Broadband for gaming...

Now, i know and everyone else know's that a broadband connection is very important for demanding online games. BUt i need some help here....cause i'm sick of being at the end of horrible lag at times.

Now, i know ping is very important...is it safe to assume this is determined by latency as well as distance from server....and NOT relient on upload/download rates?

Here is the test from my current DSL line



My father and I were thinking about switching to Roadrunner (or a comparable cable company) Because lately we've had alot of dropped connections with the main server loacation. Its downright annoying to say the least. So, would cable give me better or worse experience as far as ping and online gaming lag? (I play bf2142, UT2k4, CS:S) Thanks...and feel free to post your speed stats from the test, as well as any good or bad experiences with that provider

 

Well my experience with AT&T DSL has been good, I have had a 1.5mbps up and 256kbps down connection for over four years now and I do play games like BF2, BF2142, COD4, CS:S, and TF2 all the time on the connection which I use wirelessly and it works great, sure there might be a lag spike here and there but thats totally normal with any connection. Maybe you should try another DSL provider.

 

I remember, back in the old days of 2002, DSL was slower than Cable in Speed, but the ping was a lot better than Cable. In online gaming, Ping is he only thing you need. (Since even a 256Kbps connection could handle the traffic of an online games)

 

I have crappy downloads averaging 17kbps.... and I have a ping revolving around 100 ... so I dont really think theres a huge impact on internet speed...

I have DSL and get these crappy speeds... how come?

 

your lines or your isp provider sucks!

 

Something is wrong with your computer?

 

As long as you've got less than 500Kbps, bandwidth isn't an issue. Unfortunately, low latency isn't something you can buy. Either your connection is good or it isn't.

For DSL users: The farther away you are from the telco's building, the more your connection becomes degraded. Even if you're not that far away, if the cable is routed in circles to become a lot longer than needed, your connection will also become more degraded than needed.

 

almost same on all computers in my house... its like theres a cap limit per connection or so... idrk.... its very annoying

 

Make sure you don't have multiple firewalls first of all, make sure none of your Internet cables are loose.

Beyond that, that's really horrible. I'd even switch to dial-up if that doesn't get better very soon. 56.6 kbps dial-up would be better than that even on a bad day.

Of course, an alternate ISP would be preferable - then you wouldn't tie up a phone line.