Review on High-Speed MoCA 2.5 Ethernet Over Coaxial Adapter with Dual Gigabit Ports (2 Pack) - TL-MC84 Model by Jeff Robeson

I hope all these details are helpful to others who are considering buying or installing this product. I bought to connect my upstairs bedroom to an ethernet speed connection without running an ethernet cable, which would probably be either costly or impossible. The connection is between this computer in the bedroom (currently connected wirelessly) and the basement where all the TV cables are "plugged in" and the main cable from Spectrum (which provides internet and cable TV) enters the house. Not used for TVs, just use the RG-6 TV cable to get from the basement to the bedroom, but you can use this feature later. The location in the basement is perfect for my "try" as there is an ethernet switch next to this basement where I can connect the main adapter to my "wired" home ethernet system. Since there are many MOCA type adapters out there, I "studied" this technology before buying it and chose them mainly because they contain an internal "switch" and give you (2) 1GB ports on each provide device. Since the MOCA connection between the adapters has a bandwidth of 2.5Gb, this means that both 1Gb ports can work at full speed. I didn't need the 2.5Gb Ethernet port that I found on some high-end devices from other brands. In this price range, it makes no sense to even consider MOCA 2.0 devices. Also read lots of reviews and realize that these Translite Global devices compare well to Motorola (no 2.5 MOCA here), Actiontec and Go Coax (was my second choice). The instruction manual was very well written and easy for me to put together, as always the diagrams and illustrations are a plus and there were plenty of them. The instructions for accessing the adapter's internal web configuration software, changing adapter passwords, and changing IP addresses to match my home network were well explained. Unfortunately, a user unfamiliar with web adapter and router settings, IP addresses, etc. will likely find this to be a problem. Maybe tech support could help, but email only seems to work. On the other hand, it was clear that I could use the adapters "as is" without configuration and I'm sure they would work fine. When first carefully connecting, the speed on the bedroom PC was only 150Mbps. Using Ookla's SpeedTest to test. My normal ethernet speed for each PC is closer to 385 Mbps since that's 400 Mbps off the spectrum (usually around 447 Mbps), but switches and routers slow things down a bit on each PC. The computer in the bedroom, as already mentioned, was connected to an access point (with 887 Mbit / s at 5 GHz) via a wireless network and received a speed of about 285 Mbit / s, so of course I was very disappointed, since the speed was 1 was /2 speed WiFi. alone faster. Decided to unplug the bedroom adapter assembly and take it to the basement. Connected back to the master MOCA adapter with a short (5ft) RG-6 coax cable. The speed jumped to almost 400 Mbps. WOW. The culprit must have been my old coax wiring going into the bedroom. I then moved the bedroom adapter assembly to the second bedroom upstairs and hooked everything back up to that TV faucet, apparently switching the basement connection to that wiring as well. WOW. The speed jumped back up to 385. Conclusion: Although the continuity tester showed the wiring to the first bedroom was fine, there was clearly something wrong with that wiring. Who knows! The wiring to the 2nd bedroom gave the expected speed. Those who don't get the speeds they expect should consider their home coaxial cable as the likely culprit. I read where old KOAX splitters are also a problem. Unfortunately the 1st bedroom remains connected to the wireless network (still has good speeds) but the good news is that the 2nd bedroom is hot as hell and reliable. I like these devices and they meet my specifications. I didn't use the included coax or ethernet cables as unfortunately they were unlabeled (no RG-6, CAT or anything labeled). It's ok, I have all the CAT6, 7 and 8 at home and had spare plugs as well as short RG-6 cables. I like USB corded power adapters as they are easy to swap out if something goes wrong in the future. Overall, I highly recommend this product and will buy again if needed (probably testing home coax first). The next task is to email technical support in case of a firmware update.