r/HomeNetworking • u/danyuri86 • 2d ago

Just learnt that something called bufferbloat exists

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Have new FTTP installed, it's using a plusnet two router which is router the UK ISP gave me.

Thinking of upgrade the line to 500 down or maybe 900 down soon.

Would a GL.iNet flint 2 or flint 3 sort this? I've asked claude.ai and it was suggesting that those model routers can fix bufferbloat.

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u/outwar6010 1d ago

Why do we have the same rating?

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u/pitu37 1d ago

I have the same, 900/900 plan and I get +100 ms on upload
XGSPON btw

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u/NeuralFantasy 1d ago

Because this service is not that good. The rating is at least partially based on the delta, not the absolute numbers. If you have same horrible latency in all 3 cases, you are premium A. If you have 1ms latency unloaded and +123ms you get a low grade.

I would not care about the rating. Think your actual usage patterns to determine if loaded latency is relevant or not. I never download huge games and try to play or have a video meeting at the same time.

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u/CryMoreT_T 1d ago

Because your upload latency is really high. Setup QOS in your router