Internet in a room without ethernet (no wireless)?

Question

I want to place my office back up into my bedroom. I moved back into my dedicated office, because I wanted to have a good Internet connection. However, here's my dilemma: I have wireless, but I have multiple computers / the wireless sucks in my house.

Therefore, I want to get Internet up into my bedroom; without having to run RJ-45 (ethernet) cabling or using wireless internet to get it up there.

What would be a good way to use what I already have up there to get Internet? The only wall-connections I have are power and cable TV coax. I've heard about the ethernet over power, but if it's like what our Intercoms that use the same idea are like; then I am going to avoid it.

Answer 1

I have heard of a device that allows network signals to be sent over the 110volt AC power line. I haven't seen it setup but a bit of googling and I bet you will find it

Answer 2

get a phone wire thtas very long and trail it from phone socket to the room and use it with a router/modem

Answer 3

You have 4 options:

1. move your modem/router up to your office...If you have Cable/DSL that shouldn't be a problem, just use a different cable jack or phone plug.

2. Run eithernet cable (you don't want to do that)

3. Go wireless and add a repeater (you don't want to do that)

4. Use HomePlug powerline networking (more expensive)

I don't know what kind of intercom you got, and it may or may not have been homeplug complient and may or may not have been a good design.

I've used powerline networking, I have some early Powerline Network adapters (about 6 years old)...they run up to 10Mbps and works great.  New ones run up near 100Mbps almost as good as wired networks.

The only thing with these is you can't plug them into surge-protectors or it degrades the signal and slows the speed, also, it only works within the same house (same circuit breaker box).

If you have trouble with the powerline-network adapter try plugging them into their own outlet and preferably on the same phase of your main power for best results (e.g. same side of the circuit box whether the left or right).  I've only had mine act up on a few outlets, 99% of the time it works perfectly.

Here's a kit at CircuitCity...

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Linksys-P...

More info about HomePlug Powerline products:

http://www.homeplug.org/products

You may be a good candidate for the new 802.11n (108Mbps).  I should say I've never actually seen 802.11n in action but from what I understand it's compatible with all 4 standards (a/b/g/n) and claims to be wider-range and less troublesome with interference because of the multiple bands.

Put your wireless router as high up as you can and as far from electrical and metal things as you can, that'll give you the best coverage.  If you have 2.4GHz cordless phones you may want to replace them with 5.8GHz, 900MHz, or the new DECT6.0 phones that won't cause interference.  Also, wireless video senders, or wireless cameras that run on 2.4GHz should be set to the farthest channel from your router (e.g. set video sender to 1 or A and put the router on channel 11).

Answer 4

Cable TV companies do broadband. Get an account with a cable modem.

Answer 5

Put some wireless repeaters/signal boosters in your house.