did anyone run ping plotter, or did you all just come in here and complain?
If you run pingplotter, and you have trouble in the first hop, its your computer/router and you might be able to fix it with a router/modem re-boot. If the trouble is farther down the line you could post that your loosing packets in the new orleans area, or the new york area. Then others, who checked theirs, could say, "ya minds dropping stuff in New York too" and you would all know its a problem with the servers in the newyork area.