Internet crashing while playing

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Wochedwa 6 hours ago

Recently, I've been having issues during online games. Internet going down to 0 for a few seconds and coming back up.

It is not a router problem because I can download and watch videos without the problem, and speed tests show 80mbps of speed.

If you have any possible solution that could help please don't hesitate to comment.

Tank u

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apathy 6 hours ago

Probably a question for the Support discussions.

But I've had nothing but modem trouble with DNS errors ever since Microsoft forced me to "upgrade" to Windows 11.

shoopy 5 hours ago

Your ISP probably has a spotty connection. This would affect games but not downloads or speed tests very much.

Downloads and speed tests are averaged, so brief drops don't really affect the end result that much, and videos are buffered so that brief drops in connection don't cause the video to pause, as long as the buffer is long enough to cover the dropped connection. Games need to run in real time though so any drop in connection is going to be noticed.