(Not Resolved) Known Issue - Quest PCVR streaming micro lags and stutter esp. when moving head

Hi guys, i may have solved this issue for me for the moment, what i have done like so many others(which i didnt want to do) is hook my old router up to my network wired and set it up as an access point, from there i gave the 5ghz band an ssid (quest3_only) & connected my quest3 to that, that is the only device connected wirelessly to this router.

Finally i checked that my new routers wifi was not using the same wifi channels as my old router, connected the quest 3 to the new wifi setup, ran steam vr with no issues, also virtual desktop working great, i am getting zero frame drops at the moment, connection is rock solid at 2401Mbps .

I will keep you updated if anything changes , looking good so far.

So my purchase of a £700 router was a waste, looks like the quest needs it own access point as so many have suggested.

huh.. Someone have the solution ? 😕 it's impossible for me... I have so much lags with my cable link 

Hey gang! So I recently changed Internet provider, and I've been getting these really bad stutters in both Air Link and Steam VR when moving my head as well!

I'm on a Wi-Fi 6 router, i'm on the 5ghz network band and with a 80mbps Channel Width. Graphics card is NVIDIA RTX 3060 and I'm up to date on all of that. Do we know if it's just a faulty Meta update? I ordered a better/longer link cable, as I don't have any issue when my headset is directly plugged into my PC, but I really wish it would work well through Wi-Fi.

Apparently, this stuttering seems to be present on Quest 2, too.

I got my Quest 2 in november of 2023, bought Virtual Desktop and i was able to play perfectly fine on all my devices, even with a not so fast router, at 50mbps hevc.

Now, after some updates, i'm NOT able to play on vd OR airlink without stuttering while moving my head or doing a fast 6dof movement in my play area. The stream is otherwise perfect if i don't move much.

This seems a software problem, and has to be fixed. It seems more of a problem with the quest 2/3 decoding phase than anything else. Quest Link exhibits little frameskips(not huge ones like vd and airlink) when doing fast lateral movement with your body, too, but otherwise it's miles better than the state of vd or airlink. It could be some kind of wireless instability too, as my network seems slower on Quest.

For anyone with the quest 3 not seeing wifi 6, the problem maybe with what channel your router is broadcasting on, i changed mine manually to above 106 and my quest 3 could no longer see my wifi, dropping it down to channel 60 and it came back.

Just updated to v.69 and up to 200mbps airlink works just a tiny bit better than before. Almost playable.

I've encountered similar issues in VR and Immersed, and I solved the problem by overclocking the GPU. DO NOT TRY if you don't know what i'm saying or how to do it, this is a very risky action. I believe the issue stems from the insufficient performance of the Qualcomm chip, as well as some flaws in how the Meta system handles buffer frames.

I recently tested ALVR with reverse USB tethering using Gnirehtet, and I experienced stutters even with USB tethering, indicating the issue isn't with my router(which worked perfectly before) but rather with the Quest 3. Meanwhile, the wired Oculus Link is buttery smooth. It would be great if they opened up USB access for developers like Steam Link and Virtual Desktop.

Btw guys is this by any chance isolated to the quest 3 128gb version? I'm on the 128gb version ... thats why i ask. My quest pro has no issues on same pc and network.