In article ,
Robert Casey wrote:

| All of these methods are many many many times more expensive than just
| running coax or fiber alongside the power line and using that for
| data.
|
| Or is there some sort of magic, yet cheap, shielding that they could
| do that I'm just not aware of?
|
| There's conduit and to a lesser extent BX wiring in the house, but
| nobody's going to change out the romex to get this shielding. And
| you still have all those unshielded portable power cords feeding
| table lamps, toasters, TV sets and such...

Yes, but conduit and BX wiring will cost more than an eqivilent length
of coax or fiber ... right? I don't see any shielding as happening --
if any sort of shielding is required, it'll just be cheaper to use
something other than BPL.

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Doug McLaren,
Schrodinger's cat may have died for your sins.