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Hazmanscoop
1st July 2013, 11:58
Hi guys,
Currently i have BT Broadband (Averaging 7mb d/l speeds, terrible) and gaming on Xbox LIVE is becoming a pain.
Sometimes its ok and i can play fifa and cod fine, however if i play Battlefield 3 i get a LOT of lag.
So, has anyone got BT infinity? obviously this is fibre optic at higher speeds and should be better (I had virgin media 100mb up north, insane)
anyone have this/ know what its like for gaming?
cheers
Brettles1986
1st July 2013, 12:16
I haven't got fibre optic but mine is fine.
Did you have any issues with it before the Infinity install?
Have you forwarded ports on your router?
Hazmanscoop
1st July 2013, 12:19
I havent got infinity, thats why im asking if its any good mate.
I've always had a few lag issues with the internet where im living now.
Yeah i've forwarded all the correct ports on the current BT homehub and it still isnt good enough.
What sort of speeds are you getting?
Brettles1986
1st July 2013, 12:24
Ah shit I read the first post and ended up reading it as I thought it was instead of how it is.
I don't have BT broadband but I do have Sky Unlimited and many say Sky are very slow, I don't tend to get any issues tbh.
Sorry I couldn't be of any more help.
SNewham
1st July 2013, 12:33
Hi guys,
Currently i have BT Broadband (Averaging 7mb d/l speeds, terrible) and gaming on Xbox LIVE is becoming a pain.
Sometimes its ok and i can play fifa and cod fine, however if i play Battlefield 3 i get a LOT of lag.
So, has anyone got BT infinity? obviously this is fibre optic at higher speeds and should be better (I had virgin media 100mb up north, insane)
anyone have this/ know what its like for gaming?
cheers
Should think yourself lucky. I'm lucky if I get 1 mb/s where I am...
Hazmanscoop
1st July 2013, 12:38
Ah shit I read the first post and ended up reading it as I thought it was instead of how it is.
I don't have BT broadband but I do have Sky Unlimited and many say Sky are very slow, I don't tend to get any issues tbh.
Sorry I couldn't be of any more help.
No worries mate :y:
Should think yourself lucky. I'm lucky if I get 1 mb/s where I am...
What?!? REALLY? :n: im sure 95% of Africa has a better service than that! (Not literally) but thats terrible.
SNewham
1st July 2013, 12:39
What?!? REALLY? :n: im sure 95% of Africa has a better service than that! (Not literally) but thats terrible.
Well I live in the countryside about 40 miles from a major population area so it's not really a priority for communications :)
Hazmanscoop
1st July 2013, 12:42
Ah, thats awful.
I would say im living in the countryside down here like!
Scott
1st July 2013, 13:20
you shouldnt be getting lag on that kind of connection...
Im on bt infinity and its been great. Very constant speeds and i havent had any real down time. When i use XBL i havent noticed any real lag on my side.
Hazmanscoop
1st July 2013, 16:49
That's what I mean Scott, it's sooooo frustrating!
It gives me 7mb d/l sometimes, but it has went as low as 4 at times. It's just not a consistent speed.
Checking their website shows me I'm only half a mile away from the exchange box as well!!
Nothing worse than trying to play online and it just isn't playable at times.
Hazmanscoop
1st July 2013, 18:42
Just to add I'm playing wireless and I have the old Xbox wireless adapter.
martin1985
1st July 2013, 18:55
Just to add I'm playing wireless and I have the old Xbox wireless adapter.
i have same problem and i get 8meg, when i had my ps3 i had no problems so i think its the old adapter my self
Gandi699
1st July 2013, 19:02
Ring them up and ask to speak to a third line support department. I had problems on virgin media for about 6 months, the problem lay with hardware based in the town centre where I live
Hazmanscoop
1st July 2013, 20:05
Literally just been playing battlefield there and it was fine. So frustrating!
Yeah ill try mate, cheers
I have infinity. And get my full speed (75mbit) as I'm 400ft from the cabinet. It's flawless. Mega pings, fast download, no noticeable packetloss.
Brettles1986
2nd July 2013, 08:07
I have infinity. And get my full speed (75mbit) as I'm 400ft from the cabinet. It's flawless. Mega pings, fast download, no noticeable packetloss.
