Spartacus Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 For those using AT&T Uverse or TWC service in the US, could you please share what your average ping is to major sites such as www.google.com or www.xbox.com or even their DNS server 8.8.8.8 ? I'm located in the mid-west US and have 30 up / 6 down service from AT&T UVerse. My average ping to www.google.com is : --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0.0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 44.267/44.715/45.830/0.442 ms for www.xbox.com I get : --- e2537.dspb.akamaiedge.net ping statistics --- 10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0.0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 40.291/42.446/49.777/3.023 ms For most speed tests I get approx 30 ms ping. Seems a bit high, and I'm trying to determine how much of a detriment this is to games like BO3 etc. While I definitely get the benefit of geo-filter, I don't ever end up with gameplay like what others report after using the R1. I'd like to hear what others are experiencing with using uVerse service and how it compares to TWC. My current commitment with AT&T ends soon and I am considering switching depending on how TWC users experience service in my area. They offer 50 up/5 down for about the same price as I'm currently paying for 30/5 so seems like a reasonable upgrade, but not sure how their users fare wrt gaming... Any insights would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy clam Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I would run the duma diagnostics on the router as that's the most reliable.I don't trust the speeds thru xbox or playstation,very unreliable. And the boys across the pond have better internet than us which is why they get those insane 5-10 ms pings during games. I can't speak on TWC as I've never used them as an ISP,but run the internet diagnostics thru the duma and see what you get.The reason it's more reliable is it shuts everything else off but the computer your running the test on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 @Fuzzy Totally agree. I really like the way that the diag functionality is implemented on the NetDuma -- it came back with results stating my ping was just "OK" but everything else was excellent. In the interim, I did manage to find a friend who has Time Warner service and had him run the tests for me. His results were almost identical to mine, so I'm thinking it may just be that we're not so lucky wrt having faster ping (or even faster internet speeds) like the folks in UK/Europe etc. However, to that point, as long as I'm able to use the GeoFilter and make sure I'm playing with others with about equivalent connection as mine, it should still be an even playing field These are results from TWC -- on their 60/5 service: MacBook-Pro-3:~ rk$ ping -c 10 www.google.com PING www.google.com (74.125.226.16): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=0 ttl=51 time=46.227 ms 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=53.156 ms 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=2 ttl=51 time=40.788 ms 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=3 ttl=51 time=45.778 ms 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=4 ttl=51 time=44.491 ms 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=5 ttl=51 time=47.371 ms 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=6 ttl=51 time=43.583 ms 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=7 ttl=51 time=39.433 ms 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=8 ttl=51 time=40.900 ms 64 bytes from 74.125.226.16: icmp_seq=9 ttl=51 time=42.630 ms MacBook-Pro-3:~ rk$ ping -c 10 www.xbox.com PING e2537.dspb.akamaiedge.net (104.73.163.17): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=0 ttl=56 time=45.385 ms 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=1 ttl=56 time=44.897 ms 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=2 ttl=56 time=44.543 ms 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=3 ttl=56 time=41.877 ms 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=4 ttl=56 time=48.348 ms 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=5 ttl=56 time=43.582 ms 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=6 ttl=56 time=46.508 ms 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=7 ttl=56 time=44.178 ms 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=8 ttl=56 time=43.809 ms 64 bytes from 104.73.163.17: icmp_seq=9 ttl=56 time=44.887 ms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy clam Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Yeah I wish we could get the connections that our fellow duma army brothers get across the pond... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_Wildcats_Fans Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I am a TWC customer in San Diego, CA. I have 50Mbps down and 5Mbps up. With my laptop wired into the R1 and using Duma Diagnostics, I get an average ping around 15mS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrathoftank Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 For those using AT&T Uverse or TWC service in the US, could you please share what your average ping is to major sites such as www.google.com or www.xbox.com or even their DNS server 8.8.8.8 ? I'm located in the mid-west US and have 30 up / 6 down service from AT&T UVerse. My average ping to www.google.com is : --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0.0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 44.267/44.715/45.830/0.442 ms for www.xbox.com I get : --- e2537.dspb.akamaiedge.net ping statistics --- 10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0.0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 40.291/42.446/49.777/3.023 ms For most speed tests I get approx 30 ms ping. Seems a bit high, and I'm trying to determine how much of a detriment this is to games like BO3 etc. While I definitely get the benefit of geo-filter, I don't ever end up with gameplay like what others report after using the R1. I'd like to hear what others are experiencing with using uVerse service and how it compares to TWC. My current commitment with AT&T ends soon and I am considering switching depending on how TWC users experience service in my area. They offer 50 up/5 down for about the same price as I'm currently paying for 30/5 so seems like a reasonable upgrade, but not sure how their users fare wrt gaming... Any insights would be greatly appreciated In my personal experience I have found that gaming on cable (TWC) is much better than gaming on vdsl (Uverse). My pings were only slightly improved, however the playing experience was night and day improvement for me. The interleaving process for uverse adds about 10-20 ms to your first hop over standard dsl, which I'm pretty sure at&t no longer offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thanks all for the feedback. I'll shop around to see what's available and also test out gameplay on my friend's network when I get a chance and then decide. I know AT&T is also expected to roll out faster service in my area in early 2016 so that may be another option I may be able to consider provided pricing is competitive. Good to see that we do have ping times < 20 ms at least in some spots in the US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
major masingil Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Thanks all for the feedback. I'll shop around to see what's available and also test out gameplay on my friend's network when I get a chance and then decide. I know AT&T is also expected to roll out faster service in my area in early 2016 so that may be another option I may be able to consider provided pricing is competitive. Good to see that we do have ping times < 20 ms at least in some spots in the US! One thing to remember is increased DL / UL speed won't make your ping improve. You could have 300 Mbps up and down but if your base ping is 100ms, your games with stink. U verse is prone to congestion because it's a dsl technology. Your ping will vary based on your distance to the dsl repeater and how many other people in your area are using the internet at the same time. With coax, you're not subject to the same congestion rules that apply to dsl. Imo, if possible your first choice should be fiber, then Coax (TWC), then dsl (Uverse) Not to rub it in, but I have VZW fios, my base ping when running the diagnostics on the R1 is usually around 12ms. When pinging a server in a game, I usually have around 25ms or lower. Every once and a while something will be crappy and the ping to the games will be 40-50ms and I feel like I notice a huge disadvantage when compared to my normal speeds. There are definitely more wtf moments. It's crazy to think that 50ms is s disadvantage because in all honestly it is an extremely short period of time very hard for a human to even recognize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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