latency

  1. NPrinsloo

    Observed network degradation → sudden recovery (looking for insights)

    A few of us in our estate started seeing increasing connectivity issues over time — initially higher latency during gaming, then dropped Zoom calls, and eventually streaming interruptions and general instability. The estate runs off a shared upstream (effectively a single public IP), so we...
  3. A

    Afrihost (MTN) 5G vs MTN 5G - Ping and Max Difference

    Good day everyone - hoping someone knowledgeable on 5G networks and how the different ISP's operate can shed some light on this annoying topic for me Context - I have month-to-month contracts with both MTN directly and with Afrihost (MTN) for 5G: MTN - R699 for 60 Mbps up and down - very...
  4. RoLeLu

    Telkom unrestricted APN slower than restricted APN

    I was testing Telkom Mobile's APN pings using a vpn application called Radmin VPN, I tested both unrestricted APN as well as the restricted APN. I pinged the same person in the application using both APN's and discovered that the unrestricted APN has significantly higher latency (±70) than the...
  5. ShadowR

    Modern Warfare 2 Latency

    Hi guys. Anyone else on Vox fibre noticed that some of the matches in modern warfare 2 (2022) has a high latency of 110-120ms? It's very frustrating and happens about every 4-5 games. The line itself is fine when I speedtest getting 2ms latency. Cheers.
    • ShadowR
    • Thread
    • latency modern warfare 2 vox
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Gaming
  6. Z

    Your experience with Fibre & your service provider

    My town is (finally) in the process of fibre rollout (Evotel). What would be my best option for fibre if I want decent latency? I've been using MTN LTE on Supersonic for the last 2 years was , and OMG latency really goes to hell in the evening, so badly that I usually plug in a seperate LTE...
  7. N

    High Latency on Fibre connection? (Metrofibre)

    Hi all, For some context. I'm in Durban, Durban North area. I have a Metrofibre line 50/50mb which I have taken through Telkom as my ISP. However, I noticed while I'm getting solid down/up speeds, my Ping is abit high. I have a friend who has their Fibre with Afrihost and he's getting a...
    • NathanTitan
    • Thread
    • durban fibre high ping latency low latency metrofiber ping telkom
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
  8. S

    What on Earth has Rain done with their routing again?

    I used to be able to connect now to middle east server in Overwatch and Apex with a decent 150 ping and since their maintenance this morning it is all gone! now I even have to use third party apps to be able to have a ping lower than 300ms... There can never be some sort of stability with Rain...
  9. Nick1098

    High latency on 4G

    Hi, Im having high latency with a new MTN 4G setup, so i got a shiney new Huawei B612 and data contract with SuperSonic and like any nerd i immediately did a speed test, i get about 65ms / 18Mbps/ 13Mbps, I thought it was wierd because I usually get around 15ms ping in Cape Town on a good 4G...
  10. Anthro

    How accurate is PingPlotter Really ??

    Had an interesting scenario today. Pingplotter was indicating 20+% packet loss to the gateway within the LAN at a client site, and also some loss to other points in the path. I was there to try and prove that the issue is on their Internet or Infrastructure (alongside their IT person who we...
  11. RedViking

    Web Africa Telkom LTE (FIXED) R899 - 150GB FUP - 10Mbps Speed

    Is this a good deal? 1. I am currently paying almost R650 for ADSL (220 Telkom + 420 Axxess) for less than 4Mbps line and use about 120-150GB a month. But my line is mostly consistent for 95% of the time. 2. Will the Telkom Fixed LTE be reliable? (from your experience)I know it will also...
    • RedViking
    • Thread
    • adsl afrihost alte-a axxess fibre latency lte router telkom webafrica
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Telkom Mobile Data
  12. G

    Vumatel with Cell C-Fibre, Line Speeds, Cape Town

    Hopefully the following post can help someone out there that had as many questions I had regarding Fibre and its performance. Questions such as: Who is the best ISP to select once your line has been installed? Is there a difference between LTE-A and Fibre? Which router is the best for Fibre...
    • genius7129
    • Thread
    • apartment block cell c fibre fibre 100mbps utilization fibre cape town fibre installation fibre speed latency vumatel
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Fibre ISP Discussions
  13. S

    Latency and packet loss. HELP! PLS!

    I am hoping someone can assist with this and Crystalweb/Evonet are saying its out of their network therefore they can't help me and giving me shrugged shoulders. Wargaming whom I am pinging says contact my ISP. The problem starts at the 4th hop. Attached my Pingplotter screen grab.
  14. U

    Internationall Packet loss and Bandwith

    Hope everyone is doing good , over a month now and still having internationall packet loss upto 20 percent and extremely high ping like 300 - to eu btw ... which normally through the day is 150 ... im so depressed and so mad at the same time ... cant even watch streams at night cause everything...
    • Ultrafy
    • Thread
    • cell c fibre international bandwidth international cell c latency packet loss
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Fibre ISP Discussions
  15. S

    Fixed LTE - What's the speeds like, and does it work well for gaming?

    Hi all, I've been thinking of signing up with Axxess for their 200GB LTE deal. Just wanted to find out from current users who make use of Cell C LTE - what are the speeds like (upload and download) and how is the latency to Europe servers for online gaming? Is it comparable to Telkom...
  16. L

    Latency Issues between CPT and JHB

    Hi All, I am asking all in CPT who are experiencing issues every evening from around 7 pm till a little after 10 pm to please respond to this thread with any information regarding traceroutes, mtr results and ping plotter graphs when they experience the ludacris latency locally and...
  17. M

    Ping Spikes, Have changed ISP and still the same, anybody care to help a noob?

    Hi Guys, I am on a 4MB uncapped line and am getting crazy ping spikes when I play battlefield online on Xbox, sometimes it shoots up to 2274. I changed my ISP from crystalweb to telkom home unlimited and am still getting the exact same problem. The router I am using is a Huawei HG532S...
  18. S

    Gaming on EU servers via Cell C LTE - is it possible?

    Hi all, I'm thinking of signing up for a contract with Cell C to get an LTE Router + Package. Currently on Telkom LTE Uncapped - its been great, however we all share this at home and I would like to get a separate LTE just to do gaming (unfortunately no fibre in our area yet and max adsl is...
  19. Y

    Telkom exchange point

    Bredell ADSL Problems Hi~:) My internet speed has been terrible for the past 7 months and I've been trying to get Telkom to fix my line but every time they tell me its because we too far away from the exchange point and there is nothing they can do, but I've been using the same line for many...
  20. C

    Best ISP for International Latency?

    Hi everybody, I'm on the verge of having my Telkom Fibre installed this week and I'm looking to take advantage of the lowered latency. I play a lot of Dota 2 on European and SEA servers and I was wondering which ISP could give me the best international latency in Johannesburg? I used to get...
  21. D

    Reviews for Crystal Web Fibre?

    I'm getting fibre in my home very soon with Vumatel infrastructure, and Crystal Web are offering a very good uncapped package with 100/100 megabit/s up down speeds for R1 089. Compared to all the other packages being offered on the Vumatel website, this seems like a steal. Can anyone who has...
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