Aekeron
15-12-2011, 12:56
Hi there,
I've been on the 100mbit service since July. The first few months were great - decent speeds and reliable pings for gaming.
In the past week the service quality has nosedived massively. Download speeds range from 5MB-10MB per second (tested from multiple sources), but the real problems take the form of reduced upload speeds and lag in games.
My upload reaches perhaps 500KB/sec maximum when uploading large files via FTP to one of my sites (not hosted by VM - hosted on my own dedibox in a datacentre). This isn't terrible but I presume is a symptom of the issue that is causing the bad pings for gaming.
In regards to gaming, my ping 'jitter' according to speedtests is quite high (sadly I don't have the numbers with me as I'm in work) and my average ping is a fair chunk higher than previously (average of 40-50 rather than 20ish). The higher pings are annoying but the jitter is really making gaming impossible. This is especially pronounced in Battlefield 3 and Battlefield Bad Company 2, which have both become laggy, unplayable messes. Other games aren't great but aren't quite so heavily screwed up by the issues.
Currently the SuperHub is running in modem mode but it has been tested running in router mode (with the other router removed from the network and powered off) without any difference. It has also been tested on multiple PCs on the network so it isn't an issue tied to a particular PC hardware or software setup.
I have yet to test the connection outside of peak hours as I am in work at those times. I am also yet to test the SuperHub running in modem mode plugged in directly to a single PC. Hopefully I can perform at least the latter of these tests over the weekend.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
I've been on the 100mbit service since July. The first few months were great - decent speeds and reliable pings for gaming.
In the past week the service quality has nosedived massively. Download speeds range from 5MB-10MB per second (tested from multiple sources), but the real problems take the form of reduced upload speeds and lag in games.
My upload reaches perhaps 500KB/sec maximum when uploading large files via FTP to one of my sites (not hosted by VM - hosted on my own dedibox in a datacentre). This isn't terrible but I presume is a symptom of the issue that is causing the bad pings for gaming.
In regards to gaming, my ping 'jitter' according to speedtests is quite high (sadly I don't have the numbers with me as I'm in work) and my average ping is a fair chunk higher than previously (average of 40-50 rather than 20ish). The higher pings are annoying but the jitter is really making gaming impossible. This is especially pronounced in Battlefield 3 and Battlefield Bad Company 2, which have both become laggy, unplayable messes. Other games aren't great but aren't quite so heavily screwed up by the issues.
Currently the SuperHub is running in modem mode but it has been tested running in router mode (with the other router removed from the network and powered off) without any difference. It has also been tested on multiple PCs on the network so it isn't an issue tied to a particular PC hardware or software setup.
I have yet to test the connection outside of peak hours as I am in work at those times. I am also yet to test the SuperHub running in modem mode plugged in directly to a single PC. Hopefully I can perform at least the latter of these tests over the weekend.
Does anyone have any suggestions?