I am a FPS gamer and good ping times are the main priority for me with my internet connection. Last week or so my pings have trippled, here are some trace routes which display this:
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Tracing route to 195.122.134.227 over a maximum of 30 hops
1 8 ms 7 ms 7 ms cpc5-livi5-2-0-gw.sgyl.cable.virginmedia.com [77.97.204.1]
2 8 ms 7 ms 9 ms livi-geam-1a-ge26.network.virginmedia.net [81.97.49.161]
3 30 ms 13 ms 15 ms sgyl-core-1a-tenge74.network.virginmedia.net [62.30.251.37]
4 8 ms 7 ms 7 ms sgyl-core-2a-ae2-0.network.virginmedia.net [195.182.178.90]
5 42 ms 41 ms * manc-bb-1c-ae6-0.network.virginmedia.net [81.97.48.77]
6 54 ms 41 ms 43 ms manc-bb-1a-ae11-0.network.virginmedia.net [213.105.159.85]
7 49 ms 47 ms 63 ms 212.187.136.125
8 51 ms 49 ms 47 ms ae-4-4.ebr1.London1.Level3.net [4.69.133.102]
9 69 ms 52 ms 49 ms vlan102.ebr2.London1.Level3.net [4.69.143.90]
10 58 ms 62 ms 60 ms ae-24-24.ebr2.Frankfurt1.Level3.net [4.69.148.198]
11 69 ms 59 ms 64 ms ae-82-82.csw3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net [4.69.140.26]
12 59 ms 75 ms 56 ms ae-3-80.edge3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net [4.69.154.135]
13 59 ms 59 ms 63 ms CHOOPA-LLC.edge3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net [212.162.40.98]
14 59 ms 60 ms 59 ms 195.122.134.227
Trace complete.
Tracing route to multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.68] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 10 ms 7 ms 8 ms cpc5-livi5-2-0-gw.sgyl.cable.virginmedia.com [77.97.204.1]
2 9 ms 7 ms 7 ms livi-geam-1a-ge26.network.virginmedia.net [81.97.49.161]
3 23 ms 7 ms 8 ms sgyl-core-1a-tenge74.network.virginmedia.net [62.30.251.37]
4 36 ms 34 ms 35 ms sgyl-core-2a-ae2-0.network.virginmedia.net [195.182.178.90]
5 43 ms 55 ms 39 ms manc-bb-1c-ae6-0.network.virginmedia.net [81.97.48.77]
6 41 ms 44 ms 43 ms manc-bb-1a-ae11-0.network.virginmedia.net [213.105.159.85]
7 47 ms 48 ms 67 ms glfd-bb-1b-ae1-0.network.virginmedia.net [213.105.175.146]
8 47 ms 47 ms 48 ms glfd-tmr-1-ae5-0.network.virginmedia.net [213.105.159.46]
9 48 ms 48 ms 47 ms tcl5-ic-1-as0-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.253.185.78]
10 22 ms 208 ms 68 ms linx1.multiplay.co.uk [195.66.224.224]
11 51 ms 51 ms 52 ms www.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.68]
Trace complete.
Tracing route to bbc.co.uk [212.58.241.131]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 10 ms 7 ms 8 ms cpc5-livi5-2-0-gw.sgyl.cable.virginmedia.com [77.97.204.1]
2 20 ms 7 ms 7 ms livi-geam-1a-ge26.network.virginmedia.net [81.97.49.161]
3 9 ms 7 ms 7 ms sgyl-core-1b-tenge74.network.virginmedia.net [62.30.251.53]
4 9 ms 7 ms 7 ms sgyl-core-2b-ae2-0.network.virginmedia.net [195.182.178.94]
5 187 ms 14 ms 16 ms leed-bb-1b-ae5-0.network.virginmedia.net [81.97.48.81]
6 31 ms 12 ms 31 ms leed-bb-1a-ae0-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.253.187.185]
7 44 ms 44 ms 43 ms nrth-bb-1b-as2-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.253.185.101]
8 45 ms 43 ms 43 ms nrth-tmr-2-ae6-0.network.virginmedia.net [213.105.159.34]
9 46 ms 47 ms 47 ms tele-ic-1-as0-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.253.184.2]
10 47 ms 47 ms 48 ms pos6-1.rt0.thdo.bbc.co.uk [212.58.239.237]
11 48 ms 65 ms 46 ms 212.58.238.153
12 48 ms 47 ms 60 ms virtual-vip-231.thdo.bbc.co.uk [212.58.241.131]
Trace complete.
I've posted this on the community forms
here. Since calling up the helpline didn't do a great deal of help, other than to inform me to post on the community forms, and that pings are of low priority to Virgin Media, I was wondering if anyone here would know I have any options on where I can direct my issues too.
I honestly don't think its a problem with my local connection, but if anyone wants any information just ask.
