{"id":301749,"date":"2025-05-04T04:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T11:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=301749"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:44:12","slug":"there-are-many-ways-to-bring-internet-to-other-rooms-without-using-cables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/there-are-many-ways-to-bring-internet-to-other-rooms-without-using-cables\/","title":{"rendered":"There are many ways to bring internet to other rooms without using cables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Getting a stable Internet connection in every room can be challenging, especially in older houses without pre-installed Ethernet wiring. While installing network cables is ideal, there are several efficient alternatives<\/strong> that avoid costly and time-consuming renovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the existing electrical wiring with PLC adapters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Power Line Communication (PLC) adapters use the home’s electrical wiring<\/strong> to transmit Internet data between rooms. Newer models supporting the G.hn standard are faster but incompatible with older HomePlugAV devices<\/strong>, so checking compatibility is essential before buying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plastic optical fiber: A promising future option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Plastic optical fiber (POF) is a flexible and easy-to-install<\/strong> alternative that can pass through old conduits. It enables Gigabit Ethernet speeds without interference or signal loss<\/strong>, although equipment costs remain relatively high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leveraging coaxial TV cables for Internet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If the house has TV coaxial cables, they can be repurposed with Ethernet-over-Coax adapters<\/strong>, providing high-speed connections up to 2.5 Gbps. However, the system requires direct cabling<\/strong> without signal splitters or amplifiers for optimal performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extending WiFi with simple repeaters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WiFi extenders are an affordable and easy solution<\/strong> for expanding wireless coverage. They capture the existing signal and amplify it across larger areas<\/strong>, although they might reduce speed if several devices are connected simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building a WiFi Mesh network for seamless coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WiFi Mesh systems create a uniform, high-performance network<\/strong> across multiple nodes that communicate intelligently. While they offer superior stability and speed<\/strong>, they also come with a higher price tag<\/strong> compared to basic extenders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Getting a stable Internet connection in every room can be challenging, especially in older houses without pre-installed Ethernet wiring. While installing network cables is ideal, there are several efficient alternatives that avoid costly and time-consuming renovations. Using the existing electrical wiring with PLC adapters Power Line Communication (PLC) adapters use the home’s electrical wiring to transmit Internet data between … Continue reading “There are many ways to bring internet to other rooms without using cables”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":301751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-301749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301749"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307316,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301749\/revisions\/307316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301749"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=301749"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=301749"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=301749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}