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IOLBB and slight ping spikes.

  • 22-07-2004 2:26pm
    #1
    -ADREN-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭


    Its not that great big a deal, but can get irritating in games at times, but IOL ping seems to be fine 30 - 40 ms for the majority of the time, but every 30 - 40 seconds or so it does a jump to about 100 ms max or more often a jump to about 60, from the original steady 30 / 40 ms.

    Just wondering is this something with my system, or is everyone else on IOLBB having this issue?

    I do a ping games1.iol.ie -t


    to constantly ping the address to see the spikes.


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  • #2
    zoro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,243 ✭✭✭zoro


    That's something that I've come across very frequently ... and it's oh so very annoying too :confused: :mad:


  • #3
    -ADREN-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭-ADREN-


    Jeez, is it that know one else gets these ping problems or is that no one takes notice :/ ?


  • #4
    Roller Toaster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 507 ✭✭✭Roller Toaster


    I have IOL and I haven't noticed any spikes...that's probably because I swore to myself that I wouldn't waste anymore time looking at the DOS prompt screen waiting for a packet to drop so I could ring up tech support. Does the spike affect in game performance are you just annoyed with it in principle? On a side note did anyone else's connection go down last night?


  • #5
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    Yeah mine gets spikey, but I'm sure IOL couldn't give a flying fk.


  • #6
    AdMMM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    The way I look at it, it's going to be better than 56k :)

    I have just got the equipment, however Eircom ****ed up so I have to wait till Monday for them to fix it (they killed my line).

    At first I reckon I won't mind the spikes, but as I get used to BB, I reckon I will :(


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  • #7
    Hellraiser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭Hellraiser


    I too get same problem, but i however play clan matches constantly and is the main reason i got BB.

    I get really bad spikes playing COD online, most times when it happens i get connection interpupted with pings going to 999 all the time.

    Really really annoying to say the least.

    I have been on the phone to them befor about this and IOL told me that they do not sell BB for online games, even tought i got IOL because they advertise its quick access to X-box live, router is already configured for it.


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