It's not just one ISP. I've seen the behavior described by the parent from multiple ISPs in separate countries. It's been driving me nuts for so long that I sta

It's not just one ISP. I've seen the behavior described by the parent from multiple ISPs in separate countries. It's been driving me nuts for so long that I started collecting information about the connections I've seen it from. Years ago, on 512kbit DSL, it was MUCH better. PAETEC DS3 (45Mbit/s) in San Diego, CA Time Warner cable modem in San Diego, CA (20Mbit/s) Colocation at AmericanIS.net (1Gbit/s via Level3.net) in San Diego, CA Videotron DSL in Montreal, QC (10Mbit/s) Teksavvy DSL in Montreal, QC (10Mbit/s) AT&T 3G in San Diego, Detroit, Atlanta (varies) Verizon 3G in San Diego (varies) Rogers 3G in Montreal, QC (varies)