3g internet vs 4g for PINGS

[splinter09]

hello guys i have a 3g internet wifi with download speed 700 kb - 800 kb and in most games i get 300 + ping if im lucky i get 250 at best so i was wondering if i get a 4g internet speed will i get a better ping? i think i will but what do you think my ping will be?

i know wifi is bad for gaming but i dont have other option at this moment

thanks

 

[ss202sl]

Ping really isn't controlled by your ISP, or internet speed. Ping is the combined lag between you and the end-point(server) - this includes any router or switch in between and they can be owned and operated by several different people.

 

[splinter09]

so there is no point if i get for example a 3 mb or 4 mb speed rather than 700 kb? i will not find any difference?

 

[sizzling]

The 2 things unrelated however the ping on my 4G phone is <100 when I have a good signal. Signal strength seems to play a significant role on my phone.

 

[LilDog1291]

Speed and ping, while not directly related, can sometimes paint the picture of the network together. Usually slow wifi speeds can indicate lag or interference. So if your ISP is advertising 3-4Mbps vs what you are getting now, I assume they have eliminated some of these problems which could result in lower ping. The only way to know for sure is to try it.

 

[bill001g]

You have to be careful about using things like 3g or 4g since those mean many different things. The best "4g" is LTE based. LTE in general adds less overhead so if you were to compare the ping times to exactly the same site using say the older HSPA to LTE you would get lower ping times. Now some ISP call HSPA 4g and some call it 3g.

In any case you will in general get a signification boost to both bandwidth and latency using LTE based system. Most people get speedtest rates on LTE based systems in the 10m or so range. Of course this depends on many things. They are starting to deploy a 100m version of LTE in certain test areas....not sure how us normal people can get access if we even live in the test areas.

 

[splinter09]

ok guys thanks for explaining