Stupid question regarding throttling and gaming

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Hi there.

I am completely new to the ADSL world hence my poopy understanding of it all. That said, here's my question:

I have an account at Connection and I suspect that I may be throttled at this point, but what I wish to know is whether someone should still be able to game or not whilst being throttled. Right now my ping to all Battlefield servers is 400m/s. That is, needless to say, unplayable.

EDIT: I just saw my ping to google.com is 400 as well. Is throttled internet suppose to be like this?

EDIT 2: Just ran the 'Is it my line' tool that is stickied in this section and got this:

Zertop's LineTool Results
Date/Time: Wed Feb 17 21:42:45 CAT 2016

Basic Report:

Your packet loss was 3%.
Your average ping was 449ms.
Your maximum ping was 562ms.

You seem to have some packet loss. This indicates an issue on the line.
Looking at your average ping, there is definitely something wrong with your line! Please post the results (at the end of the program) into the forum for advice!

Detailed Report:

Pinging 196.215.156.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=400ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=418ms TTL=254
Request timed out.
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=315ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=421ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=533ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=520ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=540ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=543ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=361ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=459ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=534ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=424ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=459ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=530ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=440ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=307ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=507ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=414ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=428ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=562ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=387ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=452ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=530ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=383ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=464ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=458ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=375ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=388ms TTL=254
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=491ms TTL=254

Ping statistics for 196.215.156.1:
Packets: Sent = 30, Received = 29, Lost = 1 (3% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 307ms, Maximum = 562ms, Average = 449ms
Click to expand...

Have been ADSL-ing for a week now and this happens. Praise Llamas.
 
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Wow, you need a new ISP :)

C:\>ping 196.215.156.1

Pinging 196.215.156.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=242
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=37ms TTL=242
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=242
Reply from 196.215.156.1: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=242

Ping statistics for 196.215.156.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 37ms, Maximum = 38ms, Average = 37ms

C:\>
 
sour said:
Hi there.

I am completely new to the ADSL world hence my poopy understanding of it all. That said, here's my question:

I have an account at Connection and I suspect that I may be throttled at this point, but what I wish to know is whether someone should still be able to game or not whilst being throttled. Right now my ping to all Battlefield servers is 400m/s. That is, needless to say, unplayable.

EDIT: I just saw my ping to google.com is 400 as well. Is throttled internet suppose to be like this?

EDIT 2: Just ran the 'Is it my line' tool that is stickied in this section and got this:



Have been ADSL-ing for a week now and this happens. Praise Llamas.
Click to expand...

That would be line/exchange problems - probably exchange congestion. My ping is always low, even when throttled. After 5pm, throttling lifts.

Try with another ISP (get a free AH account) and see if congestion disappears. (Remember to leave account connected for an extended period)

Here my results:

Zertop's LineTool Results
Date/Time: Thu Feb 18 08:00:17 CAT 2016

Basic Report:

Your packet loss was 0%.
Your average ping was 13ms.
Your maximum ping was 24ms.

Looking at your average ping, your line seems to be running perfectly.
It seems that your maximum ping is also good. If there are any issues, they most probably lie with your ISP

Detailed Report:
Code: 
Pinging 155.239.255.250 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63

Ping statistics for 155.239.255.250:
    Packets: Sent = 30, Received = 30, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 12ms, Maximum = 24ms, Average = 13ms
 
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