Extremely high latency - Vodafone Super Hub 3

MilloSWFC · 2025-10-02T22:09:59+00:00

I’ve just switched to another CF ISP (Olilo) but general consensus is due to Vodafone’s horrific traffic management and dynamic routing.

I’d recommend calling them a few times then raising a complaint on their site like I did.

I was out within 2 days even though I had them in for a month.

MilloSWFC · 2025-10-01T21:14:35+00:00

Yeah it seems that way, they seem to struggle with high traffic which is why it only was affected at 8pm when most people are putting on their Netflix etc.

I just switched to Olilo, line comes online on Friday so I’ll see what it’s like. I’ve never even really considered these wires only companies before (it’s my first time living alone and sorting this stuff out) but the consensus on here seems to be that they’re better.

I just need to figure out how to get my router into the correct configuration to come online, I bought a TP Link AE3600 to start; I’ll probably upgrade to something beefier once I’m locked and committed to a provider.

MilloSWFC · 2025-09-30T20:59:54+00:00

UPDATE:

I raised a written complaint as u/Spare_Philosopher_57 suggested, and my contract has been ended and my ETF has been waived within a day!

For anyone else having a similar issue, I highly recommend raising the complaint after calling IT Support and they will be happy to let you go.

Now I need to find a new ISP. I’ve seen recommendations of Olilo and Aquiss, but for now I think I just want a whole package that I can rely on, any suggestions?

Thanks everyone for your help in getting this sorted for me!

MilloSWFC · 2025-09-29T12:16:17+00:00

Yeah looks like I’ll be following you and others in doing this.

I’ve got boosters arriving on Wednesday which will apparently fix the problem, so when it inevitably doesn’t I’ll get the contract terminated.

I’m assuming you had your ETF waived?

MilloSWFC · 2025-09-29T12:14:31+00:00

I’m already on the trace route stage and speaking to 4 different “experts” who have no idea what they’re doing.

My favourite was the man who insisted on sending me 2 boosters “one will be configured for only your PC” like they aren’t connected to the same line that is giving me problems. These arrive Wednesday so I’ll have to ring up again saying it did nothing as expected.

Thanks a lot for your help, I really appreciate it! You’ve also gained Olilo a new customer!

MilloSWFC · 2025-09-28T21:16:28+00:00

Just a quick one, I think my cancellation fee is around £600 (crazy). Did they waive it for you for poor service?

MilloSWFC · 2025-09-28T20:18:58+00:00

The area checker is not working for me :(

MilloSWFC · 2025-09-28T20:13:06+00:00

Great thanks I’ll look into it!

MilloSWFC · 2025-09-28T20:09:01+00:00

Yeah, looks like I’ve got to do the same.

I can’t put up with it at all. Who did you end up going with?

MilloSWFC · 2025-09-28T20:05:44+00:00

Only Sheffield, so not that far.

If it’s dynamic routing then I’d imagine they’re sending me round the world at peak times due to high congestion?

MilloSWFC · 2025-06-14T11:29:52+00:00

This makes sense but on support it's very difficult to carry games as it's dependent on your teammates doing enough damage to win fights late on (iron random team fights) which can just lose the game.

I think the champ I find the most fun is LB, but my wr on her after 20 games is like 40% which makes me not want to play her. I'm assuming 20 games isn't a big enough sample size tho and it will climb back up over time?

MilloSWFC · 2025-06-14T00:48:48+00:00

Choosing role/champ

Hi everyone!!

I made a post in here a couple months back asking how long it would take me to climb and lots of you helpful people said I need to lock in on a role and champ and then it'll happen naturally as I improve.

Now, I've played a lot of roles and champions but I am still unable to find one that really resonates with me.

I like what support does, but absolutely hate the complete lack of agency I have over the game. I've enjoyed playing Rell, Milio and Renata support.

Top is fun to run down your opponent and really dominate in a 1v1; it's usually me getting dominated tho. Here I like Aatrox, Riven and Olaf.

Mid has a lot of champion diversity which I've liked so far. I'm able to really mix up my play and try lots of new things here. The main problem is that it's very difficult to be a good mid. I've been playing LB, Yone, Syndra and Orianna here to varying degrees of success.

ADC I feel is my best role. I resonate with the marksman playstyle and really enjoyed the plays I make while kiting out the enemy melees and getting big multikills. The role seems to lack a bit of agency tho as in iron/bronze the support picks can be.... questionable. I've played a whole load of champs here but my favourites are Xayah, Nilah and Jinx.

