foggyb, i recommend you check out BitVPS.COM's new Chicago cluster:
--- ns2.etsmtl.ca ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 30.111/30.328/30.593/0.283 ms
--- info.utcc.utoronto.ca ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2001ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 27.903/28.211/28.368/0.217 ms
Nice routing to Canada.
2012-04-21 18:23:15 (65.7 MB/s) - “100mb.test” saved [104857600/104857600]
If you're interested feel free to message me on freenode, im 'rg' or send an email to
james@bitvps.comCordially yours,
James @ BitVPS