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I don't know the details of why but ping times on residential connections in the UK seem to run somewhat higher than those I've experienced in the US. I have a
by petercooper 5y ago
I don't know the details of why but ping times on residential connections in the UK seem to run somewhat higher than those I've experienced in the US. I have a cable connection of over 500Mbps and the ping time is ~20ms to both my nearest speed test location (about 50 miles away) and 8.8.8.8. 3ms is within my home network. 15ms is to my first hop at my ISP(!!).. then 2-3ms is the rest. My DSL connection is somewhat worse but with a similar profile.
- youngtaff 5y agoI think it’s a factor of how the networks are constructed and how ISP backhaul works As far as I can remember anyone on BT (or rebranded BT) gets dumped into their backbone that then exits onto the internet in a couple of places but it’s a while since I looked at it Is your experience of US connections based on connections in large metro areas, rather than rural ones?
- petercooper 5y agoIn recent years, yes. Last time I used the Internet in rural US was dialup(!) Looking at a Twitter search for people's 'Speedtest' results, though, provides anecdata. People in all sorts of countries seem to enjoy sub 10ms on even modest connections (e.g. https://twitter.com/grailph/status/1507258781574778883 https://twitter.com/grailph/status/1507258781574778883), whereas in the UK even a "good" connection gets a 10-15ms lag baked in.