Difference in speed from UK coming into SA

[James]

It is quite funny how badly we are shaped, even on our 'un-shaped' ADSL.

This is a ping from our crummy line at my office in London Bridge. It is a 2mb line shared with 50 odd people (Government, hence the going cheap part).

U:\>ping www.myadsl.co.za

Pinging www.myadsl.co.za [196.40.97.12] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.40.97.12: bytes=32 time=178ms TTL=235
Reply from 196.40.97.12: bytes=32 time=179ms TTL=235
Reply from 196.40.97.12: bytes=32 time=178ms TTL=235
Reply from 196.40.97.12: bytes=32 time=180ms TTL=235

Ping statistics for 196.40.97.12:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 178ms, Maximum = 180ms, Average = 178ms

 

[cerebus]

Oh yes it's absolutely ridiculous how far behind you all are in this country.