?  Stay tuned to MoCABlog.net for the latest MoCA networking news and information.

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Have you ever been in a situation where you absolutely needed to run an Ethernet cable and you just couldn’t run one due to your living situation? Where you first tried wifi (802.11a/b/g/n) and quickly found that wifi, even N wifi, was not stable enough. Then you went on to try alternative connectivity solutions such as Ethernet over power line adapters and they too just didn’t cut it? Well Ethernet over coax MoCA adapters might just be the solution for you.

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Click on the links below for even more info on installing a MoCA Home Network:

Actiontec MoCA page with installation instructions and video link

D-Link Installation Video

Netgear MoCA page with installation diagram

Walmart is selling Actiontec MoCA Adapters available for purchase! Check it out.

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Wow.  MoCA is really beginning to blast off as a new and exciting home networking category and these new products just add to the excitement.  Both the D-Link and Actiontec MoCA adapters give the same great performance as the Netgear adapters reviewed about a month ago and are all compatible with each other so you can mix and match devices in your home network.  Depending on your brand and feature preferences, all of these adapters are MoCA compliant so interconnectivity won’t be a problem.  That’s a big leap for MoCA networking as more vendors jump on the bandwagon to deploy MoCA-enabled networking products and consumer electronics gear.  Stay tuned to the blog as the new connected devices start rolling out this summer, all of them able to take advantage of a wired MoCA home network.

Following up on their CES introduction, Actiontec announced new MoCA networking adapters to extend broadband to Home Theater installations.  Available through installers and CEDIA distributors, the Actiontec MoCA adapters have been seen on Amazon as well as other home theater online retailers.  Actiontec has had extensive experience with MoCA as the technology  supplier to Verizon so it’ s no surprise they are expanding the reach of their products.

MoCA Coax-Ethernet adapters are beginning to make a splash at Amazon.com, showing why MoCA is the ideal choice for networking to the Home Theater and gaming consoles.  Citing a simple set up,  reliable HD streaming and low latency gaming, expect a lot more satisfied customers who are looking to add streaming digital entertainment to their homes.  Both Netgear and Actiontec are now selling their MoCA products on Amazon with more products expected to come.

Seen on the Web.  The Actiontec MoCA adapter is beginning to show up on various online retail stores as ECB2200.  With a simple compact design, 170Mbps throughput and TV passthrough – the ECB2200 looks like a great addition to Actiontecs home networking lineup.  Check out the datasheet on the Actiontec website here.