what effects game lag more, dl speed or upload spd

[modshroom128]

im going to upgrade either my upload speed or download speed by 5 mbps

i dont want halo 3 lag.
wich one should i upgrade???

 

[arctic_flame]

What's your current speed?

 

[modshroom128]

What's your current speed?

dl: 15730 STRONG

upload: 3574 WEAK

i think i should upgrade upload speed... that should end lag...

 

[modshroom128]

omg.

CAN SOME1 PLS TELL ME WETHER I SHOULD UPGRADE UPLOAD OR DOWNLOAD SPEED.

 

[Jaejae]

Dude, I dont lag on 7Mbit/128Kbit.
Your upload is fine, upgrade your download, makes it easier to download legal things, like freeware and betas.

 

[modshroom128]

Dude, I dont lag on 7Mbit/128Kbit.
Your upload is fine, upgrade your download, makes it easier to download legal things, like freeware and betas.

but i upgraded my download speed like 2 days ago... and im still lagging.

so i think i should upload my upload speed.
would that be a good idea?
or will it not effect lag at all

 

[Jaejae]

You shouldn't be lagging in the first place, like I said, I don't lag on my piss poor connection.

 

[FAST6191]

If you can encrypt it and route it out of a different port (an VPN would be perfect for this and they are popping up like proxies it seems): some ISPs anti torrent provisions are heavy handed which can kill game speed.

 

[modshroom128]

You shouldn't be lagging in the first place, like I said, I don't lag on my piss poor connection.

i dunno, i got too much shit connected to my router.
and i think upgrading the upload speed will help.

 

[modshroom128]

could it be that i have a shitty router.
my router is like 4 years old.


does any1 no a good gaming router i can buy for less than 100?

 

[MaHe]

Lag is more ping than bandwidth dependant. Upgrading [the bandwidth] won't do any good.
Perform some ping test on various (especially Microsofts) servers, try upgrading your routers firmware or connecting directly to the modem (without the router). A speedier connection won't help at all.

 

[Jaejae]

Yep, if you have shit latency, no bandwidth upgrade will make any noticeable difference.