Check the pings and continue.
Check the pings and continue.
So here’s the situation: my internet speed is pretty slow—down to 16.8 Mbps, but it still works. Recently, games and voice calls started acting weird. I checked ping speeds using Command Prompt on Windows; it went from about 28ms to a crazy 3286ms in just one second. That’s definitely wireless, so I expected some fluctuation, but it never got that bad before. Now it keeps happening even after retesting with three different devices, all showing good ping times. My internet provider has been my main suspect for a long time, but I’m not sure why this is happening now. Any advice would be great—I can’t play smoothly on anything like McDonald’s Wi-Fi or Skyrim. Thanks!
With a connection speed around 0.5Mbps or 512kbps, it’s likely you’re using the full capacity and this is contributing more to your lag or delay than the Wi-Fi itself.
Here are some alternative ways to phrase the troubleshooting steps:
1. Check the stability of your network card pings to 127.0.0.1 and your default gateway using a ping test.
2. Verify consistent ping latency when reaching Google DNS (8.8.8.8).
3. If those tests pass, the issue likely lies between your modem and the internet; consider sharing a trace of your DNS queries to Google.
4. Run a traceroute to 8.8.8.8 for further insight.
After a complete reset and a long break, there hasn't been any adjustment. None of the changes occurred in the past three weeks. The router remains the same, the PC hasn't been modified—it just happened naturally. I'm checking with my internet provider, but it seems to affect only this computer, not others.