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Best ISP for lowest EU ping
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the 5ms thing is obv just the server being stupid. But that wasnt what I was on about.
For you.
Gauteng to UK
PostmanPot
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if you'd like to tell me what your jesus ISP can get me to the UK I'd be more than happy to try
PostmanPot
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154 - 155ms, already posted - http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...st-EU-ping?p=14847892&viewfull=1#post14847892.
Cape Town?
PostmanPot
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Yes, why?
Cape Town would generally have 30-40ms lower latency to international servers compared to Gauteng, am I wrong?
PostmanPot
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Considering Cape Town and Jo'burg aren't on the same latitude, I'm afraid you are. Perhaps we should get someone in Maputo to test the various ISPs/backbones?
WebAfrica (IS)
15ms higher...
Crystal Web uncapped account from Cape Town
>ping bbc.co.uk
Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.244.20] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.244.20: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=50
Reply from 212.58.244.20: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=50
Reply from 212.58.244.20: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=50
Reply from 212.58.244.20: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=50
Ping statistics for 212.58.244.20:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 154ms, Maximum = 154ms, Average = 154ms
>ping bbc.co.uk
Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.244.20] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.244.20: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=50
Reply from 212.58.244.20: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=50
Reply from 212.58.244.20: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=50
Reply from 212.58.244.20: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=50
Ping statistics for 212.58.244.20:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 154ms, Maximum = 154ms, Average = 154ms
ghostR
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You are completely correct. Because WACS terminates in the western cape therefore people in the western cape will have better latency to the UK because they have less fibre to travel along to get to the UK.
If I'm in CPT. I connect straight to WACS from my DSL Network.
If I'm in JHB. I have to connect to multiple national Fibre cables before I get to Cape Town (Adding 20 - 50ms Generally)
PostmanPot
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Fair enough, but what about other backbones?
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WACS terminates in London. So it's the only Fibre Backbone from south africa that lands directly in Europe.
PostmanPot
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So based on the above results, MWEB and Afrihost (and Crystal Web?) seem to use WACS? Then what does IS use, with its 15ms higher latency? Telkom Internet would be SAIX I'd imagine.
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Yes But remember their servers are in Different DC's and the routing is different on different backbones.
PostmanPot
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So what can we take from this, that MWEB, Afrihost and Crystal Web are best for gaming from Cape Town?
IS is clearly worse off, and the result is the same as in Jo'burg.
Who does IS use?
ViciousClone
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sorry for bombing in your thread ,but i would like to know whats the difference between axxess and AH
i know they both run on the MTN backbone,but which company is the better one to go for?
i know they both run on the MTN backbone,but which company is the better one to go for?
None, avoid MTN based ADSL. Axxess is good for cheap, mobile data. Nothing else much really.
PostmanPot
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Might sign up for an account when I'm back in South Africa. If it is better I'll just route game traffic through it.