ScreenBeam ECB6250K02 Network Adapter Starter Kit MoCA 2.5 - Faster

I like that this product, once installed, works. There isn't anything to configure, update, or maintain; you just plug everything in and it works. I read another review that said you have to have direct cable lines and no splitters for this to work, but that isn't true. I have 4 of these on opposite ends of my house with multiple splitters (at least 4 that I know Xfinity installed) in my home for TVs and the cable modem and these things perform just as they should. That person likely has the wrong type of splitter, as there are some that will filter out MoCA device frequencies. Per ActionTec's site, splitter requirements are as follows: The splitter needs to be: MoCa compliant Bi-directional 5-1675 Mhz 6kV Coax ports are -3.5 d(b loss) My speed using wireless repeaters was about 25Mbps max, but using these, I am getting about 95Mbps (average) when I do a speed test to Xfinity. Keep in mind that I am being limited by my computer's 10/100 ethernet connection and which tops out at 100Mbps AND the limited speed that Xfinity provides to my home. Connection stability and speed are both outstanding and unparalleled. The only negative I have is the poorly written instruction manual. It was either written by someone who isn't a native English speaker or someone with severe ADD, as they seem to be written out of order and don't make sense. Luckily for me, the instructions aren't really required as the setup is very straightforward and basically idiot proof, although some basic computer network knowledge is useful. You plug the cable in, the ethernet in, the power in, and you should be up and running within seconds. I didn't use the instructions to set mine up, and the only reason I know the instructions are poorly written is because I was wondering what the MPS button on the side was for. That's another reason that I believe that the instructions are poorly written because there is absolutely NO documentation on what that button does. I went to their website and this is what the MPS button does according to ActionTec, "The MPS (MoCA Protected Setup) button allows the ECB6250's to secure the data connection. This is only compatible with other ECB6250 devices. It will not secure on a mixed MoCA network." Just so everyone is aware of the functionality of that button and the limitation in the event they plan to use a mixed MoCA network. The only unknown is how long they will last. Everything electronic dies at one point or another and since I have never heard of ActionTec, I wonder how long these will actually last. For $400 (I bought four at $199/pair), if they last me at least five years, then I feel like I got my monies worth; but I hope they last longer than that.

WORKS! WOOHOO! Something that does actually work as advertised. I remodeled my home 25 years ago, and for one reason or another my Master Bedroom ended up with no Ethernet. Plenty of Coax though, for the now unused Satellite TV. YES, you can actually connect these two boxes to each end of a Coax run and send Ethernet from one end to the other, that's basically it. You must by-pass your Multiswitch though, the Ethernet signal will not passthrough the big box you might have in your bedroom closet, attic, wherever it is, that acts as a distrobution point from your old satellite dish. It's EASY. They send you 2 splitters that you can use as a joiner/union/barrel connector to join 2 cable ends together. One end connects to your router with the included ethernet cord that plugs into the box. (in my case I connected to my router in my livingroom cabinet, then connected the box to the coax that used to feed my Satellite receiver. Then, at the multiswitch, I found the run from the living room and joined that run to the Master Bedroom run (this is where I joined the Livingroom and Bedroom runs together, then where the coax comes out of the wall to the bedroom sat receiver I connected the second box with the coax cable they sent with the box, then used the second ethernet cable they provided to my streaming device (Nvidea Sheild). Now I can stream hard-wired from my PLEX Server in my house (or anything else) to my 4K TV. My speed nearly DOUBLED the wireless speed I was using with a range extender from the upstairs bedroom. SWEET!! Sorry for the long ramble, hope this helps someone. THESE DO WORK, NOT JUNK.

This product far exceeded my expectations. After wrestling for three days with a similar product from another company—only to discover that the Ethernet ports on one of the units were defective—I decided to try the ScreenBeam MoCA adapter. It worked flawlessly on the first attempt right out of the box, effortlessly bridging a 160-foot stretch of RG6 coaxial cable across my house (measured via a simple TDR technique). I am running a multi-gigabit cable connection, and this adapter cleanly delivers the full 1.45 Gbps of speed arriving from my modem with zero bottlenecking. One feature that truly differentiates it from competitors is its 5V DC power supply, compared to the 12V used by other brands. This lower voltage means each adapter dissipates very little heat and runs completely cool, whereas the competing product felt warm to the touch. You can confidently expect excellent reliability, a long lifespan, and low power consumption from this product.

This MoCA 2.5 system is the bomb! My job is remote, and I work for a company in Massachusetts while living in Arizona. I work with CAD modeling software and the models get pretty big with 1000's of parts. Previously, I was using WiFi which was provided by COX and their modem with panoramic WiFi didn't cut it, download speeds were horrible. If I was near the router I would get 325-330 Mbps. In the room where my computer system is which is a straight run down a hallway, I was getting 10-20 Mbps. I installed a net extender and the best I could get with it was about 30-40 Mbps. It would take 30 minutes to upload the model I was working on and that would sometimes result in a communication error. After installing a ScreenBeam MoCA 2.5 which was so easy to install, I was downloading at 324.7 and that was through a secure VPN tunnel! Model open time was 33 seconds! These devices are amazing and will be saving me from lots of frustration and lost time! I will probably buy 2 more of these extenders for 2 more rooms. The only drawback I will say is the installation took 3 coax cables at the router and 1 in the room where it was going. The system I purchased only came with 2. Normally it wouldn't have been a big deal because over the years, I accumulated dozens of coax BUT, we moved in to our AZ home back in March and I threw out all the junk I didn't want to carry across the country and the coax cables were part of the cleanup. I got these the evening before Thanksgiving and I was fortunate enough to have my cousin stop by and bring me a coax cable and stay for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a 10 minute install and it works flawlessly! So make sure you have a spare coax cable or 2 hanging around. The image below is a picture of my laptop computer on the left and my desktop computer on the right. The left is running the MoCA 2.5 system and the right is using Cox WiFi at 2.5 GHZ with a net extender halfway between the modem and my desktop. Total length between modem and computer room is about 55-60 feet.

