So what's the lowest latency service...

DamoTourettes · 12 Nov 2012 at 18:09

...that isn't FTTC or "superfast"?

Unfortunately I can't get this sucker, but am very intrigued with the possibilities of cable...? What's the general consensus?

Also, anyone had any experience of BE networks over the past year or so? I've heard they have dropped off in service - this still the case?

DamoTourettes · 14 Nov 2012 at 17:19

Muchos gracias peeps - BE it is!

DamoTourettes · 15 Nov 2012 at 10:34

HangTime said:
Be used to be arguably the best domestic provider for latency, with Londoners seeing as low as 5ms.

Cable at its best can compete at around those levels (sub-10ms) but is very unreliable and with Virgin focusing on speed these days I'd be surprised if there are many locations left where you can get low latency all the time due to localised contention.

If you have a lot of cash to throw at it then SDSL may be worth considering but I don't have any first-hand (or even second-hand) experience of it.

I'd like to look at SDSL simply because of the notions of contention, however I can't see it happening - I think BE is offering the best ratios at the moment so I'm thinking that's the way I'll jump - also, they offer a "gaming mode" which I think simply reduces the SNR to improve latency...

DamoTourettes · 15 Nov 2012 at 10:35

paradigm said:
I guess I must live in one of these "holy grail" Virgin Media locations, as my connection has been spot on for the entire time I've had it. Currently my average ping to a jolt or multiplay server is <15ms, and I'm on the 100Mb tier (due to be 120Mb early next year). FWIW my download (and upload for that matter) speeds always max out my line (where the remote end can handle it).

That's very impressive dude. Nice one.