You open Discord and try to join a voice channel, but the status shows “RTC Connecting” and never changes. You cannot hear anyone, and no one can hear you. This problem typically occurs because Discord cannot establish a stable Real-Time Communication connection with its servers due to network restrictions, firewall blocks, or corrupted local settings. … Read more
You are in a voice channel when your friends start sounding like a broken robot. Your words arrive two seconds late, or the audio cuts out entirely for several seconds. This lag spike can happen suddenly even when your internet seems fine. The cause is almost always a temporary network congestion, a misconfigured voice region, … Read more
Discord voice or video calls can lag, drop, or sound robotic even when your internet seems fine. This often happens because Discord uses specific servers and ports that your network may handle poorly. This article explains how to test your connection speed and stability using Discord’s built-in tools and a few external checks. You will … Read more
When you try to join a voice channel in Discord, you may see the status “Awaiting Endpoint” and never connect to voice. This error prevents you from hearing or speaking to anyone in the channel. The cause is typically a network routing issue where Discord cannot establish a direct peer-to-peer connection to the voice server. … Read more
Discord voice and text chat can slow down or disconnect when you use a VPN. This happens because VPNs reroute your internet traffic through a remote server, adding latency and sometimes blocking Discord’s voice server connections. Many users experience audio stutter, delayed messages, or failed calls when the VPN is active. This article explains how … Read more
You are connected to a Wi-Fi 6 router, but Discord voice channels keep disconnecting or audio becomes choppy. This problem often occurs because of a compatibility issue between Discord’s voice packet handling and the Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard. In this article, you will learn why this happens and how to fix it with router settings … Read more
When you stream games or apps on Discord, lag spikes can cause voice chat to stutter, video to freeze, or your stream to drop frames. This happens because Discord’s real-time communication and streaming features compete for your network bandwidth and system resources. The problem often stems from incorrect voice settings, outdated drivers, or network congestion. … Read more
You are in a voice channel or typing in a text chat when Discord suddenly displays a persistent “Reconnecting…” message at the bottom of the window. The app stops sending or receiving messages, voice cuts out, and you cannot interact with any server. This loop often repeats every few seconds, making Discord unusable even though … Read more
Discord’s Quality of Service (QoS) setting prioritizes voice and video packets over other network traffic, which can improve call quality but sometimes causes lag, disconnections, or slow internet for other applications. The problem occurs because Discord’s default QoS implementation marks packets with a high priority flag that some routers and home networks do not handle … Read more
When your Discord voice channel has high latency, audio cuts out, or members report robotic speech, the server region setting is often the cause. Discord automatically assigns a region when you create a server, but that default region may not be optimal for all members. This article explains how to manually select the lowest ping … Read more