Complain when you get lag spikes for up to 1 minute and latency of between 6500 to 15000ms.
480ms is still very much playable.
Last edited:
-
Join the MyBroadband community
South Africa’s biggest forum. Discuss, discover, and connect with thousands of members.
-
Question of the Day: Do you think Bafana Bafana will win tonight?
Calling all gamers
- Thread starter vodacom3g
- Start date
Complain when you get lag spikes for up to 1 minute and latency of between 6500 to 15000ms.
480ms is still very much playable.
rabbiddog
Expert Member
Not complaining just giving some feed back on I find is happening. V3G says that the engineering guys are monitoring the thread so they will need feedback.
I have not seen spikes like that for about a week now.
I've experienced some serious spikes last night, up to 20 to 30secs per spike.
Latency was around 600ms to 2000ms, and what made it bad was that it was fluctuating frequently, as in almost every 5 seconds. Was totally terrible and i was almost unable to play.
Latency was around 600ms to 2000ms, and what made it bad was that it was fluctuating frequently, as in almost every 5 seconds. Was totally terrible and i was almost unable to play.
- What is the problem (lag, latency, ping, disconnects)
I seem to suffer from the lag/lactency issue
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
I play online MMOs (role playing games, ie WoW)
- Which data card are you using
E220
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
Its always been a on and off problem, never really resolved
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
This mainly happens during the period of 7pm->11pm
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
The tower name is Bedfordview (techies at VC told me)
- The modem type and firmware rev.
E220 (3g only) and form: 11.110.05.00.00
- The APN you used
I mainly use the internet APN and only switch to unrestricted when there is a issue
Any other questions let me know, ill help in anyway i can
I seem to suffer from the lag/lactency issue
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
I play online MMOs (role playing games, ie WoW)
- Which data card are you using
E220
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
Its always been a on and off problem, never really resolved
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
This mainly happens during the period of 7pm->11pm
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
The tower name is Bedfordview (techies at VC told me)
- The modem type and firmware rev.
E220 (3g only) and form: 11.110.05.00.00
- The APN you used
I mainly use the internet APN and only switch to unrestricted when there is a issue
Any other questions let me know, ill help in anyway i can
Xbox 360 Agent Weed
Active Member
I'm Blown Away!!!!!
Well my dad got the new usb modem from vodacom and with it I am getting an average of 110ms for latency, but wait!!! if you think thats good.....
I was playing call of duty 4 on xbox live when the system picked me as best host!!! so I hosted the game with 12 players and they all had 3/4 bars!! Note that this was at 9pm on saturday 1 november and without the R40 extra for higher access speeds and no external antenna.
I hope my connection will stay so great!!!
Well my dad got the new usb modem from vodacom and with it I am getting an average of 110ms for latency, but wait!!! if you think thats good.....
I was playing call of duty 4 on xbox live when the system picked me as best host!!! so I hosted the game with 12 players and they all had 3/4 bars!! Note that this was at 9pm on saturday 1 november and without the R40 extra for higher access speeds and no external antenna.
I hope my connection will stay so great!!!
3GRadioSupport
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2008
- Messages
- 1
- Reaction score
- 0
Hi Xbox 360 Agent Weed,
Do you know what the make/model is of your datacard? I assume it is an HSUPA capable card, which would explain the better PING times.
Do you know what the make/model is of your datacard? I assume it is an HSUPA capable card, which would explain the better PING times.
- What is the problem (lag, latency, ping, disconnects)
connects fine, then signal drops. lots of lag, high latency (sometimes in the 2000s)
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
DotA
- Which data card are you using
E220 USB
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
Recurring, no specific time of day
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
any time of the day
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Wetton, Cape Town
- The modem type and firmware rev.
Huawei E220 with latest firmware and software from Huawei site for XP
- The APN you used
internet
connects fine, then signal drops. lots of lag, high latency (sometimes in the 2000s)
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
DotA
- Which data card are you using
E220 USB
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
Recurring, no specific time of day
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
any time of the day
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Wetton, Cape Town
- The modem type and firmware rev.
