Hey man, we can't all have the wonderful life. If you can hold a steady 250, well you are doing damn good. As long as it's not jumping all over the place, well then it's time to play. I hold around a 240-275 ping. It's when it gets erratic that I worry and start warping and all. Then comes the "HOST LOST CONNECTION". I always get told that it is my ISP, but I can jump on FS-X, or surf the web with no problems, after that message.
I reckon' it's all Microsoft's fault.
Coogan