Moca was good for replacement of coaxial over ethernet

Bought it to take advantage of an upgrade to full fibre broadband as my 300mbps power line network had become a bottleneck. My house already had an old obsolete cable coax in a couple of rooms. I connected, it ran, no setups or fiddling. Now get I get the full benefit of a 1000mbps broadband. Apparently this thing runs faster than that, but nothing else on my network does so can’t comment on its full speed.

Received an open box. No plastic wrap on the box and the cardboard packaging insert was torn apart. I most likely got a return package for a previous customer. Not impressed. Have not tested the device yet. Will probably return it. Who wants a network device open box? Nobody

UK review - the negativesNo UK Stock, had to be imported from the US and needed a adaptor to be used for UK Mains supplyThe positivesMy parents’ home does not have any ethernet ports besides the router. Parents do not like messy ethernet cables being laid, this was a good solution as Virgin had installed coaxial cable from where the router stands to my mum and dad’s room. They are no longer with Virgin so this cable was unused.Managed to utilise this and worked with a charm. Could create an access point to strengthen wi-fi signal. Speedtest was 141mb/150mb which is really good and that was a test on my phone.

My wife recently got a new job working for a major insurance company, and just like many other jobs since the pandemic, it is work from home. We got her WFH setup in the master bedroom of our house, and even though our house is not that big (about 1800 sq ft), for whatever reason, the Wi-Fi in our master bedroom has always been shaky. During her training she is on Zoom calls all day and she was having connection problems and she was told it was the expectation to have a hard-wired connection.A co-worker of mine and I thought about running a network line from my modem to the bedroom, but with the placement of my modem in the living room, and the living room having vaulted ceilings, that was going to be a VERY difficult task. I was recommended to try powerline adapters, but I had tried them several years ago and they did not work. However, feeling my options were limited, I got on Amazon to shop for powerline adapters with the thought that maybe they are better now than when I tried them years ago as the technology has probably improved over the years.That is when I stumbled on these MOCA adapters! I have never heard of these and while doing research thought this may be the answer as my house which was built in 2003 has coaxial connections in just about every room. I ordered the 1 pack, because I read if your router is MOCA enabled, you only need 1 adapter, and my Comcast Xfinity Gateway has the feature (you will need 2 adapters if your router is not MOCA enabled - 1 adapter to connect to your router and another to place at the connection you want)I hooked it up and everything worked! We have Xfinity's Gig-speed internet and on a speed test, my wife's work laptop was getting about 250-300 mbps which is much better than it was getting, but I think since it came pre-set up with a bunch of company stuff from her job, there is probably a firewall setting preventing it from reaching full speeds. Because when I hooked it up to my desktop and another laptop, I was getting speeds around 850 mbps, which is much closer to what we pay for. With that said, she is getting a stable internet connection and has had no issues since we went the MOCA route. The one negative thing about this particular adapter is the IP address given in the instructions was not correct to change the settings. It is not a huge deal as the unit is pretty much plug and play, but if you want to be able to changed security settings with the unit, you may have to contact the company's support.I definitely recommend this if you are looking for a hard wired alternative. But know there may be a couple smaller things you need to get in order for this to properly work. You will need a POE filter and make sure your coaxial splitter for the lines coming into your home have the appropriate frequency capabilities. Overall, I am surprised MOCA is not more well-known!

