Broadband vs Latency (gaming)?

[Makatinie]

Hi all,

I cannot seem to find any solid answers for my question: If my latency/ping to an international gaming server is e.g. 400 on a 348 kbps line; will that drop noticeably when I upgrade to a 4 mbps+ line?
I am trying to figure out if a faster ADSL line will improve the latency/ping so that I can join the many international servers available.

Thank you!
:wtf:

 

[Scooby_Doo]

No it will not drop noticeably, assuming that you are not saturating the line.

 

[Mr.Jax]

Nope it will not, however an unshaped ISP package might improve international latencies.

 

[Makatinie]

Hey guys,

Thank you for the über quick responses! Just to confirm then - there's no way to get 50(ms) ping/latency to international servers?

Shweet.

 

[tty128]

There's no way to get latency lower than about 200-250ms to Europe/US - it's pure physics. Length of undersea cable and speed of light.

 

[Makatinie]

Oish... will need the Starship Enterprise then.

Thank you for saving me money

Over and out.

 

[FlatspinZA]

There's no way to get latency lower than about 200-250ms to Europe/US - it's pure physics. Length of undersea cable and speed of light.

I don't think the speed of light is a limiting factor here - it's all the hops that slow down your connection i.e. switching speeds between different segments on your journey.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

I don't think the speed of light is a limiting factor here - it's all the hops that slow down your connection i.e. switching speeds between different segments on your journey.

20 000km would take light 100ms in fiber without any equipment in the way, so its pretty impossible to get below that.