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Slow internet (online gaming). Should I upgrade?

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Slow internet (online gaming). Should I upgrade?

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The internet speed requirements for online gaming depends upon the type of game you are going to play. Basically any speed above 1.5 Mbps is ideal to play online game. You can test your internet speed from http://www.scanmyspeed.com/ If the speed test results are low, Go for an upgrade. If the speed test result is ideal, Go on gaming online.

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The internet is made up of a huge number of routers, servers, cables etc. The speed of your internet access can be affected by any of these. Your ISP may provide 8Mbps or 54Mbps, but this is only as far as their access point to the internet. If the site you are visiting is popular, or lots of people are online, your connection to sites may well still be slow. If only a few sites you visit are slow, the problem could be with those sites; if every site is slow, then the problem is probably with your connection. Troubleshooting a slow connection can be a drawn out problem. Changing your ISP may help, but to be honest, your problem is more likely with your PC settings, or the wiring/cables in your house. Lot’s of PC magazines give reasonably straightforward instructions on things to check to improve your speed. These usually include tweaking your PC settings (you can get little applications to do this for you), using decent (and short) cabling between your router and wall socket, not placi

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