This is the hands-on companion to choosing an ISP for gaming. Most “my internet is bad for games” tickets we see are Wi-Fi, a full buffer, or a 4K TV eating the uplink.
Order of operations
- Ethernet from wall or switch to the gaming PC.
- Test idle and loaded ping. If loaded ping explodes, turn on SQM/QoS or stop saturating the link.
- Move the access point off the TV cabinet. Details in Wi-Fi placement.
- If evenings are still a mess on cable, look up HomeNet at the address.
