Same here at the mo (Cheshire):
Pinging
www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.224.88] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.224.88: bytes=32 time=109ms TTL=243
Reply from 212.58.224.88: bytes=32 time=76ms TTL=243
Reply from 212.58.224.88: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=243
Reply from 212.58.224.88: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=243
Ping statistics for 212.58.224.88:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 23ms, Maximum = 109ms, Average = 64ms
Edit: Just ran a speed test also (10mbit):
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:53:42 UTC
1st 512K took 5953 ms = 86 KB/sec, approx 709 Kbps, 0.69 Mbps
2nd 512K took 5438 ms = 94.2 KB/sec, approx 776 Kbps, 0.76 Mbps
3rd 512K took 4672 ms = 109.6 KB/sec, approx 903 Kbps, 0.88 Mbps
4th 512K took 6062 ms = 84.5 KB/sec, approx 696 Kbps, 0.68 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 771 Kbps, 0.75 Mbps
