ISP Upgrade Enquiry

[erik8ant]

I'm currently using a 4mbps ISP that uses cooper telephone line provided by my local area. I want to upgrade to 8mbps because I can't play online games smoothly with pings around 190-210ms when others watching HD IPTV channels. Normally my pings are around 100-120ms. I would like to upgrade to ISP that uses fiber optics but it seems my area doesn't have the coverage. Does upgrading to 8mbps help me solve the problem?

 

[JackMDS]

Probably Not. Pings and Bandwidth are Not directly related.

Written for DSL but the principle is the same across the board.

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/694

 

[erik8ant]

By using 4mbps ISP that uses cooper telephone line, when I'm watching Twitch and Youtube streams, they show buffering icon at the center of the streams for a while especially when others switching and then buffering HD IPTV channels. Does buffering HD IPTV channels consume up to 400+/-KB/s bandwidth? What if I upgrade to 8mbps? Let's say HD IPTV channels require 4mbps speed to have it loaded. Does buffering them consume up to 800+/-KB/s bandwidth and affect Twitch and Youtube streams for a while?