The latest MyBroadband speed test results show that Cybersmart and MWEB offer the lowest average latency on ADSL and VDSL lines.
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Best ADSL and VDSL ISP accounts for gaming
The results show that Cybersmart had the lowest latency on ADSL at 45ms, while MWEB had the lowest VDSL latency at 37ms.
The table below show the top five ADSL and VDSL ISPs, based on average latency.
| Lowest Average ADSL Latency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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ISP
|
Service
|
Download Speed (kbps)
|
Upload Speed (kbps)
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Latency (ms)
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| Cybersmart | ADSL | 2,984 | 443 | 45 |
| MWEB Business | ADSL | 2,904 | 500 | 49 |
| Internet Solutions | ADSL | 3,863 | 531 | 51 |
| Telkom | ADSL | 3,029 | 488 | 54 |
| MWEB | ADSL | 3,008 | 455 | 57 |
| Afrihost | ADSL | 3,650 | 510 | 58 |
| Axxess | ADSL | 3,858 | 514 | 68 |
| Lowest Average VDSL Latency | ||||
|
ISP
|
Service
|
Download Speed (kbps)
|
Upload Speed (kbps)
|
Latency (ms)
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| MWEB | VDSL | 11,499 | 1,120 | 37 |
| Afrihost | VDSL | 15,436 | 1,506 | 38 |
| Internet Solutions | VDSL | 15,343 | 1,447 | 38 |
| Telkom | VDSL | 17,345 | 1,708 | 40 |
| Axxess | VDSL | 17,390 | 1,967 | 46 |
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So this is just what we _could_ get if there are local servers available and few games offer that. How about MMO’s, MOBA’s and other games that only have servers in Europe? The best ping we can get to those would be a theoretical 150 ms due to distance etc. I’m with MWEB Business cause being throttled every month was no fun. Currently I get about 180-190 ms playing League of Legends and my other online games hover between 200-230 ms or so on my 2 mbps line.