BB provider for gaming

[Jonnycoupe]

Im think Im down to the choice between Be* unlimited or Plusnet Pro on the Atherstone exchange where im 308m.

In the past Ive been with orange and really suffered with a poor ping on the Xbox, mainly before midnight.

Be are looking the favoured option at 17.50 and 3 months free with £40 quidco but Plusnet pro claim their service as the one for gamers. Could i expect to see a significant difference between the two?

All comment appreciated

Cheers

 

[Jonnycoupe]

Is it just me or is this a completely silly question?
Surely when a one ISP is good/speed/contention etc, it's good for gaming - I struggle to understand what gaming has anything to do with it?

Go with be*

I didn't think so.

A bus on the motorway will carry lots of people but the ferrari will get there faster is the analogy in my head. With gaming is not about the amount of data you can shift.

Seems Be with Fasttrack will disable interleaving (ironically for your post that slows the download speed a little but reduces typically latency by 20ms)

Plusnet Pro has a wide range of gaming codes in a database so it can identify those datastreams as priority traffic. Again this is to reduce latency.

Raw D/L speed isnt my driving factor in selection but more so the ISP's traffic management. For example fair usage capping can and will effect download speed and latency.

I think I'm edging towards Be* though, the higher upload speed will help you get host and thats half the latency issues sorted.

 

[Jonnycoupe]

Gone for Be Unlimited and they are quoting a line speed of around 19mb on my line

With 3 months free and £40 cashback it works out at £9.80 a month for the 12 months I plan to be at my current house.

Cheers