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		izacus 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Does our “need for speed” make our wi-fi suck? Powerline almost never comes close to performance of wifi in the same conditions. It's literally wifi just over an even worse medium.

Hikikomori 3 months ago [–]

Through thick brick walls?

izacus 3 months ago | [–]

Yes. Usually power line also jumps circuits in those cases which massively degrades reliability and throughput.

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