Fiber speeds for gaming

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mielies44

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Howzit guys

I need abit of help here. :D

I have the privilege to install fiber in my house, but i'm struggling to choose a service provider and to chose the right speeds. I had a look at the 20Mbps option but it has a 20/20 and a 20/2 range.

I want to choose the 20/20 option but can I game online comfortably with a 20/2 option:confused:

The other question is, which service provider do i choose? these are the ones i can choose from:

- mweb
- cell c
- web africa
- vox
:whistle:
Thanks
 
For gaming, speed shouldn't be an issue - I used 2Mb/s before, currently on 4, all worked fine.

All you need is a low as possible ping (200ms to Europe, or less) and very low jitter. Works very well for online racing.
 
Ho3n3r said:
For gaming, speed shouldn't be an issue - I used 2Mb/s before, currently on 4, all worked fine.

All you need is a low as possible ping (200ms to Europe, or less) and very low jitter. Works very well for online racing.
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cs:go/dota use like 20kbps, it's not about speed but stability.
 
MickeyD said:
If you can afford the 20/20 go for it.

If not the 20/2 will be OK.

VOX !!!!
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the reason for why i included the 20/2 its because it gives me more of a variety to choose from. Some service providers ask a R1000 activation fee, depending on the length of the contract and the speeds. Some of them don't ask for the activation fee. So by know i can or cant play with a 20/2 speed, will save me the troubles of kicking myself lol:D
 
Ho3n3r said:
For gaming, speed shouldn't be an issue - I used 2Mb/s before, currently on 4, all worked fine.

All you need is a low as possible ping (200ms to Europe, or less) and very low jitter. Works very well for online racing.
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Awsm, But what service provider do you know is good from the list i put up? i will be looking at VOX as MickeyD suggested, any suggestions from your side?
 
mielies44 said:
Awsm, But what service provider do you know is good from the list i put up? i will be looking at VOX as MickeyD suggested, any suggestions from your side?
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Crystal Web is great, and I will also say this about Afrihost - whilst streaming went to the crapper and their support is horrible, I never had a day's issues with gaming with them.

I used Plugg too before and they were good with gaming, but their star rating throttle system is so harsh that you can barely use them for anything else.
 
Ho3n3r said:
Crystal Web is great, and I will also say this about Afrihost - whilst streaming went to the crapper and their support is horrible, I never had a day's issues with gaming with them.

I used Plugg too before and they were good with gaming, but their star rating throttle system is so harsh that you can barely use them for anything else.
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Those ISPs are not available to him... see the OP.
 
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