On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 17:30, Brian Butterworth <[email protected]>wrote:
> > Why would you want to use a HomePlug? > To easily extend my home network. People used to have landline phones upstairs, and everyone was happy with > wires for that. > If everyone was happy with that, then DECT phone line extenders wouldn't exist. Seeing as DECT phone line extenders exist, I'm guessing not everyone was happy running wires. > HomePlug is not just pointless, it is expensive and is to radio hams as > light pollution is to astronomers. > > HomePlug isn't pointless and it's not expensive (especially compared to cost/effort of running CAT5 through a house). Maybe some Hams are getting some interference from some particular powerline devices - that doesn't mean that the powerline concept as a whole is somehow wrong or evil. Scot