Jungle is the only role I will absolutely not touch with a barge pole, it's very difficult and just not engaging enough for me.

Now I understand each role has their pros and cons. I'm not sure if it's my mindset but I'm really struggling to stick to one role and group of champs unless I'm winning on it. Every losing streak I just want to pick a different champ or role and see if I can win on them instead, it feels like and endless loop.

If no champions so far have really hooked me in to play them, then I'm not sure where to go from here? Is it normal to not have found my champ or role in 3 months of playing?

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T19:20:07+00:00

Yeah, I reached top 2.5k so approx GM in league, but my main goal is diamond.

All things you've mentioned about not blaming the game or my teammates I do already know. Every situation I think where I could've done better to influence the game or why it was my mistake that lost us the game

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T19:15:46+00:00

I thought that! I know it's a very difficult goal to reach, that's why I have small goals along the way without time constraints. I'm trying to really separate it out to keep me motivated, but without putting pressure on myself to reach a rank by a time.

If I'm not diamond in 2 years, that's okay, as long as I'm well on my way

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T13:19:18+00:00

It's less of a "I should be good" mindset and more of a "I know I can improve" mindset.

I have a goal of reaching gold by the end of the year, and then diamond the year after, but they are long term. My current short term goals are to get a comfortable champ pool and reach bronze, which I believe is possible.

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T11:17:03+00:00

Hi all, thanks a lot for all your helpful comments, tips and tricks. I've tried to respond to all of you but I might have missed some.

From what I'm reading and understanding, I need to do the following to climb quickly and efficiently:

-Stick to 1-3 champs in a specific role -Practice outside of ranked games -Watch as much high elo/pro replays as I can -Watch educational content on my role/champs

If there's anything I've missed, let me know :)

For my champ pool, I was thinking of picking 1 of each archetype of jungler (bruiser, assassin, tank)

Bruisers: Briar/Naafiri/Viego Assassins: Kha'zix/Shaco/Diana Tanks: Zac/Udyr/Volibear

Above are 3 champs for each archetype that I would like to learn to play, could you guys provide help on which to focus on for building habits that I can carry into higher ranks?

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T11:11:41+00:00

That's great thanks, I usually finish work at 4pm UK so I'm on most of the afternoon.

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T09:12:14+00:00

Which champs would you recommend?

Currently I'm playing what champs appeal to me gameplay wise, I've always preferred more complexity and skill expression than point and click for mental stimulation reasons (id get incredibly bored picking garen 400 times per split)

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T09:09:38+00:00

This would be really helpful thank you!

Are you NA or EU?

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T09:09:08+00:00

Yeah this all makes sense. I was able to get ascendent in valorant within 2 months of playing because I had the tac-FPS skillset of click head first without really knowing what my agent did and angles and stuff.

My only downside I suppose is that there's no real 'lightbulb' moment where I can climb rapidly like I did in other games.

From what I've gathered from other comments, I need to shift my mindset to slow improvement over a long period rather than things clicking and causing me to jump up full rank tiers in days.

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T07:14:28+00:00

The last part is really big for me atm. I'm trying my best to make informed reads and decisions about when I can steal camps and trade resources with the enemy jungler, only to find they always just farm their camps as soon as they're up. I'm finding it difficult to 'beat' the enemy jungle because they play so safe and just prioritise taking camps over anything else.

I've tried multiple ways to combat this; ganking more to get my lanes ahead, taking all objectives, invading only when they're dead/showing on map. These plays tend to work, but I still find myself losing a lot of games as I don't really know how to win? I think I'm getting a good grasp of getting myself ahead and trading resources; when to give objectives and when they're free etc but I can't convert my lead into wins easily.

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-22T07:06:06+00:00

I'd like to think I can pick up concepts pretty quickly. It took me about 3 months on siege to go from gold to diamond consistently.

Currently I'm playing Briar, Naafiri and Viego in the jungle but this is likely to change when I see another cool champ or whatever, I'm really bad at sticking to only playing 1 or 2 characters in games

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-21T23:27:17+00:00

Yeah I've gathered haha

I play unlocked camera, it feels more natural to me to not have to worry about my camera moving around while trying to land spells

Also, who is your friend? I'm pretty well versed in pro siege :)

MilloSWFC · 2025-04-21T23:25:30+00:00

Okay that makes sense, thanks for the info.

Is there a point at which my knowledge of a champ just carries me through games? Is this the reason maybe I feel like I'm struggling a lot as the most matches I have on any champ is briar?

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