Internet speeds make a difference?

[Freddy_Sez_PSN]

I see a lot of info recommending that folks utilize a ping to determine their speed/latency. While it can be a good measure in the right cases, the best measure for a game is if you ping the actual game servers of the game you are playing, and not random sites. You can have minimal to no latency to 8.8.8.8, but high latency to MLBTS game servers. This can go down a rabbit hole of troubleshooting and things ISPs and their contracted carriers do to manage routes and bandwidth you can't control, and there are things folks can do to help within their home network as many have stated; but understand that a simple ping to the Internet is not the end all be all and may not tell you anything helpful.

[SteelyMacBeam_PSN]

@Rusty-_-Rod said in Internet speeds make a difference?:

@SteelyMacBeam said in Internet speeds make a difference?:

I have a ping between 10ms and 17ms. Is that decent? Never knew what this was, but always questioned whether the lag was on my end or the opponents end.

That ping is good, now you need to test your bufferbloat.

I went down the rabbit hole. Apparently I may have bloat. Did a test and it came back rated a C.

But I did find out that apparently my ping and d/u speeds are better on wifi vs ethernet on the PS4 Pro. I've always been hard wired. I'm going to try it on WiFi tonight and see if there's any difference.