Thread: Long Ping Times

I am on BB 1000 UL plan. The speed is around 1.3 megs. I have been having problems (Splintering, drop outs) with video on Skype since I shifted to this plan.

Earlier when I was on 256 or 500 KBpS plans of BSNL, I had no such problems.

I tested the line quality on Pingtest.net.

The following is the result:

Server: Doha, Quatar. (I'm in Hyderabad, India)
Packet Loss: 0%
Ping: 431ms
Jitter: 2ms


I'm getting either long Ping times or long Jitter times or both.

When we talk about "normal" ping times, are they directly proportional to the distance of the server from where I'm situated or irrespective of the distance, are "Normal" times the same for all the servers?

Are these longer times due to line noise?
I don't hear any audible noise in the telephone line.

What should be done to mitigate this problem? I have seen in forums that we have to contact the ISP. But I doubt if the people at the lower level - like line men - understand the problem - particularly because there is no audible noise in the phone line. Or will they carry some equipment to measure the parameters?

Thank u.

latencies to foreign servers have been awful for the past week or so at random times + always during the 7am-8am period.

Try pinging a couple of websites and post the results :

start->run->cmd->type : "ping Product reviews and prices, software downloads, and tech news - CNET /t"

right click mark a chunk, hit enter and paste here; repeat for a few websites.

you can also traceroute the website you are trying using "tracert <site name>"

also post results from speedtest.net.

It could be a line issue but if it's not always there; it's probably a fault on bsnl's end (garbage routing/congestion)

Times have improved at this time. They are fluctuating widely.

C:\Documents and Settings\Dr SSReddy> ping cnet.com

Pinging cnet.com [216.239.113.101] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.239.113.101: bytes=32 time=325ms TTL=239
Reply from 216.239.113.101: bytes=32 time=326ms TTL=239
Reply from 216.239.113.101: bytes=32 time=327ms TTL=239
Reply from 216.239.113.101: bytes=32 time=328ms TTL=23

C:\Documents and Settings\Dr SSReddy> ping yahoo.co.in

Pinging yahoo.co.in [68.180.206.184] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 68.180.206.184: bytes=32 time=308ms TTL=48
Reply from 68.180.206.184: bytes=32 time=307ms TTL=48
Reply from 68.180.206.184: bytes=32 time=324ms TTL=48
Reply from 68.180.206.184: bytes=32 time=311ms TTL=48

Ping statistics for 68.180.206.184:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 307ms, Maximum = 324ms, Average = 312ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Dr SSReddy>ping bsnl.co.in

Pinging bsnl.co.in [218.248.240.20] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 218.248.240.20: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=250
Reply from 218.248.240.20: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=250
Reply from 218.248.240.20: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=250
Reply from 218.248.240.20: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=250

Ping statistics for 218.248.240.20:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 55ms, Maximum = 56ms, Average = 55ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Dr SSReddy>ping eenadu.net

Pinging eenadu.net [67.218.96.175] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 67.218.96.175: bytes=32 time=341ms TTL=48
Reply from 67.218.96.175: bytes=32 time=338ms TTL=48
Reply from 67.218.96.175: bytes=32 time=340ms TTL=48
Reply from 67.218.96.175: bytes=32 time=340ms TTL=48

Ping statistics for 67.218.96.175:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 338ms, Maximum = 341ms, Average = 339ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Dr SSReddy>

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Speed Test on Speedtest.net

Server: Mumbai
Latency:75 ms
Download Speed: 1.3 meg
Upload Speed: 0.4 meg
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I tried to tracert yahoo.com etc but they r getting timed out; may be i'm not doing it correctly.
I'm typing in command line, tracert yahoo.com But there is no response beyond my modem.
Is this due to the Firewall included in win xp? No firewall is kept on in the modem.

@ssreddy, in your earlier plans(Home256 and home500, meaning Rs256 or Rs500)) the speed was upto2Mbps)
now with BB1000UL you speed comes down to 512 or 256Kbps

that's very awful from BSNL

I've tested mine on Reliance

Originally Posted by mvs sarma

@ssreddy, in your earlier plans(Home256 and home500, meaning Rs256 or Rs500)) the speed was upto2Mbps)
now with BB1000UL you speed comes down to 512 or 256Kbps

I'm getting 1.3 to 1.4 megs of speed now. Speed is not an issue here but the line quality; the ping times & jitter are high.

I was getting better video on Skype earlier probably because the line quality was better though I did not test it.

[QUOTE=Rcom;302346]that's very awful from BSNL

I've tested mine on Reliance


How is it that your upload speed is so much higher than your download speed?

Originally Posted by ssreddy555

How is it that your upload speed is so much higher than your download speed?

Well that's because of Reliance Optic Fiber connectivity which don't drop speed and data packets!

[QUOTE=ssreddy555;302351]I'm getting 1.3 to 1.4 megs of speed now. Speed is not an issue here but the line quality; the ping times & jitter are high.

I was getting better video on Skype earlier probably because the line quality was better though I did not test it.

Originally Posted by Rcom

that's very awful from BSNL

I've tested mine on Reliance


How is it that your upload speed is so much higher than your download speed?

there are some software that analyze the section by section measurements of quality on a selected route
i was using 7 years or earlier
some name like netmed or some