latency

any ideas why my latency is so high?

Test your broadband link

Our measurements found the following characteristics for your link (host86-131-213-16.range86-131.btcentralplus.com - 86.131.213.16)
Downstream Bandwidth: 3996 Kbps Downstream Queue: 142 ms
Upstream Bandwidth: 340 Kbps Upstream Queue: 3651 ms
Notes:

Your downstream bandwidth is more than 11 times faster than your upstream bandwidth.

Your upstream queue is so large that packets can get delayed for more than a second. This can be a problem for real-time traffic such as VoIP or online games!



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router info...homehub3
Connection Information

Line state: Connected
Connection time: 5 days, 21:26:57
Downstream: 4.875 Mbps
Upstream: 448 Kbps

ADSL Settings

VPI/VCI: 0/38
Type: PPPoA
Modulation: G.992.1 Annex A
Latency type: Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up): 9.6 dB / 27.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up): 43.7 dB / 21.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up): 19.5 dBm / 12.6 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up): 1268105 / 202
CRC Events (Down/Up): 1600 / 44
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
HEC Events (Down/Up): 15035 / 32
Error Seconds (Local/Remote): 1234 / 77

A dodgy node somewhere?

Try using the TBB traceroute tool which will show traffic TO you and and oddities in that path.