Issues related to ping spikes have been observed.
Issues related to ping spikes have been observed.
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For the last year or so I have been having insane problems with my ping spiking on my internet, I'm connected via ethernet.
My ping spiking definitely has something to do with my family's smart TV streaming. They don't stream Netflix or anything but they are watching stuff on an app, called "Elisa elamus" in my language.
I have tried so much to solve this ping issue and I've been trying for months now, the router is under my other family members name and they refuse to upgrade it since everything is fine on their end, they don't notice any ping spikes because they are watching tv and the tv has no issue.
Today I bought antennas for my router because it didn't have them before, but those didn't really help either. I've done bufferbloat tests and always gotten a bad result, usually its D.
I am using a Huawei B535-232a router, the internet plan is 50MBit download and 20 upload, although I've heard those speeds don't really matter when it comes to ping spiking or ping in general. Its a 4G connection as-well.
I have tried lowering the quality settings on the TV and I can't even do that for some reason, I mean I can lower the quality itself but there is no option to lower the resolution at all.
I would really be thankful if someone would take their time to look into this issue and ask extra questions if needed, this is really getting frustrating because its not like I can just go upgrade the internet myself. Thank you!
For most contemporary links the connection speed doesn't influence ping durations. It was quite typical to experience significant ping increases when using DSL connections with speeds of 5 or 10 megabits per second. A single application could easily consume large amounts in a short time. Therefore, a 50mbit connection is generally sufficient for playing games and streaming 4K Netflix videos that require about 30 megabits per second. If many family members were watching 4K Netflix simultaneously, they could exhaust the available bandwidth, causing ping spikes. To address this, you might need to manage traffic through an information agreement or by applying Quality of Service settings on your router to prioritize your data.
However, when the connection is a 4G network, these concerns become less relevant. There are two main factors. First, wireless signals can introduce delays similar to error correction in Wi-Fi, leading to random latency increases. Second, the cell tower may not provide enough capacity for everyone, especially if many users are streaming high-bandwidth content like 4K Netflix or large software downloads such as Microsoft Flight Simulator, which previously took hours to download even on a gigabit connection.
It seems you have limited options to resolve this issue. Any wireless interference along the path will likely result in ping spikes. With 4G, the situation is largely beyond your control.
As suggested, there’s nothing you can do in your situation.
Or try getting your own internet.