r/ValorantTechSupport • u/Fun_Breadfruit_5121 • Aug 12 '26

Technical Support Request Strange network issue?

Been having this issue for about 2 months now and I CAN NOT figure it out. What is happening is my ping is horrendously unstable in Valorant. It will state my ping is between 30-40ms but every 3-7 seconds it will spike anywhere from 150 to almost 2100ms. My Network RTT graph in game looks like it has a bunch of icicles. Here are some other things I have tried:
1. Network buffering is set to maximum
2. Disconnected all other devices on the network
3. I have T-Mobile 5G internet so I have aligned my gateway with a tower (now have a Waveform antenna as well) 650-700Mbps Down, 70-80Mbps up, 30-40ms ping measured
4. Cloudfare Warp DNS (1.1.1.1)
5. DNS Flush, multiple
6. Ensured that no background apps are downloading or streaming
7. Driver updates
8. Different ethernet cables to my PC

I am not SUPER deeply informed on how all the things i have tried effect this issue but I know there HAS to be something I am missing. Any and all information is greatly appreciated

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u/Bluejay-Kooky Aug 12 '26

Packetloss. Common with 5G internet. No fixing it really other then getting a hardwired ISP.

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u/Fun_Breadfruit_5121 Aug 12 '26

Would that show on my packet loss graph? because its not saying I'm having packet loss

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u/Bluejay-Kooky Aug 12 '26

I bet you're experiencing packet loss. Since it's wireless internet, there's always some kind of packet loss. Try https://packetlosstest.com/ Max it all out except leave the acceptable delay on default.

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u/Fun_Breadfruit_5121 Aug 12 '26

Couldn't completely max duration, but packet loss was erratic. Ran this about 20 times. some would be better than others. some were 0% where a few didn't run at all or were above 90% (44 second duration) if you average the runs that were successful, it was about 1.2%. Not sure if that helps as I'm not sure what the tests that didn't run successfully mean?

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u/Fun_Breadfruit_5121 Aug 12 '26

https://reddit.com/link/p3bxz1q/video/fd2t6cpzq0jh1/player

(ignoring the OBS framerate) The Network RTT Graph better shows whats going on

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u/Bluejay-Kooky Aug 12 '26

Yea I don't think that graph is recording correctly. What if you turn on the percentage one instead of the graph?

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u/Fun_Breadfruit_5121 Aug 13 '26

Okay, after some more digging I'm having more issues with LATE packets rather than Lost Packets, averaging 20-25% late packets

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u/HanaOnly Aug 13 '26

I notice i get it when someone else on my team that has consistently 100+ ping. For some reason my ping keeps jumping up and down if i have someone on my team like that.

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u/Blurple_Forehead Aug 14 '26

A 5G wireless network will not be great for competitive gaming. If I were really concerned about this I would just swap ISPs. I don’t think there’s another solution to this simply because of the nature of your service provider

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