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Originally Posted by PJLFC
However I then started reading round sites such as here and saw reports of congestion and online gaming lag
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If you do some googling I am sure you will find hundreds of threads on this site regarding congestion, but as Kush said, that was 4-5 years ago. The network used to be a joke but VM have done a lot of work over the last couple of years and it is so much better now. You will still see the odd thread going about congestion but tbh I don't think you are going to notice it at all. Your 100mbit connection is analogous to going from dialup from broadband; the difference is going to be phenomenal. The important thing to remember (and you don't need to worry about the technicalities) is that cable is a shared service by design and if you run speed tests you won't get 100mbits 24/7. It might drop down to half speed, 50-60mbits, during the evening and weekends but that is still 10x more than what you are used to.
Cynicism aside, my connection has always been great because I live in an excellent area for utilisation. I do game a lot and always have done (first person shooters online) and get great pings and no lag. My steam downloads blast away at 16MB/sec and I have no problem streaming stuff.
Going by the previous posts it sounds like you are preparing for the worst but you should be excited and look forward to it. I am sure your connection will be great and will definitely be a million times better than what you had before.