Latency getting worse every month

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I was just wondering if anyone else noticed that the local latencies are getting worse as time passes. I use to get pings < 50ms to certain local sites but the latency has now increases to about 120ms.

I was just wondering what are your latencies to www.myadsl.co.za for example?

64 bytes from dedi65a.your-server.co.za (196.7.147.165): time=124 ms
64 bytes from dedi65a.your-server.co.za (196.7.147.165): time=121 ms

Latencies seems to be growing with about 2ms each month.
If this keeps up playing games local will be just as bad as playing games internationally.
 
I can not agree with you more. Latency in South Africa is going from bad to worse. I suspect the peering links between top tier ISPs is to blame. Most of the peering links are running at full capacity, hence the bad latency and packet loss.

Ping test on my 512K IS ADSL uncapped line:

Pinging www.myadsl.co.za [196.7.147.165] with 64 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=108ms TTL=244
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=118ms TTL=244
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=110ms TTL=244
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=134ms TTL=244

Ping statistics for 196.7.147.165:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 108ms, Maximum = 134ms, Average = 117ms
 
I disagree my local game pings are the same as they where 6 mounths ago when i got my line

Ping test on my 384k line with SAOL 10Gig

Pinging www.myadsl.co.za [196.7.147.165] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=246
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=246
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=246
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=52ms TTL=246

Ping statistics for 196.7.147.165:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 50ms, Maximum = 52ms, Average = 50ms


Edit: With 64bytes the average is 51ms
 
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ping -l 64 www.myadsl.co.za

Pinging www.myadsl.co.za [196.7.147.165] with 64 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=87ms TTL=248
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=87ms TTL=248
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=83ms TTL=248
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=103ms TTL=248

Ping statistics for 196.7.147.165:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 83ms, Maximum = 103ms, Average = 90ms

Not that this adds much to the discussion since this is using Iburst, where we would expect crappy latency anyway. :eek:
 
I used to get like 500ms to 1000ms when I play games but this last weak I had some nice speeds about 360ms for 512kdsl on mweb

overseas
 
mine seem ok on SAIX 384...


C:\***>ping www.myadsl.co.za

Pinging www.myadsl.co.za [196.7.147.165] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=247
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=247
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=247
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=43ms TTL=247

Ping statistics for 196.7.147.165:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 42ms, Maximum = 54ms, Average = 45ms

C:\***>ping -l 64 www.myadsl.co.za

Pinging www.myadsl.co.za [196.7.147.165] with 64 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=52ms TTL=247
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=40ms TTL=247
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=41ms TTL=247
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=41ms TTL=247

Ping statistics for 196.7.147.165:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 40ms, Maximum = 52ms, Average = 43ms
 
Pinging www.myadsl.co.za [196.7.147.165] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=91ms TTL=248
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=248
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=248
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=248

Ping statistics for 196.7.147.165:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 60ms, Maximum = 91ms, Average = 68ms
Click to expand...

np.. Southern Suburbs, Cape Town
 
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The issue seems to be with Capetown adsl connections.

Those of your noticing high local ping during business hours, are you from Cape Town area?
 
Well I'm in Bloem and the pings for both SAIX and IS are about 120ms.
This is nonsense, I see some of the people are getting nice < 50ms pings, that is what I use to get. I wonder how much worse it is going to get?

Imagine the local pings of certain cities going up to > 200ms for local omw.
 
Clipse said:
The issue seems to be with Capetown adsl connections.

Those of your noticing high local ping during business hours, are you from Cape Town area?
Click to expand...

Yup. Pinging games.saix.net used to average 15ms, now it's on 35ms. Not much difference, but still.

Pinging MyADSL, IOL, etc averages around 65ms during the day. I recall it being around 40ms a few months ago.

This increase has only happened over the past few months.

Clipse, any idea why Cape Town is being effected by this?
 
I think Telkom cant do better. Technical reasons. The rest they tell you ist just sand in your eyes
 
Mine seems fine...

Pinging www.myadsl.co.za [196.7.147.165] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=248
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=248
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=248
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=248

Ping statistics for 196.7.147.165:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 38ms, Maximum = 39ms, Average = 38ms
 
And this is to saix..... stop moaning before they really tell us that we are ungreatful for 'world quality service' and make it kukker than it already is...

;)

Pinging games.saix.net [198.54.202.66] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 198.54.202.66: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=250
Reply from 198.54.202.66: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=250
Reply from 198.54.202.66: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=250
Reply from 198.54.202.66: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=250

Ping statistics for 198.54.202.66:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 13ms, Maximum = 14ms, Average = 13ms
 
ping -l 64 www.myadsl.co.za

Pinging www.myadsl.co.za [196.7.147.165] with 64 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=745ms TTL=239
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=747ms TTL=239
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=709ms TTL=239
Reply from 196.7.147.165: bytes=64 time=732ms TTL=239

Ping statistics for 196.7.147.165:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 709ms, Maximum = 747ms, Average = 733ms

MTN GPRS - Napier - :'-(
 
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