Ping question

[priv4cy]

So, i recently got a better plan, 20/4 and i had 10/1. I have 55-60 ping in league of legends in eune servers. My friend has like 40 to 50 and he has 10/1. He lives like 4 km from me (2.4 miles). We both have DSL and same provider. My question is how is that possible

[Lurick]

They are probably closer to the provider's DSLAM node than you. DSL can also vary a good bit in terms of ping/latency as well depending on how far you are from the nearest node, and to a lesser extent quality of the line, etc. and speed does not equal latency either.

[Biomecanoid]

16 minutes ago, priv4cy said:

So, i recently got a better plan, 20/4 and i had 10/1. I have 55-60 ping in league of legends in eune servers. My friend has like 40 to 50 and he has 10/1. He lives like 4 km from me (2.4 miles). We both have DSL and same provider. My question is how is that possible

 

Latency has nothing to do with speed

[priv4cy]

Just now, Lurick said:

They are probably closer to the provider's DSLAM than you. DSL can also vary a good bit in terms of ping/latency as well depending on how far you are from the nearest node, quality of the line, etc. and speed does not equal latency either.

He wanted to get 20/4 but they said that hes too far but they said to me that i can upgrade so i did

[priv4cy]

And just to note back when i started playing i had around 45 50 ping which was good but now i have 55+

Also i needed to change routers so they gave me another one

[Lurick]

Load on the ISP's network and the node you might be on compared to your friend, load locally on your network compared to his, wired vs wireless vs powerline vs repeater, etc all can vary and impact latency as well.