TCP pause causing 2 second lag on PS3?

Hi guys

I have ried the tech forum but this is probably a better place to start!

Iexperience a 1 or 2 second delay on MW2 on the PS3. My friends localy on the same ISP dont experience it.
My line tests at 2.7 down and 0.5 up. All line tests say I have an A grade line and a QOS score of 4.0 - 4.38 with a latency of 30-37ms.

The game doesnt lag visibly but shots do not register and killcams show ridiculous delays with me blindly waltzing past the enemy. When i do see him and fill him full of lead, I still die and the killcam says i didnt fire a shot!! Doh!

After a lot of speedtests, I came across myspeed.visualware.com and there in depth socket to socket tests. Seem to show a 1.5-1.75 second TCP pause, with the bandwidth dropping to zero. I am positive this is the cause.

But why does everything else seem so steady.

Any ideas greatfully received!

Sorry. The thats the TCP upload pause, just to clarify.

Game traffic is usually UDP though... so I don't see how it would have that kind of effect.

In reply to a post by Gzero:

Game traffic is usually UDP though... so I don't see how it would have that kind of effect.

I am just an amateur! What is the difference?

What connection do you have? If ADSL, what router?

Matt

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Hi Matt

It is ADSL. I had a netgear router, but sky changed it to a SAGEM when I had previous speed issues. Those issues turned out to be due to BT's faceplate which an engineer changed.

It is a SAGEM F@ST 2504 SKY V3.1

Thanks

Neil

Neil,

Never used that router so can't ask specifics about it. Have you tried another router (if possible)?

Also, are you using wireless and have you tried wired?

Matt

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I could try the old router again. Thing is I have just moved from sky to BT unlimited. That goes live on Tuesday. Thought contention and throttling issues would be less than sky LLU.

Perhaps that is wishful thinking if these forums are anything to go by!

Just dont understand the unstable upload if the download is ok?

It could be the router... Try the old one.

But you've not said if it you are connected wireless when this happens, or if you have tried via wired.

Matt

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Sorry Matt

Hard wired with new cat6 cable. All extensions removed and i plate fitted to master socket.

Thinking about it, things were bad on COD4 etc but never this bad, and the router changed in between.

Can this sort of problem be caused simply by the router?

If so why couldnt sky diagnose it...or is that a stupid question?