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I and my friend lag when talking on dc.I have a 50mbps connection and he has a 5mbps connection so I was blaming the lag on him.However today he mentioned that he got in a call with some people from the us(we live in europe) and there was no lag at all.What could be the cause of that?

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Last time I used Discord, I noticed it was possible to change what servers you're using.

Lets say you are using a server in the US, that means when he calls his buddies in the US the signal travel from him, to the US server, to the US people and back. While if he calls with you, it goes from him, to the US, to you, to the US, to him. A much larger distance, which may introduce a lot more latency.

 

You could try changing servers, if still possible?

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My friend and I* basic English grammar :P

 

3 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

What could be the cause of that?

A video call is much more depended on Latency than raw bandwidth, both of you should use something like speedtest to see your current latency as well before we can start troubleshooting here.

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1 minute ago, Minibois said:

Last time I used Discord, I noticed it was possible to change what servers you're using.

Lets say you are using a server in the US, that means when he calls his buddies in the US the signal travel from him, to the US server, to the US people and back. While if he calls with you, it goes from him, to the US, to you, to the US, to him. A much larger distance, which may introduce a lot more latency.

 

You could try changing servers, if still possible?

Both have set the our servers in the eu and the problem is not even latency.Sometimes he will try to say 'They are coming from the left' and I will hear 'They co the ft'

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1 minute ago, ManosMax13 said:

Both have set the our servers in the eu and the problem is not even latency.Sometimes he will try to say 'They are coming from the left' and I will hear 'They co the ft'

May I ask how you think that is not latency? Because to me, what you described sounds exactly like something would happen on a high latency call. It skipping some packets of data because it took too long to arrive.

As suggested above, do a latency test firstly (like the one from speedtest.net).

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1 minute ago, Princess Luna said:

My friend and I* basic English grammar :P

 

A video call is much more depended on Latency than raw bandwidth, both of you should use something like speedtest to see your current latency as well before we can start troubleshooting here.

I have 20ms ping and he has 17ms also I am not English gimme a pass.

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1 minute ago, Minibois said:

May I ask how you think that is not latency? Because to me, what you described sounds exactly like something would happen on a high latency call. It skipping some packets of data because it took too long to arrive.

As suggested above, do a latency test firstly (like the one from speedtest.net).

Did it are the results good?

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4 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

Did it are the results good?

Those results are pretty decent, but I would suggest - just to test it out and rule it out - changing the server you are connected to, to a different European server.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

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Just now, Minibois said:

Those results are pretty decent, but I would suggest - just to test it out and rule it out - changing the server you are connected to, to a different European server.

Ok I will try western european

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3 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Those results are pretty decent, but I would suggest - just to test it out and rule it out - changing the server you are connected to, to a different European server.

Didnt work?

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9 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Those results are pretty decent, but I would suggest - just to test it out and rule it out - changing the server you are connected to, to a different European server.

We are lagging in team speak too?

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Just now, ManosMax13 said:

We are lagging in team speak too?

It's entirely possible one of your guys' ISP's is throttling VOIP, as ISP's are know to boost the speed and latency of speedtest.net.

I don't really have a suggestion for this situation though. You could try lowering the Discord call quality to see if that fixes anything.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

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how do i do that

Just now, Minibois said:

It's entirely possible one of your guys' ISP's is throttling VOIP, as ISP's are know to boost the speed and latency of speedtest.net.

I don't really have a suggestion for this situation though. You could try lowering the Discord call quality to see if that fixes anything.

 

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12 hours ago, ManosMax13 said:

how do i do that

 

Press the edit channel icon:

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And lower the bitrate using the slider there.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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4 hours ago, Minibois said:

Press the edit channel icon:

image.png.dd47b7d5a5120013d27f136bf157e3b3.png

And lower the bitrate using the slider there.

How can I do that in personal calls and not just servers?

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