Get FIber or stay Coax? Streaming

[Seavens]

Hey Everyone! I am a streaming/content creator and I play Fortnite. I was thinking of ways I could up my streams and content and I thought about upgrading my internet. Only issue is that i'm already maxed at speeds but im still getting weird results. Im suppose to be getting 1000 and 20, but im getting like 800 and 17. Streaming and content is business and I talked with the ISP and we would be able to upgrade to fiber. I'm waiting for my response from what other speeds they have as of now, because getting a higher upload would be nice for streaming/bitrate so it isnt pixilated. I am also getting around 60-70 ping on fortnite and I am in North Dakota. When I got to my school and play on my laptop I get 20-40 instead. Would getting fiber help with this? I know its possible to get these speeds because ive seen it myself. I just want to get a lower ping and be able to stream quality content, would fiber help this? Id rather not have to move near the fortnite servers to get a better ping, haha. I have the money to be able from the "support a creator" program and from subs and whatnot, but getting fiber ran would be easier and cheaper then renting a apartment in a place in NY or California.

[Oryzaki]

10 minutes ago, Seavens said:

Hey Everyone! I am a streaming/content creator and I play Fortnite. I was thinking of ways I could up my streams and content and I thought about upgrading my internet. Only issue is that i'm already maxed at speeds but im still getting weird results. Im suppose to be getting 1000 and 20, but im getting like 800 and 17. Streaming and content is business and I talked with the ISP and we would be able to upgrade to fiber. I'm waiting for my response from what other speeds they have as of now, because getting a higher upload would be nice for streaming/bitrate so it isnt pixilated. I am also getting around 60-70 ping on fortnite and I am in North Dakota. When I got to my school and play on my laptop I get 20-40 instead. Would getting fiber help with this? I know its possible to get these speeds because ive seen it myself. I just want to get a lower ping and be able to stream quality content, would fiber help this? Id rather not have to move near the fortnite servers to get a better ping, haha. I have the money to be able from the "support a creator" program and from subs and whatnot, but getting fiber ran would be easier and cheaper then renting a apartment in a place in NY or California.

Having a higher upload would definitely help 17mbps is abysmally bad. 

[Seavens]

Just now, Oryzaki said:

Having a higher upload would definitely help 17mbps is abysmally bad. 

Ok coolio, would it help with my ping you think?

They run fiber to the box and then the box splits it, its not very far away so the direct connection woulnt be very far.

 

[Oryzaki]

Just now, Seavens said:

Ok coolio, would it help with my ping you think?

They run fiber to the box and then the box splits it, its not very far away so the direct connection woulnt be very far.

 

Hard to tell it might. Are you already using an ethernet connection to your PC?

[Seavens]

Just now, Oryzaki said:

Hard to tell it might. Are you already using an ethernet connection to your PC?

Yes, directly to the modem. Out modem has 2 ethernet gigabyte outputs

 

[scottyseng]

If you can get fiber, that would get you more upload and lower ping (usually fiber is symmetrical speeds).

 

My ping with Frontier (Formerly Verizon) FIOS is usually below 10 at all times and I've never had a speed drop. I usually get faster than what I pay for (150/150 package, but get around 160-170 both ways)

[Seavens]

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