Huawei E220 with latest firmware and software from Huawei site for XP
- The APN you used
internet
I complained about this over two years ago!
Sad to see the problem is still around. I am currently using MTN on my E220, getting latencies of around 400 latency during peak time. I get these latencies with out fail. The game I play is wow.
Vodacom is only playable very late at night, around 1 am onwards (still get a lot of disconnects though and latencies are around 600ms).
My signal strength with vodacom is around 69 Hz at its best and around 80 at its worst...with MTN it is usually somewhere around 80 - 90 hz (yet MTN gives me best connection/latency).
I went has far has getting an aerial, it actually did nothing to my signals strength. I don't really think it's the signal strength that is the problem. I have tried connecting from a lot of different sites in the city , and I get the same results, so I don't think it is Backhaul on the towers.
I feel the problem is in Vodacom's network. Something happened to it around a 2 years ago, the service just completely degraded.
Before that I was using Vodacom without any problems, latency was pretty good and had no disconnections but like I say something happened around 2 years ago. If I remember correctly it was around December 2006 that the service started degrading, by middle of 2007 it was totally unusable to play wow. (I could be wrong with the dates)
Anyways am sure if you check my post history you will see the correct dates of when it started happening.
One of the main reasons why I actually joined MBB was to ask what was happening to the vodacom signal.
Sad to see the problem is still around. I am currently using MTN on my E220, getting latencies of around 400 latency during peak time. I get these latencies with out fail. The game I play is wow.
Vodacom is only playable very late at night, around 1 am onwards (still get a lot of disconnects though and latencies are around 600ms).
My signal strength with vodacom is around 69 Hz at its best and around 80 at its worst...with MTN it is usually somewhere around 80 - 90 hz (yet MTN gives me best connection/latency).
I went has far has getting an aerial, it actually did nothing to my signals strength. I don't really think it's the signal strength that is the problem. I have tried connecting from a lot of different sites in the city , and I get the same results, so I don't think it is Backhaul on the towers.
I feel the problem is in Vodacom's network. Something happened to it around a 2 years ago, the service just completely degraded.
Before that I was using Vodacom without any problems, latency was pretty good and had no disconnections but like I say something happened around 2 years ago. If I remember correctly it was around December 2006 that the service started degrading, by middle of 2007 it was totally unusable to play wow. (I could be wrong with the dates)
Anyways am sure if you check my post history you will see the correct dates of when it started happening.
One of the main reasons why I actually joined MBB was to ask what was happening to the vodacom signal.
- What is the problem (lag, latency, ping, disconnects)
Irregular lag spikes, some days it runs well and others its terrible, then disconnects happen every now and then, usual pings around 300 but has gone to over 20000 before....
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
Usually just world of warcraft, hosted in america
Browsing and downloading has been slowing down as well.
- Which data card are you using
HSDPA
I am going to get an antennea because it should give better consistancy, but some days its slow even with good signal.
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
It has always been but seems to be getting worse, the consistancy has gone down. it used to run well most the time now its normally running slow.
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
Anytime usualy but worse during office hours
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Northcliff/ Berario
- The modem type and firmware rev.
e272 modem, with firmware - 11.304.08.00.00
- The APN you used
I don't use a third party APN
Irregular lag spikes, some days it runs well and others its terrible, then disconnects happen every now and then, usual pings around 300 but has gone to over 20000 before....
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
Usually just world of warcraft, hosted in america
Browsing and downloading has been slowing down as well.
- Which data card are you using
HSDPA
I am going to get an antennea because it should give better consistancy, but some days its slow even with good signal.
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
It has always been but seems to be getting worse, the consistancy has gone down. it used to run well most the time now its normally running slow.
