HomePNA, the home phone-wiring networking standard, to offer 128 Mbps in rev 3: Lest we forget about the other standards for networking in the home after HomeRF's demise, HomePNA remains a viable and affordable alternative. At 128 Mbps, even with overhead, it far outstrips 802.11a/g, which might be important for some future home applications, including interactive video or streaming media.
I stayed at a Comfort Inn last week that uses HomePNA to provide high speed Internet access. They rent a HomePNA to Ethernet adapter or a HomePNA USB adapter for $8 per night. It was my first experience with HomePNA and I was fairly impressed with the performance. It would seem to me that HomePNA would be the easiest way for hotels to provide Internet access in rooms, though I suppose you have to worry some about the adapters walking away. It was noticed in the "rental agreement" that if I didn't return the adapter I would be charged $300.
I brought a SMC Barracade WiFI gateway with me and it worked very well with the HomePNA adapter.
As a consultant I've recommended HomePNA before to residential users who only had desktops, and had phone wiring everywhere.
I've even heard tale about large houses where WiFi wouldn't cover everything, with a HomePNA network hooked up to a WiFI hotspot for the patio and main living areas (there are some crazy hi-end home networks in the moneyed hills of Tucson!)
Must Not Have Tacky Wires! Especially not in a multi-million dollar home!