High Latency Fix

Get your latency under 30 ms. The fixes, in order of impact.

Latency over 100 ms makes everything interactive feel laggy. The fixes depend on where the latency lives: DNS (slow resolution), Wi-Fi (radio overhead), mobile (weak signal + tower), or upstream (ISP routing).

Some fixes are one-click (DNS swap). Others need testing (wired vs Wi-Fi). The diagnosis tells you which to try first.

What this measures

  • Latency to nearest probe
  • DNS lookup time (often the hidden cause)
  • Bufferbloat (high latency under load)

How it works

  1. Test
  2. Identify the dominant cause
  3. Apply targeted fix

Why this matters

Latency is asymmetric — one bad hop ruins the whole path. Finding which hop / which cause is everything.

Top fixes

  • First: DNS to 1.1.1.1 (1-minute fix)
  • Test ethernet vs Wi-Fi
  • Mobile: move to window
  • Trace route — if a hop adds 100+ ms it's ISP routing

FAQs

What's a good latency target?

Under 30 ms is great. Under 50 ms is fine. Above 100 ms you'll notice.

Will VPN reduce latency?

Sometimes — if your ISP routes badly. Usually it adds latency. Test both ways.

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