Wireless internet is a ...

PK_BARB - Lost City
PK_BARB - Lost City Posts: 17 Arc User
edited November 2011 in General Discussion
hay, I'm using a new wireless usb modem for my internet and my ping in game is rather high even though the internet speed is faster than my old adsl line.. I usialy get about 900 ping because of where I live but now it jump up to 1800 and all over the place. Anyone out there with experience able to tell me if there is something I can do to better this or is it just what comes with wireless?
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  • ThaFister - Lost City
    ThaFister - Lost City Posts: 20 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    well if your from South Africa good luck. Internet sucks over all.
  • PK_BARB - Lost City
    PK_BARB - Lost City Posts: 17 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    I am lol. but its HSPA+ with good signal
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  • John_Smith - Harshlands
    John_Smith - Harshlands Posts: 865 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    Mobile internet?

    Speed can be as good as you like, your ping will suck compared to a line, always. The latency is massive.

    http://pingtest.net/

    Test it if you like, your ping to anywhere will likely be high.
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  • laloner
    laloner Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    If your using a WEP router vulnerable to the Newsham 21 bit attack your problem is I'm downloading the latest Harry Potter movie from your network.
    AKA PermaSpark, Heartshatter
  • Allisandre - Sanctuary
    Allisandre - Sanctuary Posts: 1,452 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    Wireless is bad for playing MMO's on because there are SO many things that can cause interference with your signal.

    It could be another computer on your own network streaming.
    It could be another network near you that's running on a similar channel.
    It could be that your router has a low memory buffer and there's traffic on the wired side.
    It could be that someone turned on the microwave.
    It could be a lot of other wireless traffic in your vicinity.
    It could be someone driving down the road with a CB radio.
    It could be a florescent lamp being turned on nearby.
    It could be a thunderstorm.
    It could be sunspot activity.

    And to think, that's the short list.
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  • HexOmega - Dreamweaver
    HexOmega - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,342 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    ive been using ma internet stick in HSPA areas all over te place

    its just simply like that
    takes a lot of time to ping

    ping and speed are two different shoes



    gotta deal with it, get a cable-connection for gaming
    its ok for surfing but onnonono gaming
    i like potato
  • Michael_Dark - Lost City
    Michael_Dark - Lost City Posts: 9,091 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    hay, I'm using a new wireless usb modem for my internet and my ping in game is rather high even though the internet speed is faster than my old adsl line.. I usialy get about 900 ping because of where I live but now it jump up to 1800 and all over the place. Anyone out there with experience able to tell me if there is something I can do to better this or is it just what comes with wireless?

    Latency and bandwidth really have nothing to do with each other.

    It's like having a 1 inch garden hose... if it's 10 feet long, water shoots out really quickly, if it's 50 feet long, well, it takes a while but the same volume of water will come out the end.

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