http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21157760 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:57:03 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:57:03 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21172690
in-game pings dont mean much when comparing to other people and trying to determine the better connection.
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Never ever has the DSL been faster, or offered lower latency than Comcast.

Pretty much any game server you went to was at least 115 ms (and I was 1000 feet from the CO)

With comcast here, most of them are under 30ms.

I hope this helps. Things might be different in your city.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21161198 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:16:19 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21158957
To muddy the waters, DSL isn't the same everwhere, there is Interleaved DSL and FastPath DSL.

Interleaved DSL in Qwest territory (for example) adds about 30ms to your connection. It is more stable as a string of packets is less likely to get NAK'd and need to be resent. DSL is also a dedicated connection to the Terminal (RT or CO).

FastPath DSL has no extra latency, but is more subject to outside interference (Radio, signal degredation, etc)

Cable is a shared local loop. Typically lower latency but much more susceptable to vagrancies in the line due to other users on your local loop.

I'm sure Fanboi's on both sides of the fence will chime in. However, You'll never know how good a service is until you try it personally. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21158957 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:23:01 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21157968 --
Do you care about network neutrality, the right to privacy, or patent system abuse? Obama used to.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21157968 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:19:57 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21157811 said by Jonnycat :

Hi,

I am currently a Comcast customer, and am about to switch over to DSL for my broadband connection.

Speed I'm not too concerned about, but how about latency? Does anyone have any experience they've had comparing the gaming latency between cable (Comcast) and DSL?

Thanks for any help on this,

Jon
DSL typically has lower latency as it is a direct connection to the R/T or CO, where it is then dumped out with the rest of the traffic - Unlike Cable which is constantly competing for bandwidth. It really depends on the area, however. Down here in San Antonio my cable internet connection is just as good as my DSL up north in Chicago. However, up in Chicago comcrap is quite horrid. Overall though, DSL is typically better for gaming.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21157811 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:49:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21157760
I am currently a Comcast customer, and am about to switch over to DSL for my broadband connection.

Speed I'm not too concerned about, but how about latency? Does anyone have any experience they've had comparing the gaming latency between cable (Comcast) and DSL?

Thanks for any help on this,

Jon]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Gaming-latency-Comcrap-vs-DSL-21157760 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:41:26 EDT