Locatiob is Hilton, near derby.

product is currently bog standard broadband, though fttc fibre is being installed on thursday

PING multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=1 ttl=60 time=45.8 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=2 ttl=60 time=48.2 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=3 ttl=60 time=44.4 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=4 ttl=60 time=44.6 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=5 ttl=60 time=44.6 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=6 ttl=60 time=45.3 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=7 ttl=60 time=45.1 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=8 ttl=60 time=47.8 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=9 ttl=60 time=45.0 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=10 ttl=60 time=44.0 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=11 ttl=60 time=44.1 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=12 ttl=60 time=44.5 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=13 ttl=60 time=45.3 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=14 ttl=60 time=45.0 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=15 ttl=60 time=45.8 ms
64 bytes from www.multiplay.co.uk (85.236.96.68): icmp_req=16 ttl=60 time=46.8 ms
^C
--- multiplay.co.uk ping statistics ---
16 packets transmitted, 16 received, 0% packet loss, time 15022ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 44.023/45.442/48.225/1.232 ms

Here's mine from an interleaved line based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

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C:\Users\Bob>ping multiplay.co.uk -n 10  Pinging multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.68] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=58Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=58 Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=58Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=58 Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=58Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=58 Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=58Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=58 Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=58Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=58  Ping statistics for 85.236.96.68:     Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:     Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 32ms, Average = 28ms

This is what I get about 3 miles from Exeter:

ISP - Plusnet, Product - Extra, Sync speed - 2144 kbps, using static IP:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


>ping multiplay.co.uk -t

Pinging multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.68] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=58
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=58

Ping statistics for 85.236.96.68:
Packets: Sent = 12, Received = 12, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 38ms, Maximum = 41ms, Average = 39ms
Control-C

Ping statistics for 85.236.96.68:
Packets: Sent = 35, Received = 35, Lost = 0 (
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 9ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 9ms

This is a rather pointless exercise. It depends so much on where you live.

And I am on Value

C:\>ping www.multiplay.co.uk

Pinging www.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.68] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=59
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=59
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=59
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=59

Ping statistics for 85.236.96.68:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 24ms, Maximum = 27ms, Average = 25ms

C:\>

I'm on Plusnet Extra
Interleaved

C:\Documents and Settings\Home Computer>ping multiplay.co.uk

Pinging multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.68] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=57
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=57
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=57
Reply from 85.236.96.68: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=57

Ping statistics for 85.236.96.68:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 12ms, Maximum = 15ms, Average = 13ms

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