ping goes up when i download or stream

Mar 11, 2018
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For some reason my internet has been doing really badly for the past 6-8 months

whenever i download something or someone streams netflix or twitch throughout the house my ping spikes up to 300 when it is usually around a stready 20


I proved this by downloading a CS:GO update. When downloading I got around 30 ping then during the test I paused the download and it would gradually reduce.

Usually there are 9 devices on average connected to the internet, But even when I restarted the router to reset the clients. I still had a problem


Ping While Steam is downloading at 400~450 KB/s MAX SPEED

Ping while steam is downloading at a 256 KB/s speed cap


Ping while no downloads

I ran full virus checks on my computer and defragged the hard drives.

Specifications:

Router Model: Linksys WRT310N

Computer:
Mainboard : ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8H61-M LX PLUS
Processor : Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3300 MHz
Power Supply: XFX 550W

WiFi adapter: N900 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter TEW-684UB (i have trried using a TP link and its the same result, i have also tried connecting directly to my router)

OS: Windows 8

ISP: Distributel Communications

So if anyone has any suggestions? Maybe if its a computer problem or a router problem. Or just a problem on my ISP's end.
 
Solution
Using your bandwidth to download or stream content/games will use up bandwidth which will result in a higher ping. There's nothing you can really do about it besides not download/stream while playing games.

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Using your bandwidth to download or stream content/games will use up bandwidth which will result in a higher ping. There's nothing you can really do about it besides not download/stream while playing games.
 
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