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I've been using my Xbox 360 as a Media Center Extender for about a year now and had very similar frustrations. When my house was built, it was wired for ethernet in every room. Unfortunately, the developers decided to put the phone and network lines away from the coax lines. I guess this made sense at the time, but given the amount of convergence, I really wish they would have put the network jacks near the TV. So I was left in a situation where I had network access about 10 feet from the TV. I ran a wireless G bridge for a while and it worked to a point. I use my MediaCenter to streamHDTV content and as a DVD server using MyMovies. When a lot of stuff was going on I would get a "Network Congestion" message. The response would also be sluggish at time. I considered using N or A, but to
get the most benefit you need to use the 5GHZ band. I had already bought a cordless phone system on the 5GHZ band so that I wouldn't interfere with my 2.4GH network! I tried using Netgear powerline adapters, but it was actually significantly worse than Wireless G.
My solution finally came in the form of MOCA. I had heard about the technology through your show and others, but had not actually seen it in a product. Evidently Verizon is using the technology to deploy Fios. They started using a box from Motorolla called the NIM-100. My understanding is that they are no longer using the box, because the technology is now built into the set-top boxes. I bought two NIM-100s from eBay for about $100. They work fantastic! The speed is off the charts, and I have no more issues. The set-up is completely plug and play. The only downside is that there is no support for these things other than what you can find on the Internet. Also, they run pretty hot, which doesn't matter much to me but could be an issue for some.
get the most benefit you need to use the 5GHZ band. I had already bought a cordless phone system on the 5GHZ band so that I wouldn't interfere with my 2.4GH network! I tried using Netgear powerline adapters, but it was actually significantly worse than Wireless G.
My solution finally came in the form of MOCA. I had heard about the technology through your show and others, but had not actually seen it in a product. Evidently Verizon is using the technology to deploy Fios. They started using a box from Motorolla called the NIM-100. My understanding is that they are no longer using the box, because the technology is now built into the set-top boxes. I bought two NIM-100s from eBay for about $100. They work fantastic! The speed is off the charts, and I have no more issues. The set-up is completely plug and play. The only downside is that there is no support for these things other than what you can find on the Internet. Also, they run pretty hot, which doesn't matter much to me but could be an issue for some.
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