Lag on XBL?

athletics_fan · Post by **athletics_fan** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:49 pm

Guys,

After getting my newest subscription to Xbox Live the other day, I fired up Project Gotham Racing 2 on XBL to get some online racing in.

During my first race, I could hear the other people in the room complaining about how laggy my connection was. Also, people kept saying how my mic would go in-and-out...I never had a stable mic session.

Also, I played some NCAA '05 in hopes it wasn't just PGR2 giving me lag problems - and NCAA was also very laggy, very choppy.

I tried unplugging and re-plugging in the router from my computer to my Xbox, but that didn't solve the lag problems. Would it help if I unplugged the main router and plugged it back in?

Before I cancelled my first XBL account, I had no lag whatsoever. Now however, I'm getting lag everytime I fire Live up.

If you guys have any suggestions on how to solve this problem, I'd appreciate it.

Sport73 · Post by **Sport73** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:16 pm

The problem likely has nothing to do with your Xbox or Live account, but rather your ISP/internet connection. Go to:

www.dslreports.com

Or

www.testmy.net

and check your bandwidth and latentcy. If you have a router attached to your broadband moden, reset it and the modem. Test again to make sure you're getting true broadband speed.
Good luck.

Atxj · Post by **Atxj** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:34 pm

Make sure you don't have any computers running in your house becuase that can be a big cause of lag.

athletics_fan · Post by **athletics_fan** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:23 am

Well, I ran some tests on connection speeds...and I'm waaaay below the norm for a cable modem connection.

My guess would be to restart the cable modem inside the house and then restart the router in my room. I just hope this cures my problem. I've never had lag like this before, which is weird - I have no idea why this problem has suddenly come up.