Almost all gaming devices these days are connected to the internet – whether you’re on Playstation, Xbox, PC or other device.
If you are serious about gaming, then you know how frustrating a standard broadband plan can be. Whether you play online for fun or competitively latency and packet loss can greatly influence your gaming performance.
At Broadband Compare we are all about helping you make an informed choice about the best broadband plans for gamers. There are lots of broadband providers, but which is the best for gaming?
Speed is just one factor to consider when choosing a broadband plan for gaming. Other key factors to consider when optimising your online gaming experience include download speed, upload speed, and lag:
Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games. They constantly monitor the average download speed for each country. In the last 7 days, New Zealanders downloaded through STEAM a total amount of 1.3 PB (Petabytes) at an average speed 43.1 Mbps. It's just 0.3% of global Steam Traffic.
Steam performance statistics are a great source of information when choosing a new broadband provider. The #1 performing provider in NZ for average download rate is MyRepublic at 61.6Mbps. Vocus Communications, 2degrees and Trustpower all perform well above average.
| Provider | Average Download Rate |
| MyRepublic | 61.6 Mbps |
| Vocus Communications | 60 Mbps |
| 2degrees Broadband | 47.7 Mbps |
| Vodafone New Zealand | 41 Mbps |
| Devoli | 40.7 Mbps |
|
Spark New Zealand |
39 Mbps |
|
2degrees Mobile |
37.9 Mbps |
| Voyager Internet | 33.1 Mbps |
| Slingshot | 13.5 Mbps |
Source 28 September 2020
500Mbps
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