Giorgio
Regular Member
Hey folks,
Say I wanted the absolute lowest ping/latency I can get.
I know, even for online gaming, anything under 30-40ms isn't going to make a difference unless I'm a top 1% player (and even then). But for the same reason we still want multi-gig speeds: cause why not!
Difference is, for higher speeds it's usually pretty linear: pay more, get more. Latency is not as straightforward.
I have a few questions I would like to ask you folks:

Say I wanted the absolute lowest ping/latency I can get.
I know, even for online gaming, anything under 30-40ms isn't going to make a difference unless I'm a top 1% player (and even then). But for the same reason we still want multi-gig speeds: cause why not!
Difference is, for higher speeds it's usually pretty linear: pay more, get more. Latency is not as straightforward.
I have a few questions I would like to ask you folks:
- Which ISPs usually have the best latency when gaming? I've heard TalkTalk being thrown around, any others?
- On the flipside, are there any that should be avoided? cough Vodafone cough Virgin
- Does the underlying "first-mile" network (OR, CityFibre...) make a difference?
- For FTTP, does the fibre distance to the exchange matter? Or does it travel at near-light speeds anyway?
- This website shows a table of every ISP and how many "routes" they have to other networks (eg internet backbones). Does more routes usually mean lower latency, since there are more paths to choose from?
- Finally, if I have money to burn, is a leased line better? Has anyone noticed a difference?























