Need to know some more about internet plans (bandwith-ping-shiz)

[This Toast]

Can someone help meee

My first internet plan;
Good ping - No download
Bad ping - Downloading

Most recent plan;
Good ping - No Download
Good ping - Downloading

ping = latency, right?

What was stronger in my internet on the second one compared to the first? Is it the bandwidth?
I am planning to get another internet plan but I don't know what to base it on.. bandwidth or internet speed or some other thing I'm not knowledgeable about
Any techy guys here, google won't help, thanks

[coolzeldad]

Okay so there are a few factors.

As you reach your bandwidth cap downstream the latency ( ping time ) between you and your ISP can increase, which subsequently increases the ping to anything else outside the isp ( aka the internet ).

The increase can depend on the QoS set by your ISP, the router and modem that you use, the stress on your system from the download, and obviously the downstream cap.

Most internet tiers I know of get a better QoS as you increase, but not always. QoS is how the ISP ensures the quality of the connection, and some lower tiers are setup to be more restrictive which might cause performance issues in this case.

Most ISP or cheap internet modem / routers could get overloaded by large download/upload or many connections at one time.

The stress on your system from the download could slow down your computer's ability to achieve the fastest response time for other applications trying to utilize the system.

If you have a higher downstream cap the download might not be able to max out your downstream as easily, reducing the latency increase.

If the connection was low tier to begin with, I wouldn't suspect PC, I wouldn't suspect router all that much, the downstream cap would be an issue, and the QoS is also a potential problem.

Depending on your ISP setup upgrading to the next tier might help reduce latency based on the QoS and cap but it depends on ISP, service area, etc.

You could always rate limit your downloads to avoid maxing your downstream.