Internet issues. PACKET LOSS?

[Memorex]

I've had this issue for a very long time. I have wireless internet, and I run through a router. My router is downstairs hooked up to a "special" line for the cable modem. I have it setup correctly and everything, but I get massive packet loss. Now matter what I am doing online. If I play any game, such as Counter-Strike, FA, Lineage II, anything, I get a "pause" every few minutes or so. I went and "pinged" www.yahoo.ca and www.google.ca through CMD Prompt, and I set it so it would keep pinging until I stopped. I averag a ping of 70-90 but, as I said before, every few minute it shoots up to 2,000-3,000 and stays there for 15 seconds. This even sometimes shuts off my internet or slows file downloads.

Is there anything I can do? I'm 100% sure I have everything setup right, I can deal with this but it is really, really annoying.

[StandingCow]

Ping your router with (Example: "ping 192.168.1.1 -t") .. see if it drops any packets.

That will narrow it down to cable modem or wireless issue.

[Memorex]

e- hold on

[Memorex]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:\Documents and Settings\John Harrold>ping 192.168.1.1 -t

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=688ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

[Memorex]

i did it again and i got 900ms, and again and got 1000 ms, then back to 1ms, then 700 ish

[Memorex]

no help yet D:

[lucky644]

It only spiked to 688 there....even I see that with my wifi, run it longer see if it spikes as bad as you've seen before.

If it does, then its an issue between you and your router.

[StandingCow]

Spiking that high coulda just been during packet transmission...

Hmm, nevermind just ran a ping with 1ms time... started a large fast download... and really no change... the highest spike when I Canceled it was 24 ms...

So Im thinking its a connection to your router issue. What kind of signal does it say you are getting? Strong? Weak? Do you have cordless phones and/or florecent lights in the house or near any of your equipment?

[Memorex]

connection: very good

I have.. a cordless phone yes, but i switched the frequency, because it was interfereing. pick up the phone, internet shuts off. but i switched what the router transmits, and what my card picks up and i spike usually 1k-2k. that 600 was low