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  1. J

    [SOLVED] Does the router matter when using wired connection ?

    Hello, I have a Question regarding routers, as I am considering to buy a new one. I currently have my ISP's router which is a HUAWEI B528s-23a. The router is a Plug&Play kinda model, where i just insert the SIM-Card and plug it into the Power outlet of my wall. My current Data Plan is 40Mbit/s...
  2. I

    [SOLVED] Random Ping Spikes

    Hi ive had this issue for about 2 weeks now, ive tried using usb tethering, wifi, 4g router anything really, and i still get these random ping spikes, which leads me to think that its something wrong with the pc, but i have no clue what it could be. Can anyone help?
  3. Jamry

    [SOLVED] Will upgrading to a gaming wifi router improve my ping on mobile games?

    I've got no problems when playing on my PC (since it's connected via Internet Cable) but when playing mobile games I experience spiking on my ping plenty of times. My current router at home is a Tenda Nova MW6, our internet speed is 100mbps. Also, there are plenty of people who uses the internet...
  4. R

    [SOLVED] Ping spikes? Jitter? Lying ISP? Who knows

    So, for about the last week or so, I've been having very strange ping spikes that I can't seem to catch. I've tried using pingtest and other speed testing websites, but they all say that everything is fine and that my jitter is around 20MS, ping is like 30MS, no issues. I called up my ISP and...
  5. L

    [SOLVED] Sudden jump in ping (0-30ms) Could switching ISPs help?

    So recently in the last month my ping has jumped from 0ms to 30ms, no matter what I'm pinging whether it's speedtest.net, google.com or a game I'm playing, and I was quite surprised that it jumped. At least since August 2020 to July 2021 (nearly a year) I averaged 0 ping with occasional 1 day...
  6. AnonymousJoke

    Question High Ping

    I recently got Windows 10 Pro which I use to mainly play video games but for some reason, my ping goes up to 1600 when I use it. My sister had a Chromebook so I used hers to play, ALL FINE NO BUGS, my sister asked if she could use my WIndows 10 i said yes, she used it to play games and was...
  7. R

    Question Wi-Fi constantly stops working for short intervals ?

    My computer for a while has been having bad ping spikes and I am unable to figure it out. This problem does not occur at all times but frequent enough to be frustrating. I'm not sure how to attach a picture but the graph in the task manager Wi-Fi tab has spikes of activity as every few seconds...
  8. A

    [SOLVED] Ping has suddenly increased but download/upload speeds are still okay ?

    So 2 weeks ago I upgraded my internet to optic fiber 100mb/s, they came in and set it up, gave me a router and all that.. I tested it that day and all was fine after a few days I logged into a game and ping was nice (50ms) everything was fine until a few days ago where the ping just all of a...
  9. J

    [SOLVED] Why am I getting ping spikes when my internet speeds are fine ?

    I have 60 down/5 up from Charter spectrum and I just moved into a new apartment with this internet. The internet speeds when I run a speed test are fine but when I play games, my ping tends to spike a lot. I live in an apartment with 1 other person and I AM connected to ethernet, yet I am still...
  10. T

    Question PING issue in mobile hotspot

    I don't have broadband connection. So I surf internet and play online games with my smartphone hotspot. And recently a problem came up that when I play pc games with my mobile hotspot connection the PING is super flactuating and high but at the same time when I check my PING in Smartphone the...
  11. Kab2k

    [SOLVED] Problem with download speed and ping with windows 10

    Just recently, I reseted my pc and noticed that it had much slower download speed and higher ping than I should. I than tried to plug my laptop into the same ethernet cable and the speed and ping got back to normal. Before I reseted my pc the download, upload, ping was around (850, 850, 2) but...
  12. D

    [SOLVED] Unusual connection issues; connection quality crumbles and only when gaming.

    My internet connection vastly deteriorates when entering a game and has some unusual behaviour. I'm going to use League of Legends as an example as that is the game I've been really testing this experience on. My network works perfectly on all devices, including this PC. Surfing the web is...
  13. N

    [SOLVED] Unable to solve packet loss/ping spikes

    Hey guys, I've been experiencing ping spikes and packet loss for about 2 years now and I'm at a loss for what to do. I have had countless tech visits and they always say we fixed the issue, I tell them no you didn't, they say my levels look good and their reading looks fine, then they try to...
  14. I

    [SOLVED] How to get low latency?

