>No high speed data communications should be done through power wiring. It bears considering that "compromise" technologies like powerline ethernet aren't beca

>No high speed data communications should be done through power wiring. It bears considering that "compromise" technologies like powerline ethernet aren't because we should, it's because we can. There's nothing technically appealing about powerline ethernet, it's always going to be inferior to simple ethernet cabling and at best a sidegrade to wireless ethernet or repurposing coax cabling or telephone wiring. Its practical appeal is the convenience of not having to run new ethernet cabling in an environment where wireless ethernet or reusing other kinds of existing wiring also aren't an option. Running new ethernet cabling can be an arduous task, especially if you want to do it nicely, and sometimes practical convenience trumps objective superiority.