Inconsistent Wireless ISP

[zCrEaTiVEz]

First my connection is wireless 1.5 up/1.5down. My internet is local provider. I live in an area where I cant get wired internet. I game on the xbox live. My connection is very inconsistent one night I play with no lag what so ever and the following night I will lag so bad I cannot even play. What could be the reason for this inconsistancy? Are there any wireless isps that could give me a good connection? Also with the speed i listed above should I be able to play generally without lag? Hope you can help me gain knowledge of my connections.
Thank You, zCrEaTiVEz

 

[DelJo63]

Gaming over wireless is almost fruitless -- I'm amazed you get very far at all.
Your symptoms are typical of the issues/problems of this connection and gaming.

 

[zCrEaTiVEz]

Even with a commercially advertised wireless connection such as Hughes Net you would expect problems with a wired ISP ?

 

[DelJo63]

Even with a commercially advertised wireless connection such as Hughes Net you would expect problems with a wired ISP ?

hmm; sentence contradicts itself. HOWEVER, I would expect good results from a wired connection.
But let's be clear; the subject is much like the issue of 'a chain is only as strong as its weakest link'.

Case-1: a wired (cable or adsl) connection from the ISP -> your modem -- optional router -- wired to a PC

Case-2 a wired (cable or adsl) connection from the ISP -> your modem with wireless connection to a PC

Case-3 wireless satellite connection from the ISP -> optional router -- wired to a PC

Case-4 wireless satellite connection from the ISP -> optional router -- wireless to a PC

A gaming system PC will work well in CASE-1. Each of the other cases (2,3,4) will have less and less thruput and thus less and less satisfactory results

 

[zCrEaTiVEz]

Well we have Quest phone service that is wired. Do you think it would be possible to get internet from them through those land lines?

 

[DelJo63]

I'm sure that Quest offers ADSL Service (ie wired phone connections)

 

[zCrEaTiVEz]

I never even thought of it until just now i didn't know we had a wired phone service that i could also get internet through simply because I live 5 miles out of town.

 

[DelJo63]

Call and ask; I had to wait for Cable access as I live 7.5 miles from the 'telco switch',
which was too far (for verizon at that time; FiOS is now available).