5g Router Consistency Problem

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That is the problem with wireless it can work fine one minute and then be unusable the next. It is affected by any number of things. It can be as simple as someone closing a door and changing the reflection patterns in the house.

It really doesn't mater your options are still the same you need to find a way to avoid whatever interference is causing the issue. Since it is impossible to actually see you just are pretty much stuck just randomly changing the few things you can.

This is the key reason the recommendation is to use ethernet cables for playing online games. It is a massive issue and there is no real fix, the way wireless is designed is the worst possible option when it comes to what games need to run. Now it works...
And you question is ?

This is expected behavior from a wireless connection. You get the convenience of wireless but the downside is more inconsistency in the quality of the signal.

If you have not already done it change the channel width to 20mhz. This will cut your top speed and make it so you can't run 802.11ac but 20mhz running with no interference will outperform a 80mhz 802.11ac connection that has lots of interference. A single 20mhz channel can still run faster than most people internet connection.

Still no matter what you do you will likely get periods of time with random latency it is just one of those things in how wireless works.

 

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It was fine before though. This has never happened to me in game until ~1 month ago. You don't see most people just ping spiking in every game ever even though many are wireless. Also, other computers on my network are not effected.



 
That is the problem with wireless it can work fine one minute and then be unusable the next. It is affected by any number of things. It can be as simple as someone closing a door and changing the reflection patterns in the house.

It really doesn't mater your options are still the same you need to find a way to avoid whatever interference is causing the issue. Since it is impossible to actually see you just are pretty much stuck just randomly changing the few things you can.

This is the key reason the recommendation is to use ethernet cables for playing online games. It is a massive issue and there is no real fix, the way wireless is designed is the worst possible option when it comes to what games need to run. Now it works really good for web pages and even file download where small variations have no impact.
 
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