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nate2073
join:2007-09-05
Helena, MT

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Re: Massive Slowdowns?

mtr.txt
1,891 bytes
mtr output
tracepath.txt
1,600 bytes
tracepath output
traceroute.txt
1,789 bytes
traceroute output
Here is a report from mtr, tracepath and traceroute. All are awful and I have contacted Bresnan support and sent them the traceroute results also.

JustAThought
@qwest.net

JustAThought

Anon

gblx la.txt
1,137 bytes
Los Angeles via Global Crossing
qwest denver.txt
1,413 bytes
Denver via Qwest
sprint dc.txt
1,537 bytes
Washington DC via Sprint
l3 zurich.txt
584 bytes
Zurich via Level 3
  
When submarine telecommunication cables are involved (as in your example), then latency will certainly be higher the further you are from that cable's landing station. Your ISP can no more shorten that network delay then I could speed up your voice echo across the Grand Canyon.

To illustrate this, here are traceroutes from different geographic POPs to natsuki.mplayerhq.hu. Note how each origin traverses a common route, but the delay is ~40% lower when starting from DC than from LA. Just for fun, I also included from Zurich, since that's the last intermediate hop. Very speedy!

If it makes you feel any better, there could be someone over in Hungary experiencing the same latency when connecting to a server near you.
bigburd
join:2009-09-14
Butte, MT

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i really don't know what this has to do with the price of tea in china
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