Homeplugs (ethernet over power) are fine for some things, but they add so much latency to the network.
Wired is so much better.
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Powerline is so leaky it is basically wireless with wires. 14x3 is not a transmission line, but it does effectively turn your whole home electrical system into both a transmitting and receiving antenna that just happens to talk to it's self. It's an engineering nightmare.
I use them to extend my network from my 3rd story apartment to my garage. Wireless doesn't reach, pulling a cable would be very difficult and expensive.
Yeah there are use cases