Well it would, but no point really unless you have had to pay for a connection as it lets you share that connection across devices. Can't think of any other reason for using it, if the connection is free then just connect the devices directly....

Wow! You really don't go far off the beaten track do you! :laughing:

Not everyone wants to use the same wifi that a few hundred guests are hammering.

Allot of hotels let you use the Ethernet for a much faster connection.

I use it all the time when I travel to China for work

​they have an impact what do you expect

​they have an ipad, what do you expect

Power line

Depends on your wiring in your house. The Humax will need network access for a couple of uses

1) BBC iPlayer and other streaming services - You did not say what model you had but most have this
2) Media playback most of the more recent Humax units can play media from remote drives / media centre
3) Youtube, this has some HD content but the Humax will drop this to 1080p

Based on what you plan to use you can work out the max required data rate.

Then you need to work out the distance for your main cable run and if your devices to be connected at on the same mains ring. This and the make model of your propose main networking kit will give you an idea of speed. Remember the speeds quoted on mains kits are BOTH ways so a 200mb adaptor is 100mb each way. If you are watching a movie on YouTube most of the data will be in one direction! Also the speed quoted assume perfect conditions.

If you have old house wiring >8 years or spurs off the ring main your speeds will be MUCH lower if it works at all. Also mains network adaptors need to connected to the wall socket not adaptors. This is due to how they work they send RF through the mains and adaptors / spurs / old wiring with connectors effectively dissipates this RF energy. I an new house with large cable runs using 200mb kit you would expect to see speeds of around 40mb across ring mains and 110mb on the same ring main. Now if you had the 500mb kit then you might get a bit more speed say 20mb extra.

There are 1gb units but these are just marketing numbers I've never managed to get those speeds even when the units are in the same room!!

I always recommend Devolo for mains networking: Their quality is superb I have units that are >9 years old used all the time still working perfectly. They also have excellent management software that shows the speed between individual nodes as these are never the same. They also keep improving the firmware on these units and ship updates years after the stop making a model. If you are on a budget the cheaper makes are fine but you may need to replace some of the units (or replace the caps) every few years.

For wireless there are more options. You can reuse old Wireless modems (you need at least 2) to create a Wifi Bridge. This lets you connect one unit to your Humax with a network cable and the other to your modem. If your modem or cable router has Wifi then you may not need a second unit. The setup is not too bad if you write things down and get organised.

You can pay for hardware that does Wifi and mains networking in one unit Devolo and BT are good options in this space. Select a retailer where you can return stuff easily should it not work for your situation.

Finally worth checking if your Humax model has WiFi on board! Most of the top end ones do!

Finally if you are using old kit make sure you enable encryption (WPA2 AES at least) some really old units default to no encryption so that's not acceptable today.

Thus Unit has NAT which you really don't need in a domestic setup. Better off just using and old ADSL or Cable Router that you repurpose as a Wifi Bridge or Access Point if using mains networking. The make does not have to be the same as your ISP any make will do as long as it can be repurposed to your requirement.