Will upgrading my DSL service offer better gaming connections?

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AceTKK

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I'm considering stepping up the next tier of DSL service. My current connection has a 512k down and only 128k up. For $20 more/month I can go to 512/512 or for $60 more I can get 1.5/768. My only goal is to get better pings for online gaming, I'm usually at 125+ on my clan server for Desert Combat while my friends get 30-40. Would upgrading to a higher bandwidth package improve my pings?

thanks,
-Ace-
 
Possibly, but hard to say. If all they do is increase your cap then chances are you will not see much of an improvement on pings. You might see a slight increase going to the 512/512, however games really do not tax the upload much.

Now if your service level increases to say a biz level AND the company actually has priority quening defined differently for the higher service level then you may very well see a difference.

However for the most part if you stay with the same company and just increase your throughput rates you usually wont see much of a decrease in latency.
 
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