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Hope all this detail is helpful to others who my be considering a purchase or installing this product. I purchased to connect an upper level bedroom with Ethernet-speed connection without running Ethernet cable which would likely be either costly or impossible. Connect is between this Bedroom PC (currently connecting wirelessly) and a basement location where all the TV cables are "junctioned" and main cable from Spectrum (provides Internet & Cable TV) enters the house. Not using for any TV's, just using the RG-6 TV cable to get from the basement to the bedroom but might use that function later. Basement location is perfect for my "attempt" as there is an Ethernet switch near this basement location to which I could connect primary adapter to my "hardwired" Ethernet home system. As there are many MOCA type adapters out there, I "studied up" on the technology before the purchase and settled on these largely because they contain an internal "switch" and give you (2) 1GB ports at each unit. As the capacity of the MOCA connection between adapters is 2.5Gb this means that both 1Gb ports can run at full speed. I did not need a 2.5Gb Ethernet port which a couple of upper level units of another brand offer. At this price point, doesn't make any sense to consider MOCA 2.0 units at all. Also read a lot of reviews and found these Translite Global units rated well against Motorola (no 2.5 MOCA here), Actiontec, and Go Coax (was my 2nd choice). User manual was very well written and easily negotiated for me, as always the diagrams and illustrations are a plus and there were many. Directions regarding accessing adapters internal web setup software, changing adapter passwords, changing IP addresses to fit my home network were well explained. Sadly, a user unfamiliar with web based adapter & router setups, IP addresses, etc. would probably find some of this a challenge. Probably, tech support could help but by email only it seems. On the other hand, it was clear that I could have used the adapters "as is" without the customization and I'm sure they would have worked just fine. Upon initially connecting everything carefully, was getting speeds of only 150mbps on Bedroom PC. Using SpeedTest from Ookla for testing. Normal speed on my Ethernet for any one PC is more like 385mbps, as it's a 400mbps feed from Spectrum (typically running about 447mbps), but switches and routers knock it down a bit at each PC. Bedroom PC had been connected wireless as noted earlier herin to an Access Point (connected at 887mbps @ 5ghz) and getting a SpeedTest of about 285mbps, so, needless to say, I was really disappointed as the speed was 1/2 the wireless speed let alone faster. Decided to disconnect the Bedroom adapter assembly and take it to the basement location. Re-connected with a short (5ft) RG-6 Coax cable to the Master MOCA adapter. Speed jumped to near 400mbps. WOW. Culprit had to be my old Coax wiring running to the bedroom. Next, I took the Bedroom adapter assembly up to a 2nd bedroom upstairs and re-connected everything at that TV tap, obviously changing the basement connect to that wiring as well. WOW. Again speed jumped back up to the 385 level. Conclusion-although a continuity tester showed the wiring to the first bedroom was OK, something was obviously deficient in that wiring. Who knows! Wiring to 2nd Bedroom produced expected speeds. Anyone not getting speeds expected needs to look at their house COAX as probable culprit. Have read where older COAX splitters are a problem as well. Sadly, the 1st Bedroom will remain wirelessly connected (still has good speed) but the good news is that the 2nd Bedroom is hot-as-hell and hardwire reliable. I love these units and they perform up to specs for me. Did not use either the Coax cable or Ethernet cables supplied, as unhappily they were unmarked (no RG-6, CAT markings or anything). It's OK, I have all CAT6, 7, and 8 in my house and had spare connectors as well as short RG-6 cables to use. Love the power adapters with USB cable as they will be easy to replace if I have a failure in the future. On balance, I would highly recommend this product and will buy again as needed (probably testing my Coax house wiring first). Next task is to email tech support in case there is a firmware upgrade.

I use these devices as the backbone of my home network and they work exactly as advertised. I've had these up and running for several months and they are stable with no issues. The 2.5Gb bandwidth and two network ports on each device allow for two 1Gb devices connected to each adapter to utilize their full throughput simultaneously. As such, it's a great solution for wired networking in situations where Wi-Fi is bad and in-wall CAT6 network cable installation is not viable. Additionally, with the use of splitters, diplexers, and MoCA PoE filters, you to use these on the same coax lines as your OTA TV and cable Internet (as long as you use your own cable modem). This make them a great networking solution for cord-cutters living in high-density Wi-Fi locations like condos or townhomes.The only downside is that any network connection going across these adapters will have a slight latency increase due to coax cable length between devices. I'm seeing an additional 10ms to 20ms on my connections. Given the benefit of having a more stable connection vs. Wi-Fi for latency-sensitive apps (streaming, online gaming, VOIP calls, etc...), this is a trade-off I'm more than happy to make. The additional latency is hardly noticeable.Initial setup will require a wired network connection to a PC and some fiddling with your IP settings to connect to it. Instructions with the device are a bit sparse but Google is your friend in that regard. Level of difficulty is just slightly higher than setup of a wireless router. Do your research beforehand and you should be fine.Overall, these devices come highly recommended.