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Sunday, March 24th, 2024 11:06 PM

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Latency spikes while gaming since outage

My internet went down for a couple hours about a week ago and since then I’ve been getting high latency and ping spikes in-game making many games unplayable. I’ve tried everything the xfinity assistant has told me to do other than using an Ethernet cable which isn’t possible with my living situation. I never used a cable and latency was rarely an issue before so what’s going on? 

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1 year ago

 

nickh2 Thank you so much for your post on your connection issues since a recent interruption in your area. Running into any issues with your connection when playing online is never fun and we can definitely help. The Xfinity assistant is a great to start, could you confirm some of the options you ran through already for troubleshooting? 

 

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For sure! First thing I tried was unplugging the router for a couple minutes and plugging it back in, I tried running a speed test and everything looked good, I had my Xbox forget my wifi and reselected it, cleared my MAC address from my Xbox and cycled the power, and I made sure other devices connected to the internet weren’t using up too much bandwidth. 

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@nickh2, thank you for trying all those troubleshooting steps, we appreciate it! Have you tried using your Xfinity App to troubleshoot your connection yet? Do you have a separate modem and router setup?

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Oh yes I always try to app first, the xfinity assistant can only do so much unfortunately! It said everything should be good to go and I didn’t see any options dealing with latency, only ones for slow or no connectivity. And I only have the xfinity gateway. 

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@nickh2, If you could send our team a direct message with your full name, the name listed on the account (if different), and the service address associated with your account, I'd be more than happy to look into this for you. To send a Direct Message, please click on the chat icon in the top-right corner of the screen, next to the bell icon, and then type or select "Xfinity Support" to initiate a direct message.

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1 year ago

@nickh2 it was great working with you. I'm glad everything seems to be working after running a diagnostic check on your equipment and refreshing your connection. Have a great day and never hesitate to create a new post!

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1 year ago

Mine started this yesterday afternoon, now gaming is a no go as latency spikes disconnect me every few minutes

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Hello, @user_lhkvgr

Can you describe what troubleshooting steps your taken so far? For example, have you used the Xfinity App or checked your connections for loose fits, damage, or kinks? Have there been any recent changes to your network? 

 

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