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
Anytime usualy but worse during office hours
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Northcliff/ Berario
- The modem type and firmware rev.
e272 modem, with firmware - 11.304.08.00.00
- The APN you used
I don't use a third party APN
- What is the problem (lag, latency, ping, disconnects)
Irregular lag spikes occasionally, like once in evry 4 games. Once in while these will cause a disconnect but that is rare.
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
Just DoTA
- Which data card are you using
Huawei mobile connect e172 HSDPA usb stick
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
More an occasional annoyance than a regular problematic issue and has always been fairly consistent.
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
Haven't really noticed any trends but i only play at night usually.
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Rylands, Cape Town. My coverage is great according to vodacom maps
- The modem type and firmware rev.
Huawei e172, don't know how to check the firmware (don't feel like plugging it in
)
- The APN you used
Standard internet although i have applied for unrestricted
Irregular lag spikes occasionally, like once in evry 4 games. Once in while these will cause a disconnect but that is rare.
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
Just DoTA
- Which data card are you using
Huawei mobile connect e172 HSDPA usb stick
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
More an occasional annoyance than a regular problematic issue and has always been fairly consistent.
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
Haven't really noticed any trends but i only play at night usually.
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Rylands, Cape Town. My coverage is great according to vodacom maps
- The modem type and firmware rev.
Huawei e172, don't know how to check the firmware (don't feel like plugging it in
)- The APN you used
Standard internet although i have applied for unrestricted
Last edited:
- What is the problem (lag, latency, ping, disconnects)
lag+latency+ping ... ie .. all the same thing
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
DOTA/Warcraft 3 (the largest online gaming community in SA) Real time strat. WHICH USES EXTREMELY LOW BANDWIDTH!!!!!!!
- Which data card are you using
My phone
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
Always being
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
All the time
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Bonnie Doon, East London
- The modem type and firmware rev.
Nokai
- The APN you used
internet
Hey v3g, DOTA (a mod of Warcraft3) is most likely the most played local game in South Africa. At any one time there are over 900 South Africans in games on the war3 server.
On a dial-up you can play the game cleanly. Using edge the game plays, lags, plays, lags, plays, lags.
To give you an idea of the bandwidth usage.. a game of an hour long will use about 1 mb of bandwidth.. so its minimal.
On edge.. which I was under the impression was quicker than dial-up.. it lags terribly.
It uses a strange port, so I was wondering if its shaped at all.. or if it is beyond EDGE to play DOTA
Ta
ActivateD
Expert Member
DOTA games use 3mb i get about latency from 99-180 on a normal day.But today its so terrible im getting 600 latency dont even want to play as i will just ruin games.
What is the problem (lag, latency, ping, disconnects)
Latency,ping,disconnect
What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
Warcraft 3 (dota mod)
Which data card are you using
My phone samsung blackjack (wcdma connection only)
Is it a new problem or has it always been
ever since i got the phone and started playing last year august.
Times most terrible to play?
6pm-10pm Weekdays
8pm-11pm Saturdays
None Sundays
My location is
Auckland park/Westdene dont know which tower i connect too but thats my area
APN
Internet
What is the problem (lag, latency, ping, disconnects)
Latency,ping,disconnect
What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
Warcraft 3 (dota mod)
Which data card are you using
My phone samsung blackjack (wcdma connection only)
Is it a new problem or has it always been
ever since i got the phone and started playing last year august.
Times most terrible to play?
6pm-10pm Weekdays
8pm-11pm Saturdays
None Sundays
My location is
Auckland park/Westdene dont know which tower i connect too but thats my area
APN
Internet
Last edited:
Tonights bad this end as well, ingame pings are around 1k and very erratic (random request time outs and spikes). This is happening on the internet apn and checked the unrestricted apn and its even worse.
