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interesting replies... thx for the details guys..
cogent APPEARS to be right up there with most Tier 1 providers... even my little informal tracert tests from multiple sources to both cogent and non-cogent boxes yield latency times which are extremely compatible...
from this experiment, the only noticeable difference was hop number... mebbe 10-20% more.. but given my small sampling size, could be just noise...
i understand there are companies out there that conduct performance evaluations of this nature... ie, in most major cities, they'll subscribe to one, if not several, ISPs.. they then conduct their tests and can give an accurate assessment of network health... does anyone know, or heard of these companies?
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