Comment 8mb dsl latency (Score 2, Informative) 127
22ms is definitely good. Especially leaving your isp.
Dsl speeds won't affect latency too much. I know it's not supposed to, but it does.
A 1184/160 dsl will ping around 15ms to its gateway
A 1728/384 dsl will ping around 11ms to its gateway
A 3488/800 dsl will ping around 7ms to its gateway
I have a feeling its more related to the upstream speeds than the downstream. An 8MB dsl has an 800 upstream maximum so the pings will most likely be the same as a 3MB dsl. Isp's can have different upstream speeds for all downstream speeds.
All these speeds are assuming your isp doesn't put you on interleaved channel which gives you 55ms+ ping to gateway. And if you have a decent isp further hops will only increase by 1-3ms a hop.
As for my experience with several cable providers ping to gateway is 6ms. But all cable providers i've had go to hell during peak periods. I know this is not the case for everyone. When i originally had cable 5 years ago i had no problems, then again no one else had cable... And i enjoyed 20ms in game.
10ms might not sound like much but to a gamer it does :)
Dsl speeds won't affect latency too much. I know it's not supposed to, but it does.
A 1184/160 dsl will ping around 15ms to its gateway
A 1728/384 dsl will ping around 11ms to its gateway
A 3488/800 dsl will ping around 7ms to its gateway
I have a feeling its more related to the upstream speeds than the downstream. An 8MB dsl has an 800 upstream maximum so the pings will most likely be the same as a 3MB dsl. Isp's can have different upstream speeds for all downstream speeds.
All these speeds are assuming your isp doesn't put you on interleaved channel which gives you 55ms+ ping to gateway. And if you have a decent isp further hops will only increase by 1-3ms a hop.
As for my experience with several cable providers ping to gateway is 6ms. But all cable providers i've had go to hell during peak periods. I know this is not the case for everyone. When i originally had cable 5 years ago i had no problems, then again no one else had cable... And i enjoyed 20ms in game.
10ms might not sound like much but to a gamer it does
