VPN to counter throttle

[UkieGunZ]

So ever since a week ago, my network has been experiencing timeouts and ping spikes starting at around 4-5pm every day which leads me to assume my isp is throttling me. Would getting a vpn such as PIA fix this issue? I've been planning to get a vpn for a long time anyway. I don't really need speed, but i need a consistent and reliable network without any ping spikes.

I'm on wi-fi (wired is not an option for me atm), and my signal strength is 90%. Side note: Earlier today, I improved it from 50% just by moving my computer so that the antenna faced the router and not the wall. I have an excellent connection throughout the day before 4pm so I've ruled out anything on my end.

Thanks.

 

[mrmez]

Sounds like network congestion (cable?). Nothing you can do will fix that, short of somehow convincing your ISP to buy more cvc/backhaul.

 

[Pooneil]

Since you are on wifi, it's possible that someone else is starting activities that are interfering with the wifi. The way to check this is to temporarily use an ethernet cable when the problem starts.

 

[UkieGunZ]

Sounds like network congestion (cable?). Nothing you can do will fix that, short of somehow convincing your ISP to buy more cvc/backhaul.

would getting a powerline adapter fix this at all?

edit: i just dont get why this is happening now. It started a few weeks ago every day at 4pm until like 2-3am. I don't even know how long it lasts. But by the time I wake up, it's gone. Before that, my connection was stable, without any spikes.

 

[bill001g]

I would get a ethernet cable and run it over the floor just to test. You need to figure out if this is a problem inside your house related to your wifi or is a issue with the connection between your house and the internet.

If it is a wifi issue it could be as simple as neighbor got a new router and is using the same radio channels as you and is using their systems a lot during those hours.

If it is your connection to the ISP it could be too many people who live near you are using their connection. This is not as common as it once was but smaller ISP still have this issue. You have to hope it is not this because the only real fix is to get a different ISP which for most people is not a option.

 

[UkieGunZ]

just realized it's actually spiking all day long, might try a new wireless adapter

 

[mrmez]

If it's happening all the time then it's likely a router/wifi issue.
First thing is do an isolation test. Remove every device from the network and use an ethernet cable and do a bunch of tests over different times and log the results.
If thats good try wifi.
Possible Wifi issues include, signal strength and interference.
Depending on your hardware, you should have a minimum of ~150Mb/s connection speed.
If you're running 2.4Ghz, make sure you only use channels 1,6 or12.

 

[UkieGunZ]

If it's happening all the time then it's likely a router/wifi issue.
First thing is do an isolation test. Remove every device from the network and use an ethernet cable and do a bunch of tests over different times and log the results.
If thats good try wifi.
Possible Wifi issues include, signal strength and interference.
Depending on your hardware, you should have a minimum of ~150Mb/s connection speed.
If you're running 2.4Ghz, make sure you only use channels 1,6 or12.

I thought I was getting a stable connection to my router. I wasn't. I had ping spikes there as well, and since this only started a few weeks ago or so, I thought it was my wifi adapter. Got a new one yesterday that could hop onto 5Ghz and it works perfectly.