Google Fiber will enhance internet speed and reliability in areas it serves, providing faster connections for users.
Google Fiber will enhance internet speed and reliability in areas it serves, providing faster connections for users.
Right now I have a 200mbs connection and am considering an upgrade. For comparison, Fortnite is popular in Texas, with ping around 30-40, and arena/tournament speeds often 60-65. I’m curious if Google Fiber will improve my latency since I’m far from Virginia and Ohio servers.
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There are many data centers across Texas. One approach is to lease a VPS or dedicated server in a nearby datacenter, connect via a VPN or proxy, and route your traffic through it. This can cut latency to the datacenter to just 5-10 ms, then to your game servers in 20-30 ms, improving response times. A quick search revealed a company offering dedicated IP VPNs from a Dallas datacenter for $20 per month: http://www.morevpn.com/texas-dedicated-ip-vpn/. If you're curious, you could reach out to them for a test IP or a one-day trial.
Your friend's experience with latency in Texas is interesting. You noticed that routing through Texas increases delay noticeably compared to other regions. From the UK, ping times seem similar when going via Texas, which seems inconsistent. Even though he uses ATT DSL, a poor connection should only add a few milliseconds, not a significant jump. It might help if traffic routes through better connections than the ISP provides, but that’s uncertain. Search results suggest servers are located in Ohio, Virginia, California, and Oregon—not Texas. The lack of a Texas server could contribute to higher costs or poor performance. Overall, his latency appears reasonable compared to what you observed.