RummyBoy

Here's the server issue:

I'm comparing loading times for two IDENTICAL html sites with no dynamic content. I took score 10 times and then took average of the speeds. This is the result:

(A) Site on DEDICATED in Canada:

From New York - 174 ms
From Texas - 685 ms
From Amsterdam - 1.04 second

(B) Site on VPS in USA:

From New York - 130 ms
From Texas - 432 ms
From Amsterdam - 1 second

So my questions:

(1) Why is (A) slower than (B) - it cannot just be geographic distance from the server can it?

(2) What is the best way to optimize servers for getting increase in response time?

(3) Can anyone suggest an awesome dedicated server provider with rates as competitive as iweb.com ?