PingPlot from Iraq.

[Tom5572]

As this is a civilian provided internet, all the people working there are civilians.  It is unfortunate.  I could have some fun if they were Soldiers. 

On the 100% packet loss, that is not typical when the net is up and running like it should.  I will get 10% maximum on the days it works.  The real amazing thing is, when the net is working I will have a maximum ping of about 270 ms.  It is incredible to me I can get such a low ping from here.  I have to give the company props for that.  All I want them to do is fix the reliability factor.

[Tom5572]

I have to give credit to Sniper hill, they finally figured out their LOS radio from where I live to them was out of alignment and is now fixed.  Current ping average to AH server .40 is 250 ms.  That I am most happy about !  WOOT, I can fly again.

[W7LPNRICK]

I will never complain again! Thanks to my ISP who listens to what I say and looks at the pingplotter files I send them.

[Yenny]

Hey dood, when I was over there 4 months ago. My net was like that the entire year, yay for satelite. Only game I can recommend to you is Day of defeat, that game is playable w/ 700-1000 ping. GL and be safe.

[Tom5572]

Yeah I remember those days with the 700-1000 ms pings.  That was last tour and a quarter of this one.  They went to fiber here and seems to really cut down on the latency.  I was still able to play with 700-1000 ms and actually lag that bad helped improve my game play some.  It forced me to predict what the other guy was going to do. 

[dedalos]

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This is what my internet looks like over here.  I have talked to the ISP until I am blue in the face but they do not listen.  It is very frustrating to be told it is routing issues in Iraq and Turkey when I show them the 1000 ms + pings to their gateway.  This is what my 88 Dollars a month is paying for.  This is why I have a hard time not warping or discoing.  This is why I am so mad at this ISP.  Not like I have a choice in the matter.  So this is the end of my whine.  

*Edit:  The graph at the bottom is over a 12 hour period.  Sometime around 0700 I lost connection completely long enough to reset my IP.

They do know you have access to high explosives and been trained to kill with a plastic spoon right?  Maybe worth mentioning