How to Stop Xbox 360 Gaming Lag
80Causes of Xbox Live Gaming Lag
We've all had it happen - you're on Xbox Live in the best online match of your life, next thing you know your Xbox 360 console warns you it's having connection issues, and suddenly you're character is dead. Why does this happen? For all kinds of reasons - your connection from your ISP may be too slow; you might have a faulty connection to the Xbox Live servers; the most common cause of gaming lag is using the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter in B/G mode.
Wireless is everywhere, why would it cause gaming lag? Wireless signals are great for serving up Web pages, reading email, and downloading files. All of those things can handle the network drops and fluctuations of a wireless connection. You likely won't even notice your network speed changing as you surf. Playing games online is completely different - milliseconds matter. If your connection slows even for a second while you are playing a game, you go from winning to losing in a blink of an eye, because everything that makes wireless great for day-to-day stuff makes it unreliable for gaming.
How to Solve Gaming Lag on Your Xbox 360
You already spent almost $100 on the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter and now I'm going to tell you why you don't want it. Not looking good for you, is it? Sell your wireless adapter on eBay and replace it with either a wired Ethernet connection or a wired equivalent Ethernet over Powerline adapter set. The main reason we all like wireless is that the Xbox 360 console doesn't need to be anywhere near the broadband internet connection in the house. The problem with wireless is, this often leads to all kinds of interference between the connection to your ISP and your Xbox 360 console. If you can run Ethernet through the walls of your house - do it. You'll be much happier with the connection speed.
Since running cable through walls isn't an option for most of us, the next best solution is Ethernet over Powerline. It requires you to connect an adapter to a power outlet near your Xbox 360 and a second adapter to a power outlet near your internet connection. You then connect a short cable at each end and you have a fast wired connection for online gaming. No more worrying about lag as long as your ISP is providing a reliable connection to your house. Ethernet over Powerline is the ultimate Xbox 360 wireless network adapter alternative.
Watch the video below to see how Ethernet over Powerline works for your Xbox Live gaming
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me too . i play call of duty, wolrd at war, and it is CONSTANTLY lagging every 25-30 seconds. my router is 2 levels below where my xbox console is, and i use the wireless adapter. i would like to solve this issue so bad because i have never been able ot play without lags. wher can i buy these ?
I play on a wireless network adapter and it is fine when I play at home or a friends, but when I play at my aunts house it is non-stop lagging. It all depends on the internet and connection you have. But those wall things work amazingly, my cousin plays it 3 stories above his modem and there has been no lag when I have played on it.
that is true about the internet conection, i have aol and during the day its really good never any lag get after five pm and it will lag ill have to play one match then find another after just to stop it being bad
i have my 360 and any game i play lags, i do have the wireless adapter in the back of my xbox. i also have a ps3 connected to the same wireless connection and whenever i play plastation online, the connection is perfect. i just dont understand? is xbox really that shitty?
I used the Ethernet cables connected from my xbox 360 to the actual modem itself, and the connection is awesome and creates no lag whatsoever, however, when my bro goes on his laptop with wifi connected to the actual modem, the lag is unbelievable. I can't find a way to reduce this lag at all, any help?
I was thinking of getting the wireless adapter for christmas, 100$ it better work or someones gonna die, cause i wanna play live in my room, not in myt basement, its just. unroomy, but thats where my commputer it, and when its hooked up by the cable the xbox came wirth it runs fine, until my brother gets on.. runescape, youtube, msn... god. does anyone know how i can stop lag? D:
All of sudden in like the past month my internet has been lagging like crazy, its the same modem and nothing has changed. I'm having serious issues. Its still shows that i'm getting 54mbswireless and 100mbs or whatever units its measuredin(LAN) so why would all of a sudden this be an issue.???? I use a wired ethernet hook up by the way for my xbox. Can some please point me in the right direction.
Wyatt says:
5 months ago
Where can you buy the wall Thingies? If i get this it will solve so much issues, lag for me is so horrible. I'm playing Call of Duty 4 right, i ran up some stairs than suddenly I appeared underneath them and got killed but there was no one around! ARGH! Only game that works- Guitar hero 3 :(