Ping Testing ISPs (help a gamer out)

t1Ringo

Hi Folks,

I'm currently moving house and on the hunt for the best Internet Service provider for routing to the US.

I play competitive tournaments for Midair Community Edition (check it out https://midair.gg/) - It's like tribes fyi.

With most of the tournaments being US based I get a ping disadvantage which I'm fine with but I believe there could be some way to improve it, I ping 120ms to the New York Gaming server. I have noticed that players in the UK ping 80ms to the same server this is due to the routing of the ISP.

As you can see from the below image (not sure if I can post images so i've linked it) my routing goes to the uk then back to the server in New York, hence why I ping 120ms and the UK ping 80ms.
https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/gtt-atlantic

I'm wondering if there is an ISP that routes directly to the US instead of going to the UK first?

Again I'm not sure if I'm aloud post this but if people could ping test the New York gaming server: 149.28.63.92:27016 by running the windows cmd and enter ping 149.28.63.92:27016 and posting the average ms of the ping, if someone pings around 80ms I'm on to a winner.

I'm hoping that a provider IE (eir,virgin,sky,vodaphone,puretelecom routes to the US directly instead of to the uk.
Which would be this routing: https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/havfrueaec-2

Any help or advice would be appreciated

babelfish1990

t1Ringo wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I'm currently moving house and on the hunt for the best Internet Service provider for routing to the US.

I play competitive tournaments for Midair Community Edition (check it out https://midair.gg/) - It's like tribes fyi.

With most of the tournaments being US based I get a ping disadvantage which I'm fine with but I believe there could be some way to improve it, I ping 120ms to the New York Gaming server. I have noticed that players in the UK ping 80ms to the same server this is due to the routing of the ISP.

As you can see from the below image (not sure if I can post images so i've linked it) my routing goes to the uk then back to the server in New York, hence why I ping 120ms and the UK ping 80ms.
https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/gtt-atlantic

I'm wondering if there is an ISP that routes directly to the US instead of going to the UK first?

Again I'm not sure if I'm aloud post this but if people could ping test the New York gaming server: 149.28.63.92:27016 by running the windows cmd and enter ping 149.28.63.92:27016 and posting the average ms of the ping, if someone pings around 80ms I'm on to a winner.

I'm hoping that a provider IE (eir,virgin,sky,vodaphone,puretelecom routes to the US directly instead of to the uk.
Which would be this routing: https://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/havfrueaec-2

Any help or advice would be appreciated

I'm getting 85ms on Eir. I'm not sure of the routing, but a Traceroute doesn't appear to suggest anything in the UK. What ISP are you using?

ED E

VM

Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=98ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=93ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=95ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=94ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=96ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=96ms TTL=49

Gonzo

79ms with Eir

Pinging 149.28.63.92 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=79ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=79ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=79ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=79ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 149.28.63.92:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 79ms, Maximum = 79ms, Average = 79ms

t1Ringo

babelfish1990 wrote: »

I'm getting 85ms on Eir. I'm not sure of the routing, but a Traceroute doesn't appear to suggest anything in the UK. What ISP are you using?

Thanks for the reply, 85 doesn't seem too bad, I'm with virgin media 250mbs, seems to be a bit off from the poster above as I'm getting 115ms from it. Interested to see what sky or vodphone pings to it

dam099

Getting average 83ms on Vodafone (SIRO). Think its going via UK though, traceroute shows ldn-bb4-link.telia.net as a hop

t1Ringo

Excellent guys keep them coming thanks

BigMoose

Also VM:

Pinging 149.28.63.92 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=116ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=117ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=116ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=118ms TTL=49

Ping statistics for 149.28.63.92:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 116ms, Maximum = 118ms, Average = 116ms

ED E

Virgin are bouncing via London. Always have to my memory.

Eir are a disaster but their peering beats Skys hands down. Their facility is on top of the landing point too so that helps. VF I'd call a mixed bag.




The thing you're missing is this the time of day. Its 6:45 AM central time now. Say comps are likely to start at 8 central then its 2AM Irish time. Before COVID I'd say you'd be in luck, now Im not so sure.

danoriordan1402

On Sky -

Pinging 149.28.63.92 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=96ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=95ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=95ms TTL=49

Ping statistics for 149.28.63.92:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 95ms, Maximum = 104ms, Average = 97ms

allen175

On Eir's FTTH connection:

Pinging 149.28.63.92 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=82ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=81ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 149.28.63.92:
Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 80ms, Maximum = 82ms, Average = 80ms

jimmad

Ping statistics for 149.28.63.92:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 85ms, Maximum = 85ms, Average = 85ms

Digiweb SIRO letterkenny

t1Ringo

Thanks again for the pinging guys, is there anyone with pure telecom siro who could ping test it? I presume it would be similar to dam099?

guil

Sky FTTC

Pinging 149.28.63.92 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=92ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=192ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=176ms TTL=49
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=138ms TTL=49

Ping statistics for 149.28.63.92:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 92ms, Maximum = 192ms, Average = 149ms

babelfish1990

t1Ringo wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, 85 doesn't seem too bad, I'm with virgin media 250mbs, seems to be a bit off from the poster above as I'm getting 115ms from it. Interested to see what sky or vodphone pings to it

Tried again 19:49 - peak traffic time - still getting a steady 84ms average from Eir. I know a lot of people complain about Eir, but I found their performance absolutely rock solid right through the two lockdowns - never any sign of congestion or latency. I never really have any cause to contact customer care other than once a year to renegotiate my contract. In my experience their products work. I had to hold a bit longer to get through this year, but they were helpful and renewed my contract at a reasonable tariff. Not as competitive as for new customers, but discounted enough to justify staying with them for the good performance.

TheDriver

Pinging 149.28.63.92 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=89ms TTL=50
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=85ms TTL=50
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=86ms TTL=50
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=85ms TTL=50

SIRO with PURE Telecom

Nollog

Pinging 149.28.63.92 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=83ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=83ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=83ms TTL=51
Reply from 149.28.63.92: bytes=32 time=83ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 149.28.63.92:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 83ms, Maximum = 83ms, Average = 83ms

Also on Pure Siro, just got activated today.

t1Ringo

Cheers folks, went with pure and gettin 83 ping so -30/40 ping thanks for everyone's help 🔥