Ever so tactful there Ross
Eh? I wasn't taking the piss or anything. What I done? :(
Brettles1986
2nd July 2013, 08:44
Eh? I wasn't taking the piss or anything. What I done? :(
He's saying how piss poor his connection is and then you tell him how great yours is ;)
smiith
2nd July 2013, 09:11
This is why i play my xbox with a wired connection.. Wireless is unpredictable depending how far you are from the router
Gandi699
2nd July 2013, 13:20
have you done a pingtest or speedtest?
Hazmanscoop
2nd July 2013, 16:19
Yeah did a speedtest and a ping test, that's where I got the info from originally.
Ping fluctuated quite a bit from 20 up to 50 on different tests.
I've just ordered the infinity and managed to get it for £8 extra a month. So I'm pretty happy with that. When they install it I'm going to see if they can put it up in the bedroom with the Xbox so I can have a wired connection.
Cheers for the info Ross. Glad to see it does what it says on the tin.
Smith, I live in a town house (3 story) so I'm quite far from the router when wireless like. Although when I had the virgin at 100mb and had a town house, the wireless was pretty good regardless!
Gandi699
2nd July 2013, 17:16
How come you swapped? Better deal?
Hazmanscoop
2nd July 2013, 17:27
Seems like it mate, I was on normal bt broadband anyway. So instead of 7mb I get 75mb for £8 extra a month. Well worth it tbh
smiith
3rd July 2013, 21:38
Being a joiner, i managed to put a cable in the wall downstairs, and get it up to my room ;)
I fucking hate the advert
Gandi699
4th July 2013, 09:12
wired connections are old school but just better if you ask me, thats how I've wired in all my media stuff, servers and consoles. Wireless is only used for laptops and phones
tbf, I game over wireless on the PS3 - but it IS only about 4 feet from the router. Never had any issues at all.
The other thing you could consider if your wifi isn't great is homeplug - I also use these and they're basically fucking awesome :D
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-PA411KIT-AV500-Powerline-Adapter/dp/B0084Y9N3O/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1372929497&sr=8-4&keywords=homeplug+AV
Scott
4th July 2013, 10:06
have they affected the speed and pings at the homeplugged machine Ross?
On the BT infinity point it is unlikley the engineer will install in your room...unless you ask very nicely or possibly offer a beer token. Their remit is to install the new masterplug at the original masterplug location OR at the first point where the telephone line enters the house.
Depending on how the original house has been wired you may lose some speed at your bedroom location if its been star wired etc...
As i say though when i had mine installed the guy was very helpful and told me he could put the new plug anywhere i wanted even though it was a chargeable service etc etc...
have they affected the speed and pings at the homeplugged machine Ross?
Nothing noticeable. Traceroute shows a 1ms additional overhead on the homeplug and I've never tested the speed exactly, but it's enough to stream 5gb full 1080p video files over live so as far as I can tell perfectly adequate. I really rate the homeplug stuff :)
Scott
4th July 2013, 11:03
it was back in my mum and dads house that i was thinking for. They have an extension thats thick walled and steel framed and getting a wifi signal through is near impossible and still reach the other ends of the house. Then i discovered that due to the extension there are two seperate power rings :err:
I may look at the homeplus though for the eggbox for gaming. More just as its a gadget to mess around with :zainy:
Brettles1986
4th July 2013, 11:14
Bear in mind it only works if the homeplugs are on the same mains circuit. Not a situation you will come about often but it does happen especially if the house is converted.
Bear in mind it only works if the homeplugs are on the same mains circuit. Not a situation you will come about often but it does happen especially if the house is converted.
My garage is on a separate ring main and it still works over there, although (iirc) at a reduced speed. Get about 75mbps in there from memory. I don't know the full ins and outs of how it works to be fair.
Hazmanscoop
4th July 2013, 13:08
Fountain of knowledge in here like lads.
Cheers for the info.
I had been looking at those ross, but i could only remember that belkin did them, wasnt sure if anyone else did. Cost of the belkins is like £60 a set though, depending on what mbps rating you wanted.
I'll have to get some of those if he doesnt put it upstairs like
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