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m2geek

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#268483 21-Mar-2020 17:12
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Ok, so for the last month+ I've had terrible latency spikes and an overall higher ping than usual while gaming, also had streaming issues with Netflix, Prime Video, TVNZ. I know it's the connection and not a router/pc issue because trying multiple modems and pcs all have the same issue, plus, tethering my PC to my phone and using the 4G I have a LOWER and more stable ping to world of warcraft than the DSL connection.

 

I've tried Multiple times to get a fault logged but customer service via phone, twitter, email simply Won't budge on "it's your router/pc/the alignment of the moon n sun" excuses and actually Do something - not even a basic port reset to get the ball rolling.

 

It's gotten to the point now where i've no trust/faith in them doing the right thing so I'm just going to have to transfer elsewhere and deal with that noise instead. 

 

 

 

I'm utterly disgusted at the customer service we've gotten about this - especially since they think their b/s will work on someone who used to work front-lines with the subject at hand for one of their competitors.

 

 

 

I can't be the only one with the issue either and that is the thing that annoys me the most is that they'll be Lying to other people saying all is fine and it's their pc/router when it clearly isn't.


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RunningMan
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  #2443316 21-Mar-2020 19:05
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m2geek:[snip]

 

The frustration of people not actually believing it could Actually be the connection and not something hardware/software related makes me regret even posting on a forum already.

 

 

It could actually be the connection, but it could be a bunch of other things as well. It requires a methodical approach to troubleshooting, and given your ISP has started that and confirmed the problem is outside of their network, the next step is looking at your network as well as verifying the DSL. A screenshot of a speedtest isn't enough technical information to troubleshoot with.

 

By far the most common issue with increased latency of slower connections (as ADSL is) is saturation, and it doesn't take much at all to saturate 1Mb/s.

 

How are you actually measuring latency, and to where? Can you set up a ping to the next hop past your own router and see how that changes with traffic on your connection? What does your internal network consist of - what router and all other devices?




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  #2443325 21-Mar-2020 19:17
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RunningMan:

 

m2geek:[snip]

 

The frustration of people not actually believing it could Actually be the connection and not something hardware/software related makes me regret even posting on a forum already.

 

 

It could actually be the connection, but it could be a bunch of other things as well. It requires a methodical approach to troubleshooting, and given your ISP has started that and confirmed the problem is outside of their network, the next step is looking at your network as well as verifying the DSL. A screenshot of a speedtest isn't enough technical information to troubleshoot with.

 

By far the most common issue with increased latency of slower connections (as ADSL is) is saturation, and it doesn't take much at all to saturate 1Mb/s.

 

How are you actually measuring latency, and to where? Can you set up a ping to the next hop past your own router and see how that changes with traffic on your connection? What does your internal network consist of - what router and all other devices?

 

 

the chances of it being anything other than upstream contention is extremely low, that's why we all jump to that to troubleshoot first.

 

 

 

the second step is looking at things like CRC error rates, highly unlikely given your stats that there is anything wrong with your rates though.





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