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Ask HN: How come my online multiplayer game lags when som1 calls my home phone?

by anon115 on 4/10/25, 7:28 PM with 7 comments

• by elmerfud on 4/10/25, 7:36 PM

  You don't say what kind of internet connection you have, but most likely it's due to extra noise on the line. Home phones ring because they send ~100 volts AC down the line.

• by Cyphase on 4/10/25, 7:43 PM

  When I was a kid, we had a DSL line for a while (too long!) that would disconnect whenever someone called. Very frustrating when in the middle of an online game.

  Even dialup was more reliable, if slower!

• by dave4420 on 4/10/25, 7:37 PM

  Cordless phones use the same frequencies as WiFi, so they could be interfering with each other.

  Or, I dunno. Is your phone using voip?

• by anon115 on 4/10/25, 9:48 PM

  my ISP is spectrum