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BlueIron15
Oct 18, 2021Aspirant
Wifi lag spikes
I have been having issues with my PS5 having lag spikes with the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 C7000v2. Before this I had a different Netgear modem/router combo and it worked fine with the PS5. I've tri...
plemans
Oct 18, 2021Guru - Experienced User
I would at least look for something with 5ghz. 2.4ghz is senstive to inteference as well as its a slow network.
So if you're connected to 2.4ghz right now, switch it to the 5ghz.
- BlueIron15Oct 18, 2021AspirantI've tried 5ghz as well with no success. Signal strength is 100%.
- plemansOct 18, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Something to try.
Move the ps5 to where the c7000 is (or move the modem to where the ps5 is) and hardwire it in. Or just buy a cheap 100ft ethernet cable. Just for testing direct connect it to the router and test your lag spikes. maybe it isn't a wifi issue but a connection to the isp.