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CONNECTION BASICS

Jitter is the wobble in your ping.

Latency is the delay for a response. Jitter is how much that delay changes. A stable 45 ms can feel fine; a connection that jumps between 20 and 120 ms can feel rough.

What it feels like

Players notice rubber-banding, delayed shots, voice glitches or a character catching up in bursts.

How to reduce it

• Use Ethernet when practical.
• Stop background uploads and downloads.
• Use a nearby 5/6 GHz access point and current firmware.
• Enable SQM/QoS on a capable router with real line rates.
• Run Full checks at different times to separate home issues from route issues.

Ping2GG reports jitter from its response samples. It is a useful signal, not a guarantee about every server.