Mini Connectors

Some advice please.
I was on 35-40 Mbps with BT and using one of their Mini Connector Kits because it wasn't convenient to use the ethernet cable between the computer and the router (all worked well).
Now, I am with Zzoomm and am getting 150 Mbps and still using the Mini Connector Kit, when I turn on in the morning all is good and getting 160 Mbps but much later in the afternoon it drops to 5-8 Mbps and the Connectors get pretty hot.
I am thinking although my computer is quite old (10 yrs) it's the Connectors that is the problem, can anyone please recommend come kind of powerline ethernet connectors that would sort me out.

Thanks

"Mini Connectors" can you provide a link to details or a picture?

yes here https://www.bt.com/help/tv/getting-set-up/setting-up...

Edited by sue44 (Thu 01-Sep-22 13:42:02)

Post deleted by ferretuk

sorry did I do something wrong?

Absolutely not - I deleted my post as you'd supplied the link to the Mini Connectors, as had I.

Oh okay thanks

Do you need the power pass through on them (ie the ability to plug into the socket on the front)? Ideally powerline adapters should be plugged directly into a socket rather than on an extension - when I have used them myself I liked having the socket on it so I could plug it into the wall and then plug other items into the socket on the powerline adapter.

In the past I generally used Netgear adapters but I am afraid I haven't used powerline for some time as I tend to just use wireless for most things now. Something like this is the sort of thing I would put on my shortlist.

This might be worth a read as well.

PS - how far is the computer from the router and could you get a wireless signal there? If you could get a decent wireless signal then it may be easier and cheaper just to get a USB wireless adapter for the PC and forget about powerline altogether.

Edited by ian72 (Thu 01-Sep-22 14:10:16)

No I don't need the power to pass through them, yes I know to plug them directly into a socket.

Thanks for the link's very interesting looks like the kind of thing I need.

The computer is not that far away it's in a different room form the router and down the hall about 10-15 mtrs just didn't want all that wire hanging about.

I have a usb wireless LAN card plugged in my computer but thought you get better speed with ethernet.

You do get better speed with ethernet than wired in equal circumstances. You may not get better speeds with PowerLine than wireless - depending on your electric cabling and how much the walls impact wireless. You may find that a good modern wireless card (such as Wifi 6) could actually allow you to run wireless at the same speed as your Internet connect. Cheaper than PowerLine and could be a better solution (and uses less electricity).