Moved into a home built around 2000 that had coax cable hookups in almost all rooms but no Ethernet wiring in the house. Had never tried MoCa but was willing because having cable is preferable for streaming and especially gaming and where my new office/gaming PC was across the house from the ISP wifi router. Initial unboxing and setup instructions were followed but the "Coax" LED didn't go on. Spent about an hour on the phone with the tech support who ultimately told me I had a "bad wire in my walls" and couldn't help me because the units themselves worked when connected to each other by a direct cable. So off to my basement I went and found the main splitter where all the coax lines in the house were from. It turned out for some reason the room with the router had it's own line that went into a different splitter not connected to any of the others in the house, I don't know what it was for, the old owners left no information and they didn't even have cable hookups. Long story short after fiddling with the coax cables in my basement I connected the one from the router room to the main splitter and everything turned green and instantly worked. I now have between 400-500 Mbps download through adapters vs 150 Mbps or so over wifi. So far no network issues, it's exactly what I wanted and needed. A little pricey and tech support was underwhelming so I'll only give 4/5 stars. P.S. it's important that you have right coax wiring in your house and splitters that are MoCa compatible, the actiontec/screenbeam tech support will not help with wiring or splitter issues.

We have a back house detached from the main house with poor wifi reception. These worked great. Super fast internet now. Before, I could not even work because it lagged so much.

BLUF: Can I connect this to OREI 4kHDMIsplitter(TV) over ethernet by converting hdmi->cat6->cable->cat6->hdmi? OREI works and I have tested coax to location. The answer was no. I currently have this HDMI to Ethernet Splitter in several homes: 4K 1x8 HDMI Extender Splitter by OREI Multiple Over Single Cable CAT6/7 4K@60Hz 4:4:4 HDCP 2.2 with IR Remote EDID Management - Up to 115 Ft - Loop Out - Low Latency - Full Support It is awesome, however, I have one bad ethernet cable and I am unable to get the signal to that TV. We use this to watch football games and movies in multiple rooms at once. I have a coax cable to that location and thought this would be great, however, when testing it on a TV that has been workign with the OREI, and a known great ethernet connection as well as a known great Coax connection (tested with Klein both for continuity and for identification)... when we inserted this on the coax line, nothing came through on the signal. So we tested the unit set up with just a long coax cable the two end units and plugged the Klein tester into the two ethernet points on this unit and it identified as a short. The product didn't work for us. I see some have had better luck but I wanted to post this for those network engineering and home theater folks who want to really use this for something other than just internet since most have wifi these days and ethernet is finding expanded use for home theater and many restaurants and bars use HDMI over ethernet TV distribution. I may be willing to give it one more go on another unit after I return this one. If I do, I'll update a review to share the findings from the additional unit. It may just not be capable of handling true home theater and gaming applications of this nature, or it may be a faulty unit.

Easy to set up with a visual manual. My speeds went from 400-500 mbps to 900.

I am so satisfied that I bought another set to covered the requirements for the other rooms.

1gb stable entre le salon et le grenier via le coaxial rapidité d'installation attention besoin adaptateur prise USA

In my house, the UHF TV signal is distributed throughout the house by a 12 way distribution amplifier fed from a log periodic aerial in the loft. There is a restrictive covenant covering all houses on the estate that prohibits any aerials other than satellite dishes and these must be fitted below the roof line. My house is in a dip and out of sight of the transmitting aerial some 15 miles away. The signal can be intermittent and prone to distortion especially in certain weather conditions. To provide a good signal to the two main reception rooms I used a SkyQ satellite dish to receive Freesat satellite signals. This meant that the two coax cables from the distribution amplifier in these rooms are not needed. However, a consistent high speed network feed for streaming is essential. This led to a decision to unplug these coax cables from the distribution amplifier in the loft and connect them together so that there is a continuous coax cable between the lesser reception room which houses the FTTP (Fibre to the premise) broadband feed and the main reception room. They are 15m apart. Initially, I purchased the ScreenBeam starter pack of MoCA Network Adapters (ECB6250) and they were an immediate success. Installation is very simple and quick. I had the link working in ten minutes. I was so pleased with the setup that I then purchased an additional single adapter to connect the Office computers to the net. I replaced the coax cable connector in the loft with one of the splitters included with the kits and then connected the Office cable to the splitter. I was delighted with the results. The average of a series of Ookla broadband speed tests using the computer in the office returned a download speed of 941 Mbps and an upload speed of 110 Mbps. If you are interested in using these MoCA adapters I would suggest using F Type cable connectors throughout. In my setup, the coax cables to the distribution amp were already F Type and I replaced the face plates in the Reception rooms and Office with F type faceplates. Also you will need to purchase USA to GB plug adapters as the kits come from the USA. That said, service from the company via Amazon was outstanding and the units were delivered within days and update information was timely and informative.

Works exactly as advertised! Zero speed loss from my main router to my mesh node. Very helpful system in an older house that isn't wired for ethernet cables. In my specific setup I needed a 3rd coax cable, but luckily I had a spare handy in my box of old cables.

It works perfectly ! I also buy some devices to switch from US to European connection