Latency Issues when Playing Games

[Fixitpeace]

Oh wow and I thought i was the only one with these issues so came here to check guess i was wrong. I completely agree with the latency my phone just dosent seem to pick any sort of internet while i am playing games but it does just fine when i am streaming or video chatting. This seems like a bad mess. Its sad we don’t have any other GIG internet providers in my area other than optimum which is even worst. I don’t know if changing the router from verizon to my own custom specific router will fix the issue to a degree ? Again please verizon fix these gaming connectivity issues i have been having from since day 1. You will not believe if i say i use Cell internet for gaming. Apparently my 5G performs much better than fiber smh. But even 5G has latency issues. I wish I could play games without these issues one day

[Cang_Household · Accepted solution]

How much latency are you seeing?

Fios should be less than 4ms ping, and 5G should be less than 7ms ping. Make sure you use Ethernet connection instead WiFi connection. A WiFi access point/repeater/mesh extender adds 3ms ping per node. If you have 3 mesh nodes, that would be + 3 * 3 = +9ms. Also, MoCA adapters also add 3ms ping. 

[Kimye]

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@Fixitpeace wrote:

Oh wow and I thought i was the only one with these issues so came here to check guess i was wrong. I completely agree with the latency my phone just dosent seem to pick any sort of internet while i am playing games but it does just fine when i am streaming or video chatting. This seems like a bad mess. Its sad we don’t have any other GIG internet providers in my area other than optimum which is even worst. I don’t know if changing the router from verizon to my own custom specific router will fix the issue to a degree ? Again please verizon fix these gaming connectivity issues i have been having from since day 1. You will not believe if i say i use Cell internet for gaming. Apparently my 5G performs much better than fiber smh. But even 5G has latency issues. I wish I could play games without these issues one day

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Whats the solution?

[Cang_Household]

Again, Verizon Fios network has a typical latency of 2-3 milliseconds. Your home network equipment may add to this latency, especially if you use WiFi and MoCA.

How much latency are you seeing?