Latency VS bandwidth

**xcoder** · 10-12-2009

Most people are so concerned about their connection bandwidth and most of them have no idea of the importance of latency and how it would affect them.

I have two internet connections at home:

Main connection of 512kbps and ~400ms latency
Backup / Shell usage connection of 190ms and ~170ms latency

Shell, IM, Browsing except downloading and streaming the backup connection beats the hell out of the main connection.

I opened this thread to make people ask their providers about the latency they have or simply test it by themselves by pinging several domains / servers such as google.com for example and get concerned more about that part since regular users have too much browsing and IM usage and few online gaming.

I will make a video recording and show you the difference =)

**Google** · 10-12-2009

**xcoder** · 10-12-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Google

VISP disabled the ping service, no wonder why

(my main connection is VISP btw)

**Kingroudy** · 10-12-2009

the definition of broadband is high speed low latency, if any of these fails, the internet will be slow. high speed high latency is good for downloading large files.
low latency is good for gaming, chat, voice, video, and online apps, as well as backup and shell usage (mentioned by xcoder).

Neoxter · 10-12-2009

IDM 512k DSL w/ Double Speed & Unlimited Night:

time taken : 2 PM
i will post another one after 8pm, sometimes the ping gets higher..

**mr_j** · 10-12-2009

but the latency affects download speed right?
I mean when you are downloading from megaupload and rapidshare and these sites that give you only one download stream(and they do not support download managers) I notice that when downloading from these sites, my task manager shows that the network signals are triangular instead of being a straight line on the actualy bandwith I have
but when downloading a movie from facebook for example, it's a straight line

SysTaMatIcS · 10-13-2009

my latency is between 180 and 200 , btw why low latency affects the download speed??

**xcoder** · 10-13-2009

It does affect when you have lost packets caused by high latency and connection time outs and stuff like that, it consumes additional time to get those again.
Just notice when you have low latency download starts and boost up immediately. Just like browsing, even if you have big bandwidth open any wesbite for example and look down the taskbar "connecting, connected, waiting domain..." with lower latency it's done faster. So basically latency affects everything but stuff more than others.

**xcoder** · 10-13-2009

www.pingtest.com , paste your results here.

SysTaMatIcS · 10-13-2009

You mean this

http://www.websitepulse.com/help/tes...ping-test.html

64 bytes from sin01s01-in-f104.google.com (216.239.61.104) icmp_seq=0 ttl=245 time=154 ms
64 bytes from sin01s01-in-f104.google.com (216.239.61.104) icmp_seq=1 ttl=245 time=154 ms
64 bytes from sin01s01-in-f104.google.com (216.239.61.104) icmp_seq=2 ttl=245 time=154 ms
64 bytes from sin01s01-in-f104.google.com (216.239.61.104) icmp_seq=3 ttl=245 time=153 ms
64 bytes from sin01s01-in-f104.google.com (216.239.61.104) icmp_seq=4 ttl=245 time=153 ms

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xcoder Ma ghayro Last Online: 04-19-2018 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,592 Thanks: 1,765 Thanked 4,201 Times in 2,361 Posts Groans: 12 Groaned at 18 Times in 11 Posts	Latency VS bandwidth Most people are so concerned about their connection bandwidth and most of them have no idea of the importance of latency and how it would affect them. I have two internet connections at home: Main connection of 512kbps and ~400ms latency Backup / Shell usage connection of 190ms and ~170ms latency Shell, IM, Browsing except downloading and streaming the backup connection beats the hell out of the main connection. I opened this thread to make people ask their providers about the latency they have or simply test it by themselves by pinging several domains / servers such as google.com for example and get concerned more about that part since regular users have too much browsing and IM usage and few online gaming. I will make a video recording and show you the difference =) __________________ http://twitter.com/danymoussa

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Kingroudy Super Moderator Last Online: 02-16-2022 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,580 Thanks: 1,888 Thanked 2,653 Times in 1,593 Posts Groans: 55 Groaned at 35 Times in 32 Posts	the definition of broadband is high speed low latency, if any of these fails, the internet will be slow. high speed high latency is good for downloading large files. low latency is good for gaming, chat, voice, video, and online apps, as well as backup and shell usage (mentioned by xcoder). __________________ click on 'Groan' to switch to my left testicle.

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mr_j Community Moderator Last Online: 07-31-2023 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,520 Thanks: 3,023 Thanked 2,076 Times in 1,156 Posts Groans: 7 Groaned at 34 Times in 27 Posts	but the latency affects download speed right? I mean when you are downloading from megaupload and rapidshare and these sites that give you only one download stream(and they do not support download managers) I notice that when downloading from these sites, my task manager shows that the network signals are triangular instead of being a straight line on the actualy bandwith I have but when downloading a movie from facebook for example, it's a straight line __________________ "Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it. " -Mark Twain

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SysTaMatIcS Registered Member Last Online: 10-14-2022 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,467 Thanks: 14,136 Thanked 4,244 Times in 2,547 Posts Groans: 186 Groaned at 198 Times in 120 Posts	my latency is between 180 and 200 , btw why low latency affects the download speed?? __________________ problems of performance appraisal is that it sucks to memorize them

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