dude,

i play a lot sc2 and a terran too, and i just upgraded my line from 1 to 4mb, there is indeed improvement in lag. I can do the banshee micro now in US when it is impossible last time. And i play counter strike source, where the ping is shown on scoreboard, it drops!

i dont know much about how it works, but i just sharing what i know. If you think it is wrong, so be it, i might be hallucination but then it is a good one to have.

many factors include but not limited to:

- your 1MB b/w pipe may be wrongly capped/bad config from tmnut (or in general speak, they f*** up)

- your background applications (eg: voice comms such as ventrilo, streaming, or even windows update or your antivirus update) and your sc2 are using more bw than your 1mbit can cope (do note, 1mbit does not mean tmnut gives you 100% 1mbit)
in the event where bw is not enough, latency will take a big hit

- there are always wikipedia, google, or LYN networking/broadband threads to help you understand more

all the above does not change the fact that BW != latency
get it?

the above mentality is similar to:
"I KNOW A BMW IS FASTER THAN A PROTON, I DONT KNOW WHY, BUT IT IS! SO GET A BMW!"

Simple lar. Lets say you drive a BMW and another guy drives a Proton. Then you get on the damn LDP during rush hour.

Grats! You're both stuck traveling at the same speed!

this one's good, REALLY GOOD!

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/694

check here . for more clear explanation of bandwidth and latency

in Msia i guess we can relate bandwith to latency due to the retardedness of TM...
mostly due to the routing which they use...
i think WoW players still remember reconnecting till we get certain IP for better latency lol...

I was one of the lucky few who had access to the 218.111.x.x IP lol.

Until the existance of affordable VPN tunneling service solved the issue altogether.

this is still true . every ip range take different route so we get different latency .

few years back when the proxy tunneling services still not that popular in market. Sometime i need to connect/reconnect over 50 time just to get certain ip range just to play WOW .

another example . when i wathc GOmTv streming . i have to use ip range 175.x.x to get smooth video playback. other ip range suck.

sigh...

This post has been edited by nagflar: Apr 9 2012, 04:41 PM

Yes. With my 1mb, I experienced a great delay in SEA. This is why I am considering to upgrade my internet line. But of course, I don't know why a simple thread like this somewhat attracted a bunch of arrogant elitists though.

This post has been edited by kding2: Apr 9 2012, 06:58 PM

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=50391935

takes both hands to make a clap

where do u live btw?
it is really rare to get delay in SEA for me (subang) on any IP address back then O.o

I live at Perak.

@Quazacolt

You know what? You are pathetic. That all I going to say about you. Keep posting if you want, but I won't give a damn about you anymore. Good thing that there is ignore user function in this forum.

This post has been edited by kding2: Apr 9 2012, 08:23 PM

good to know

Mules is from Perak so i suggest u check wit him =)

Seriously? Most of us hate Quaz, even those of us who have the misfortune of calling him a friend. However, what he told you is a fact: bandwidth does not equal latency. Ignoring facts and calling someone pathetic is... well, it's even more pathetic.

long story cut short...
just go for 4mb.it's just another rm30 per month to add (iirc, streamyx combo 1mb is at rm110, & 4mb just at rm140...)

later when unifi finally reach ur place,add rm9 more for unifi 5mb...
future connection ready then..

err you do know that once you apply for Streamyx, you're bound by a 2 year contract and cannot terminate your line before the contract is over?

i thought they got upgrade programs to unifi or something

AFAIK, basically you can upgrade (1mb > 4mb, or screamyx to unifi) anytime/anything you want, so long it's not downgrade

include new applicants as well?

idk.

Damn..TS's hella a d***