In reply to a post by BatBoy:

Power line adapters are now becoming fast enough. These are 1000 Mbps http://www.ebuyer.com/662823-zyxel-pla5206-1000mbps-...

But I would still use CAT5 between the modem and router instead.

a dedicated cable is always better, i was pointing out there was another route for S_H ..

I have heard some rumours that PLA's cause RF interference with VDSL2.

Not rumours, facts:

http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_tr/102900_102999/10...

The Cat 5 connecting my homeplug to my router ran next to the twisted pair from socket to router. Separating them increased attainable speed by 1Mbps in the upstream & 7Mbps in the downstream.....

I've not seen any problems with my Solwise AV500 one's and one is right next the master socket.

The document is dated 2010 and its now 2014, powerline tech should have incorporated and negated those issues.

Maybe TBB should do a little test to see if they do interfere with vdsl2

In reply to a post by Taras:

The document is dated 2010 and its now 2014, powerline tech should have incorporated and negated those issues.

"should have" sounds like blind faith. As far as I'm aware the AV standard in use hasn't changed since 2005.

The AV2 spec was introduced in Jan 2012 which allows for 30Mhz to 86Mhz to be used for extra bandwidth amongst other things and is compatible with Homeplug AV and Homeplug GreenPHY devices.

And Homeplug AV is still in use.

To update my OP, it turns out the supplied Plusnet router works fine so far located in the back room near to the Openreach modem and master socket, and so far there has been no need to relocate it for the purpose of good wireless reception. Given the location of computer, printer etc. It would not be easy to make an ethernet connection to the router, where it is situated, if needed for some reason, but for the moment all works fine on wireless, speeds are a vast improvement on the old ADSL Max connection.

It always stood a good chance I guess, it is the first line to be connected to the new fibre cabinet, it is a relative newbuild with underground cabling, neighbouring houses are all wired from poles at the end of a village some way from the BT exchange, several use Virgin for broadband, however Virgin would not cable this property.

Thanks to TBB for alerting me to these options as they occur. I was first looking here years ago for where to move on to from a Demon dial-up connection, and having no prior technical knowledge at all, this has always been a very good site for explanation and information on a complex topic, that has turned out to be important to everyone now.

Great .

You didn't post the estimates, but it would be interesting to see the Further diagnostics, obtained by clicking the button at the bottom of the initial results page of this tester. Ignore all the red instructions.

Just copy and paste the contents of the two results text boxes. We don't need screen grabs of the graphics.