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by mentalcheez
Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:49 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Excellent connection but terrible ping when playing counter strike.
Replies: 11
Views: 3565

I tried all the suggestions you gave me but it was to no avail :cry: . I tried a direct connection from my modem to pc. I bought a new ethernet cable. My modem doesnt have a firewall so that couldnt be the problem.

Out of curiosity, I asked a friend who has a similar connection to mine to do ...
by mentalcheez
Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:27 am
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Excellent connection but terrible ping when playing counter strike.
Replies: 11
Views: 3565

yea i checked out the site and got this:
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by mentalcheez
Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:59 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Excellent connection but terrible ping when playing counter strike.
Replies: 11
Views: 3565

i notice the same error with all the tracerts ive done so far: the 2nd hop says request timed out. What else could i do to fix this and where do you think the problem originates from?

I just tried a speed-test at speedtest.net:
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by mentalcheez
Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:57 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Excellent connection but terrible ping when playing counter strike.
Replies: 11
Views: 3565

I moved my modem and router to the top of my computer table lol (printer was demoted :P). They seem to be relatively far apart from any "electrical devices"(not including computer peripherals). Umm here is a photo of my current setup:

http://photos1.hi5.com/0046/924/675/d02rQ1924675-02.jpg

After ...
by mentalcheez
Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:57 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Counter Strike Problems
Replies: 7
Views: 12836

CoolJ wrote:** Speed 3370(down)/425(up) kbps **
coolj, what is the average ping u get when playing fpses liek counter strike and call of duty? im curious because i used to have a similar connection to yours and im wondering if i got the ping i was paying for(in a sens :P).
by mentalcheez
Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:49 am
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Excellent connection but terrible ping when playing counter strike.
Replies: 11
Views: 3565

sorry i took so long rollingstone, i had trouble with my isp; my internet was down. Its back up now at 8mbps. i just did the speedtest. Anyways, the tracert values are:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:\Documents and Settings\Niaz>tracert yahoo.com ...
by mentalcheez
Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:11 am
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Excellent connection but terrible ping when playing counter strike.
Replies: 11
Views: 3565

I applied the settings u suggested, rebooted, and tried playing strike. I am able to find servers under 200 ping now(an improvement i must say), but still none of them give me a ping lower than 100.

My previous ISP (2 months ago) gave me a 3mbps download connection and 512kbps upload. And the same ...
by mentalcheez
Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:03 am
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: Excellent connection but terrible ping when playing counter strike.
Replies: 11
Views: 3565

Excellent connection but terrible ping when playing counter strike.

Hi, I am new to the forum. My problem is that i get high pings whne playing counter strike; i.e. 150 or more... most of the time it averages abt 300!!!

I am in Jamaica and im paying for a 8mbps download and 1mbps upload connection. i have done many speedtests from reputed sites that confirm i am ...