I've tried all firewall settings and rules and all this stuff. Tested games on both computers (wired pc and wireless laptop) and I am certain the problem is not my hardware. Rigorous virus scans came up negative as well.
And yet, like clockwork, every ~30 minutes ping goes off the charts for like 15-20 seconds, and then goes back to normal until the next cycle. Internet doesn't drop completely, but ingame ping (and speedtest ping) are off the charts, while I can still load a webpage (but very slowly).
Naturally, I don't really notice this phenomenon while just browsing online/facebook or watching netflix. But it becomes very prevalent (and stressful) when playing competitive online games such as Overwatch or even Rocketleague. The ping spike can happen at a crucial moment in the game and ultimately negatively change my probability of winning.
I'm posting this here because it's a pain to try and schedule a day off of work to have an internet guy come down. And even then, they never really fix anything (granted this is probably a hard problem to diagnose). They just come down, chalk up our problems to dust or "loose connection" say they fix it after 3 minutes and leave and the problem is never fixed.
So I've been wondering if it could be the router? It is probably about 5 years old and has had a hard life. It is an all in one router (no modem), but is it even possible that an old router could be the cause of this? Could it be some type of connection issue? A problem on my ISP's end? I just can't figure it out. Does anyone have any insight or prior experience with something like this? Thanks.
And yet, like clockwork, every ~30 minutes ping goes off the charts for like 15-20 seconds, and then goes back to normal until the next cycle. Internet doesn't drop completely, but ingame ping (and speedtest ping) are off the charts, while I can still load a webpage (but very slowly).
Naturally, I don't really notice this phenomenon while just browsing online/facebook or watching netflix. But it becomes very prevalent (and stressful) when playing competitive online games such as Overwatch or even Rocketleague. The ping spike can happen at a crucial moment in the game and ultimately negatively change my probability of winning.
I'm posting this here because it's a pain to try and schedule a day off of work to have an internet guy come down. And even then, they never really fix anything (granted this is probably a hard problem to diagnose). They just come down, chalk up our problems to dust or "loose connection" say they fix it after 3 minutes and leave and the problem is never fixed.
So I've been wondering if it could be the router? It is probably about 5 years old and has had a hard life. It is an all in one router (no modem), but is it even possible that an old router could be the cause of this? Could it be some type of connection issue? A problem on my ISP's end? I just can't figure it out. Does anyone have any insight or prior experience with something like this? Thanks.
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