Detecting…

-- ms

Current: -- ms

-- ms

Current: -- ms

-- %

(0 lost / 0 sent)

Measuring…

The verdict for this game appears once the first full second of packets is in.

Comparing with other tests to this server…

Use Ctrl + scroll to zoom

Recent Test History

Date & Time	Duration	Avg Ping	Avg Jitter	Packet Loss	Actions

Free Fire Ping & Packet Loss Test

Hitting 999+ ping? Gloo Walls placing a second too late? Getting fake red damage numbers?

Garena Free Fire servers operate at a 20Hz tick rate to allow 50 players to fight smoothly on low-end devices and cellular data. Your phone exchanges tiny ~100-byte UDP packets with the server 20 times a second. Because the game relies heavily on lag compensation, a single dropped packet on your 4G/5G connection causes severe desync. Standard internet speed tests completely fail to catch this because they only check raw TCP download speed. Mobile battle royales require an uninterrupted stream of data, not just fast downloads. Our tool simulates this exact 20Hz traffic to expose the hidden micro-stutters causing your 999+ spikes.

20 Hz one update every 50.0 ms

What this test sends: 20 packets per second of 60 bytes, matching Free Fire rather than a generic ping. estimated

Garena publishes no tick rate; 20 Hz is the community figure for a 50-player mobile battle royale.

How to Read the Free Fire Network Graph

Run the 20Hz test above for at least 60 seconds. Here is what your results mean for Free Fire:

Red Lines (Packet Loss)

Red vertical lines mean your connection dropped data entirely. In Free Fire, this causes "Fake Damage". You shoot an enemy and see red damage numbers on your screen, but their health doesn't drop. It also causes severe looting delays, where weapons sit on the ground seconds after you tap them.

High Jitter (Stability)

Jitter is ping fluctuation. If your ping rapidly bounces from 40ms to 150ms, your character will start teleporting or rubberbanding. You will try to sprint into a house for cover, only for the game to violently snap you back outside into the open.

High Ping (Latency)

High baseline ping causes Gloo Wall delay. Because placing a Gloo Wall requires server validation, high ping means you will tap the button, get shot, and die before the ice wall actually spawns on the map. It also gets you killed behind hard cover.

How to Fix Free Fire 999+ Ping & Lag

If the tool above shows packet loss or high jitter, try these specific fixes.

1. Enable In-Game Network Optimization

The Symptom: Constant yellow ping even when you are close to your Wi-Fi router.

Free Fire includes built-in settings to help stabilize bad mobile connections by routing traffic more efficiently or combining Wi-Fi and cellular data.

Fix Open Free Fire Settings > Network. Turn on Network Optimization. You can also run the Connection Report to see if the Garena server itself is experiencing heavy load.

2. Disable Wi-Fi Assist / Smart Switch

The Symptom: Your ping randomly spikes to 999+ for three seconds, freezing you in place.

Smartphones actively try to swap between Wi-Fi and 4G/5G when the signal fluctuates. During this swap, your phone instantly drops all UDP packets connected to the Garena server, triggering the 999+ error.

Fix Go to your phone settings. On iOS, turn off Wi-Fi Assist. On Android, turn off Switch to mobile data. Force your device to commit to just one connection.

3. Disable Background App Refresh

The Symptom: Random rubberbanding while running in the open.

Your 20Hz game packets are being choked out because WhatsApp, Instagram, or a background OS update decided to sync data while you are playing Clash Squad.

Fix Go to your phone settings and disable Background App Refresh (or background data usage) for all social media and cloud apps. Turn off Battery Saver mode, as it can throttle your phone's Wi-Fi antenna.

4. ISP Routing to Garena Servers

The Symptom: You are permanently stuck at 150ms+ ping despite having fast 5G data.

Garena hosts regional servers across Latin America, India, and Southeast Asia. Sometimes your cellular provider takes a terrible, highly congested routing path to get to these specific datacenters.

Action Use our server map above to test routing. If your route is broken, use a mobile gaming VPN (like GearUP Booster) to force your traffic down a cleaner, more direct backbone to the Free Fire servers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does my ping jump to 999+ in Free Fire?

999+ is the maximum display cap Free Fire uses to indicate a total connection failure. It means you are experiencing 100% packet loss. Your phone temporarily stopped sending or receiving data from the Garena server, usually caused by Wi-Fi interference or your phone switching networks in the background.

Why is my Gloo Wall delayed?

Placing a Gloo Wall requires a round-trip confirmation from the server. You tap the button, your phone asks the server to place the wall, and the server replies to spawn it. High ping or packet loss extends the time this conversation takes, leaving you completely exposed to enemy fire for a crucial second.

What causes fake red damage numbers in Free Fire?

Fake damage is caused by packet loss and client-side prediction. Your phone registered your crosshair on the enemy, played the shooting sound, and rendered the red numbers locally. However, your internet dropped the packet before it reached the 20Hz server. The server rejects the damage because it never saw you fire.

How do I fix ping with good internet?

Fast internet (bandwidth) is different from stable internet (jitter/packet loss). Free Fire uses tiny amounts of data, so high download speeds don't matter. If your router is dropping packets due to a crowded 2.4GHz Wi-Fi channel, you will lag even on gigabit fiber. Switch to a 5GHz Wi-Fi band or use a wired connection.

Test a Related Game

See the tick rate and packet size of all 566 supported games →

How this test measures, and what the numbers mean →