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Edited by John Cena:
10/18/2015 2:55:04 AM
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If people have cable internet and still red bar look at this:
This is for people who game on wifi and use Spotify while gaming.
If you are using an all in one(router and modem) replace it if you can. It will gimp you're speed and literally cut it by half. Go buy a DOCSIS 3.0 modem and it will give you +10-20 megas for free. You can always bug the internet provider you use to upgrade you for free.
Also upgrade that router to a dual band, where you have a 2.4/5 ghz connection. It will separate the bandwidth usage and you can control what takes priority.
I was paying for 100 down and 10 up from Comcast but due to their shitty modem/router combo, I wasn't getting my promised speed. So I went out and bought a new DOS 3.0 modem by Motorola and an Asus dual band router. Now I'm getting 181 down and 12 up. It allows me to game on wifi while I stream Spotify while I play PvP.
If you go to your internet settings click on the speed test option and if you are only getting anything below 10 down and 3 up, you will lag.
All together it cost me around $240 in hardware to upgrade. It's a little pricey but I will never have to pay for rentals for a long time. If you can't afford it than bug the Internet provider you use to get getter hardware to rent.
Hope this helps a bit people.
O SNAP ITS TRENDING!!!!!
Edit: Will be expanding on the network set up instead of just the hardware tonight/tomorrow.
Also Destiny servers are located in or near Las Vegas.
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12 Replies5 Mbs down is plenty for gaming. 2Mbs up, would be pretty close to sufficient. I am a network admin for a city, not some random Best Buy sales dude, so I have a pretty good grasp of network mechanics. The real issue is network bottlenecks (too many devices on Wi-Fi often). Even when devices don't transfer a lot of data they still send small packets, that need to be queued by a router; which can result in packet fragmentation and loss. Even a query response time from point to point can cause lag, if you take longer than you should to respond to data requests from the host you get lag, even though when your device responds to the request it sends that info quickly. Use wired, it can eliminate a lot of the issues you might be having. TL; DR: Slower end of the spectrum of speeds? Use wired, and give it a fixed IP with port priority (QoS), meaning all data from that IP gets to "cut in line". I've helped people set up quality gaming on 1.5mbs DSL.
