I wondered if anyone else here was with Virgin Media and could give their experiences with online play (PC, PS3 or 360).
For the past few months, XBL has been unplayable for me, the lag is astounding. I have 20mb, 360 connected by ethernet direct to modem, no other connections. Haven't downloaded anything all day, so "traffic management" is not in effect.
I boot up SF4 for a few matches, and 3 and 4 bar connections play like sub-1 bar. There is a 1/2 second lag every 3 to 4 seconds where the play freezes but the button commands then all come at once afterwards. In short: unplayable.
I've read all sorts of reasons for this, and solutions, but nothing seems to work. My download speed on the PC is same as always (can reach 2MB/second on a good day) - so it does seem it's only when I'm gaming.
I'm looking at alternative ISPs, but I never had a big problem with VM before Virgin took over Telewest/Blueyonder.
Any other VM users have similar or unsimilar experiences?
For the past few months, XBL has been unplayable for me, the lag is astounding. I have 20mb, 360 connected by ethernet direct to modem, no other connections. Haven't downloaded anything all day, so "traffic management" is not in effect.
I boot up SF4 for a few matches, and 3 and 4 bar connections play like sub-1 bar. There is a 1/2 second lag every 3 to 4 seconds where the play freezes but the button commands then all come at once afterwards. In short: unplayable.
I've read all sorts of reasons for this, and solutions, but nothing seems to work. My download speed on the PC is same as always (can reach 2MB/second on a good day) - so it does seem it's only when I'm gaming.
I'm looking at alternative ISPs, but I never had a big problem with VM before Virgin took over Telewest/Blueyonder.
Any other VM users have similar or unsimilar experiences?
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