My info is on page 2 i think
My info is on page 2 i think
therock
Well-Known Member
today in durban im flying with 100ms pings to jhb and cpt looks like the problem is sorted in durban
therock
Well-Known Member
last night i was playing war3 on bnet the europe server and my ping was 140ms but i still got kicked bcoz other people had 20 and 40ms but 140ms is awsome for my vc 3g on a E272 in durban isnt it? i usually get 190-240ms btw.
Get on the local server. www.war3.co.za/forum
140ms is a good international ping to Europe from South Africa. Get on the local server for local pings.
therock
Well-Known Member
ive tried man but i cant add the local one to my server list.any help on this will be apreciated thx.
therock
Well-Known Member
got it working but now noone to play with 600 odd users compared to 200000 in europe is disappointing. i once played for 24hrs straight when i was on leave.
Jovs
Senior Member
- What is the problem (lag, latency, ping, disconnects)
Lag/Latency - At the best of times my in-game latency is running at about 800ms but most of the time it's running at 900ms+ with allot of spikes but very few disconnects.
When I still had ADSL 384 shaped my latency was running at about 500-600ms
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
World of Warcraft - EU server
- Which data card are you using
E220 USB.
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
Been like this since the first time I started using 3G.
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
Problem doesn't seem to be time specific.
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Cnr of Marine Faure Drive & Jakaranda Rd,Harbour Island, Gordons Bay, 31.1479°S 18.8568°E
- The modem type and firmware rev.
Huawei E220 with latest firmware and software from Vodacom.
- The APN you used
Internet
Lag/Latency - At the best of times my in-game latency is running at about 800ms but most of the time it's running at 900ms+ with allot of spikes but very few disconnects.
When I still had ADSL 384 shaped my latency was running at about 500-600ms
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
World of Warcraft - EU server
- Which data card are you using
E220 USB.
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
Been like this since the first time I started using 3G.
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
Problem doesn't seem to be time specific.
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Cnr of Marine Faure Drive & Jakaranda Rd,Harbour Island, Gordons Bay, 31.1479°S 18.8568°E
- The modem type and firmware rev.
Huawei E220 with latest firmware and software from Vodacom.
- The APN you used
Internet
- What is the problem (lag, latency, ping, disconnects)
lag lag lag, disconnects.
This is the hugest problem. Lagging like crazy. I've never gotten a better lattency than 500ms. Even with the new modem it's still the same.
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
mmo world of warcraft EU server
- Which data card are you using
E272 USB modem and I have upgraded to the 3.6 speed (no difference at all)
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
Always. Going on almost 3 years now. Had an older card before this one but it's exactly the same.
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
everyday
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Equestria, Pretoria
- The modem type and firmware rev.
The most updated software and firmware. It checks everytime it starts.
- The APN you used
mods, can you stick this up for a while?
mmmm. No mods that uses a internet connection
I have been playing on the 3G data card for almost 3 years now and It has never been good. One sec it will be below 300ms (happend once or twice) and then jump up to 2000ms. I've never had better ms than 500ms. Where do you guys live that get better than 500?
lag lag lag, disconnects.
This is the hugest problem. Lagging like crazy. I've never gotten a better lattency than 500ms. Even with the new modem it's still the same.
- What game are you playing (is it a FPS, real-time or turn based etc)
mmo world of warcraft EU server
- Which data card are you using
E272 USB modem and I have upgraded to the 3.6 speed (no difference at all)
- Is it a new problem or has it always been
Always. Going on almost 3 years now. Had an older card before this one but it's exactly the same.
- Is the problem experienced at all times of the day or only during peak hours
everyday
- The exact location so we can also check the site covering you
Equestria, Pretoria
- The modem type and firmware rev.
The most updated software and firmware. It checks everytime it starts.
- The APN you used
mods, can you stick this up for a while?
mmmm. No mods that uses a internet connection
I have been playing on the 3G data card for almost 3 years now and It has never been good. One sec it will be below 300ms (happend once or twice) and then jump up to 2000ms. I've never had better ms than 500ms. Where do you guys live that get better than 500?