High ping while playing games via wireless?

jack.m

jack.m

jack.m

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Hey everyone i recently started uni and i bought my pc with me to do a bit of gaming on when i get bored. I am in a shared house with 4 other people and in every game server i go to join im getting a ping of 400 atleast! This means im getting constantly kicked for high ping :/ im with virgin media and we are paying for a 30mb download speed but i get about 1/2 mb in actuall download speeds. The wireless is a "NETGEAR RangeMax USB Wireless Network Adapter" is there anything i can do or am i going to have to try and snake a wire around the house?

Thanks in advance :D
 
The router is about 5-6 meters away and its through two walls. It's an old miners cottage, i have never seen those things before i will take a look at them thanks :D
 
5 meters or so is not that big of a gap at all, however two walls (brick?) could possibly be the issue. Have your house mates experienced any latency issues? This is of course if they use the internet for things other than facebook etc.

Go to pingtest.net on your PC, check results and ask if your house mates can check it from where they normally sit too (however dont make it awkward if they dont know you that well!)

Still don't know what router you have though? Also, see if ping is an issue when the router is right next to you. If it isn't, see if you're able to move it.
 
Hey ok its a virgin media router I don't know the exact model but it is pretty new and the walls are stone I think. I am going to go with the product you linked thanks :D
 
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