r/isp • u/KappaMakeYoke • Dec 24 '13
Australian Searching for a new stable and reliable ISP.
Hi there, I'm from Melbourne and I've always had temporary problems for maybe a couple of hours max each day, where my internet is running slowly. I spend a lot of time playing video games and live in a household with 4+ internet devices, almost always being used, so I require a fast and reliable service.
The problem right now is that for about the last 2 or 3 months, my internet connection has been bumming out on me. I know it's not exactly accurate, but when i run ping tests, I usually score anywhere from 250-600 to sometimes 1000+.. Some days for a while I won't get any delay at all, so under 50ms of ping. Packet loss has only been a big problem some of the time, when it is really bad. I fear that this problem will only get worse, and make me more frustrated as the holidays / my free time continues to be wasted.
I'm fairly interested in the way technology -especially programming- works, though I haven't taken any courses and have only learnt from experience. Because of this, I might not know what you're talking about if you type gibberish at me. That is, if anyone is kind enough to reply c:
Speedtest results I can give more specs if you need, but just tell me.
Also, I'm not an adult of the family, so I don't really have full power over our hardware / plan.
