winning broadband for gamers

You could have the fastest speeds but if you aren’t using a reliable connection, you might find yourself reading ‘game over’ more than you’d like.

That’s why full-fibre broadband or FTTP (fibre-to-the-premises) is considered the best internet for gaming. This is because the highest speeds are delivered directly to your home, as well as improved reliability and low latency.

Find out more about how full-fibre works and how it’s different to fibre, making it the best internet choice.

Generally, a good speed is required for downloading and with 900 Mbps broadband, you can download a game that exceeds 100 GB in approximately 15 minutesⁱⁱⁱ. However, you’ll find reliable broadband that offers low latency, and stability matters much more when it comes to gaming.

To get the best speeds from your internet, you should always try to connect your broadband router with a wired ethernet cable to your PC or gaming console, this provides a more stable connection and lower latency than a wireless connection.

Yes, gaming can slow down your internet speed for other devices on your broadband network because gaming delivers a large amount of time-sensitive data at once. This results in a traffic jam of sorts within your router and can lead to lag for online gaming, streaming or video calls.

One way to improve this is to use a wired connection for gaming which will provide a more reliable connection for your gameplay whilst allowing other devices to maintain their usual broadband width across wi-fi.

Whilst the required speed for uploads during gaming is lower than download, it’s still important. Upload speed is essential for determining how quickly your in-game actions are sent from your device to the game server.

Most homes don’t need access to a static IP address, meaning our home broadband deals are perfect for them as they are – affordable and reliable. We use CG-NATbut gamers who enjoy player-to-player games may require a static IP address – find out more about static IP addresses.

For those homes that do need a static IP, we charge an additional £8 a month on top of an existing toob contract. Because there are a limited number of IPv4 addresses available in the world, older broadband providers are likely to have an existing ‘bank’ of these whereas we – as an independent ISP – had to purchase a number of static IP addresses ourselves at a much higher rate.

For those homes that do need a static IP, we charge an additional £8 a month on top of an existing toob contract. Because there are a limited number of IPv4 addresses available in the world, older broadband providers are likely to have an existing ‘bank’ of these whereas we – as an independent ISP – had to purchase a number of static IP addresses ourselves at a much higher rate.

Our goal as a company is to deliver fast and reliable full-fibre broadband that’s accessible to all, and this often comes down to cost. toob is often significantly better value compared with other competitors when it comes to speed and price. To maintain this balance of exceptional value, we apply a charge to our optional static IP service in order to keep base pricing lower than other providers and only charge for add-ons when needed.

Our home900 service – offering 900 Mbps download and 900 Mbps upload speed for £23 a month on a 24 month contract, plus static IP for an extra £8 a month – would bring your monthly bill total to £31. Only your broadband service is subject to £2 in-contract price rises, so your static IP would remain at £8.