    Now im from Mozambique and in games servers i play in the middle east, getting an average 160ms ping, but this guy claims he is from south africa, and gets 60ms ping View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Q8ZCclbiQ&t=151s now i tried asking him how he gets low latency but he is to cool to...
  15. Chipyx

    Question Discord/Teams causing ping jitter ?

    Dear THF, I just created my account here in hope of further possible troubleshooting regarding a strange networking problem. Problem: Discord/Microsoft Teams/(STARFACE) is causing high ping spikes/jitter. This shows as randomly repeated 0,2-0,5 second ping of 1000 or higher. The packet itself...
  16. B

    [SOLVED] Ping a network printer

    Hi, Can a Windows user ping a printer in the same network even though the user has restricted access on that network printer in the Windows Active Directory? Thank You
  17. Jamry

    [SOLVED] How can I get a stable ping for Online Mobile Games on my Wifi?

    I have a decent internet speed and ping when playing on my PC since it is connected to the network switch. However there are some games that I play with friends using my Smartphone like Wildrift: League Of Legends which I play via WIFI. The problem is that it always flunctuates to like 999ms I...
  18. I

    [SOLVED] what is the best setting for network buffer?

    I play valorant on the Eu server and i always get 180+ ping (im from Mozambique) and there is a "Network Buffering" option, which should i select, "Minimum, Moderate, Maximum"? like what would be best?
  19. DirtySZN

    [SOLVED] Packet loss for over 10+ MONTHS!

    So as the title says, I have literally been struggling/dealing with packet loss for over the last 10+ months.. I am not going to sit here and complain to you guys on how mad and frustrated I am at my home networking situation as I can’t do my competitive gaming or stream and make extra income...
  20. I

    [SOLVED] Can a super fast internet decrease ping?

    Im from Mozambique and extremely fast networks aren't possible here, and in most online games due to no close server i always get 180ms+ ping on Eu servers, but i wonder if i get a 44tb/s (terabytes) network speed, will that decrease my ping? to maybe anything bellow 100? (please don't give me a...
  21. I

    [SOLVED] Why is putting a server so hard?

    I play Valorant and im from Southern Africa (Mozambique), and i play with 160ms on Barhain server, the valorant team has said they have plans for South African players but nothing came up, and im wordering why is it taking so long or why is it so hard, is it money? Covid? Not enough people...
  22. M

    Question Issue with ping in online games

    When I am playing games such as Rocket League, Apex Legends and Minecraft I get ping over 100 which doesn't sound bad but is. I have done many ping tests on cmd which result in under 10 ping consistently. My brother doesn't have any issues playing the same games as I do even though I am using a...
  23. P

    Question High ping spikes when playing video games

    Wired network problem Hello, recently i started having problem with 1 second ping spikes / lag spikes once every few minutes. I was having this problem last year but then we upgraded the net speed from 3 mb/s to 15 mb/s and the problem looked like solved. However now like 3 months later it...
  24. O

    [SOLVED] Connecting To Johannesburg Instead Of Melbourne

    Hey fellas, I've run into an issue when automatically connecting to matchmaking servers after fiddling around with the "hosts" file located in: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc A few games with automatic server selection are having trouble recognising that I live in Melbourne and not South...
  25. G

    [SOLVED] My computer gets a network-related ping spike approximately every minute. Does anyone know how I could fix this?

    The ping spikes make it hard to play online games like CSGO because I'll keep having lag spikes and dying. This problem started about a week ago. Some days there are ping spikes, some days there aren't. I don't remember installing anything new. I'm thinking that it might be some type of virus...
  26. R

    [SOLVED] Experiencing ~1.5 second audio latency on communications involving an internet connection

    I've been trying to diagnose this issue for some time now. I have tried different PC's, different communication platforms, different headsets (USB, BT, etc.), different types of connections to my network (cat6, Wi-Fi), I've even upgraded my router to AX3000. No matter what I seem to do I...
  27. oolongtea_

    [SOLVED] Why does my ping and cpu spike up when I play games?

    AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core 3.6 GHz (3.9 GHz Turbo) CPU Processor | 500GB SSD GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4GB GDDR6 Graphics Card | 8GB DDR4 3000MHz Gaming Memory | Windows 10 Home 64-bit A320 Motherboard 802.11AC Wi-Fi I bought my computer 4 months ago and it was running fine. I used to play...
  28. B

    Question constant ping spikes

    hello, recently ive started getting constant ping spikes in game, sometimes they also occur when i ping an ip aswell, ive tried it both in normal mode and safe mode to be sure that its not on my end, ive gotten a new ethernet cable, ive switched different ports, (which fixed it for a few hours)...
  29. F

    Question Ping being high even tho i am using an ethernet cable

    how to fix?
  30. X

    [SOLVED] Ping/latency spikes seemingly out of nowhere on ethernet

    Hello, around January 1st, I have noticed during online gaming sessions that I would occasionally, and sometimes frequently, get ping spikes for a few seconds when before going back to normal. For example, in League of Legends, I would get around 17ms-18ms at all times, while now it fluctuates...
  31. grubbyhat1

    [SOLVED] Download speed unbelievably slow and very high ping but my upload speed is fine. They all go back to normal at night. Why?

    Apologies my first post is a question. Im with TalkTalk and on a fibre plan. Promised 70mbps down. Testing with various different sites, ofcom and ookla, getting around 2mbps down 110ms and 18mbps up. At night roughly 2am it goes back to normal 20ms and 70mbps. Im through Ethernet and I'm not...
  32. T

    [SOLVED] Ping high in games after new PC.

    Hello I recently built a new PC and I have been facing high ping in certain games since new PC was up and running. Used to get 5 ping on my local server in CSGO and Dota2, now each server has ~+30 ping, and some servers are now unplayable as my ping is now ~100 from usual 60-65. On my old system...
  33. Baggedblue70

    [SOLVED] Different ping times

    Why are my ping times so different to the same IP address/domain name when I run a speed test (5ms) and command prompt (117ms)?
  34. M

    [SOLVED] Does VPN slow your connection down?

    My girlfriend got a job recently and she has to do it home office. With this, she's using a VPN to use the company's system and all. For now, it's just training and she's on a call on Microsoft Teams with a lot of people. Maybe that can be the cause, but anyway. On my PC, I've been experiencing...
  35. i__t_i_r_e_d

    [SOLVED] High ping on one PC but good ping on another ?

    Recently I got a second hand gaming laptop and I've been getting issues with my ping despite having good wifi. On my other computer the ping is still good and so is the internet. As soon as I open a game like (ex: Valorant), everything else using internet buffers and lags. I've tried every tip...
  36. H

    Question My Wi-Fi is very fast, and I have a very good PC, but my ping is extremely high.

    I have a good PC alongside good Wi-Fi, and websites are usually extremely fast, however my ping in online video games is astronomical. Whenever I join a game my ping slowly crawls up from about forty to more than four-hundred. This started abruptly, and I do not know why. Extra info: I run...
  37. OMGItsTrauma

    [SOLVED] AT&T not giving the low latency I expect

    I have fairly decent fiber internet from at&t but for some reason it has some really bad latency issues. For example , if I am playing a game such as League of legends or Rainbow Six: Seige I could have an average of maybe 30-60 ping but thing thing is there is a constant spike in that putting...
  38. J

    Question Random ping spikes on ethernet connection at dorm

    I am living in a dorm at my university, and whenever I try to play any games, every 5 minutes or so, I will time out and it will kick me from the game. At the same time, my discord ping will shoot up to 5000, but if i leave the channel rejoin, it fixes itself before repeating again. I'm hooked...
  39. K

    Question Ethernet/WiFi problems

    In the last week or two, I have been getting from 200-400 ping, depending on the game. It happened after my dog chewed up my Ethernet cord, so I got a new one. Before she chewed it up, I had no wifi problems. In the time before I got another Ethernet, my WiFi was terrible. I got another Ethernet...
  40. TheJJBman11

    Question Download and upload speed high but ping fluctuates!

    Hi guys, I've just moved into my uni accommodation and have noticed a few issues with the wifi. To my knowledge the landlord shares one router between 4 hours totalling 25 people. The router isn't in my house and we merely have 1 wifi booster which is located at the further point from my room...