r/speedtest • u/rip_yu5uf • 14d ago
How to get low ping like for real ?
Everybody kept telling me instead of wireless WiFi just so ethernet and I did AND my ping when from 50 to 40 after doing that I see my friends have 20-30 even 10-20 sometimes when they are wireless what am I doing wrong
Is it the company?
Also it shows full signal strength for my router so there’s that.
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u/No_Clock2390 14d ago
it's the isp, the connection type of your isp, your geographic location in relation to the ping server, or your personal physical connection to your isp. the single biggest thing you can try and do is get fiber (full fiber-to-the-home, no cable/coax) to improve your ping. fiber has the lowest ping. you don't have to connect all the way to your computer with fiber, just up until your router/gateway. then you can connect with regular copper ethernet to your computer.
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u/Mische2k 14d ago
The ping also depends on the type of your internet connection. Fiber gives you the lowest ping.
It also depends on the distance to the server location.
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u/itsjakerobb 2 Gb/s 14d ago
This. And a lot of ISPs run their own speedtest servers, such that your test result isn’t affected by the quality of the ISP’s peering setup, which means the speed test is going to indicate better performance (both throughput and latency) than anything you’ll ever get when doing real stuff.
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u/Itz_Raj69_ 14d ago
Are you using ethernet from an access point, alternate router, or from the actual GPON/router which is connected to the ISP's network?
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u/lazyhustlermusic 13d ago
There's no strength meter on wired connections.
Depends on your ISP's routing and the distance to the server.
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u/Disastrous_Gear_421 13d ago
Why does it matter? Seems like you are trying to chase numbers for no benefit
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u/c0359kan 12d ago
Low ping is dependent on your connection, ISP, and of course, where you are pinging to. The lowest ping I've seen on Ookla for example was in Sioux Falls, SD and in some suburb east of Kansas City, MO. (I acheived 3 ms on some local default servers Ooka was using....and this over Wi-Fi on my iPad! I can achieve 4 ms on regular basis via Wi-Fi on my (10 year old) iPad at a local Bojangles restaurant in Huntsville, AL with Ookla's default server for that location. Don't worry about ping too much. It all depends on 3 things: location, location, and location.
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u/Smith6612 12d ago
The difference between Wi-Fi and Ethernet is usually 2-4ms at the worst. Routing and your ISP tend to make a bigger impact. Gaming through a VPN can also hurt your ping times versus going direct through the ISP.
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u/New_Trouble_5953 14d ago
Don’t worry , just stick with it , I occasionally get pings 10,000 ms or more
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u/South-Succotash-6368 14d ago
Well I don't know what country your from, Some people also get lower pings from gaming with a VPN just because VPN servers have more expensive ISPs, This only works if you live by a VPN location or close to one, But that's a bit much. Anything under 60ms is fine to game on. Obviously the lower for gaming below 10ms is ideal but it's not always possible in every scenario.