Help! Getting latency on routing from CHCH to a HK server. (43.163.178.228)

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Nikana

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#324794 27-May-2026 13:16

Any voyager users in chc?

Would be nice to know how efficient (latency) is the routing like from chc to 43.163.178.228 using other providers?
Ping cmd provided:

ping -n 10 43.163.178.228

Then paste the output in reply. Thanks ahead.

I'm currently on enable fibre, One nz ISP. Latency to that ip is around 157ms.

Will consider switch to an ISP with the lowest latency.

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#3495828 27-May-2026 13:19

Here is works voyager in Auckland, so you would be worse than this.

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#3495831 27-May-2026 13:21

um. it is worse than i expected. One Nz might be the best isp for me then ...

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#3495832 27-May-2026 13:22

Hi! Sure, this kind of thing can change from time to time with routing changes but this is what I'm getting now.

Pinging 43.163.178.228 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=35
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=35
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=35
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=35
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=173ms TTL=35
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=174ms TTL=35
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=35
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=35
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=173ms TTL=35
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=182ms TTL=35

Ping statistics for 43.163.178.228:
Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 172ms, Maximum = 182ms, Average = 173ms

*Insert big spe*dtest result here*

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#3495834 27-May-2026 13:24

thanks. Im glade i checked before switching over.

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#3495835 27-May-2026 13:24

FWIW here's my results on Quic from Hamilton

Around 150~ms seems correct off the top of my head to HK, I suspect hopping providers won't do much for you; besides, you're at the mercy of whatever upstream path your ISP's provider chooses in that moment which can change on a whim and is mostly outside of your ISP's control.

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#3495836 27-May-2026 13:24

@Nikana please don't start a new thread on this discussion for each provider. I've moved this to the NZ Broadband sub-forum. Results from all and any provider can go here. I've removed you post in the Spark sub-forum. Thank you.

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#3495838 27-May-2026 13:38

Spark ISP over Tuatahi fibre

ping -n 10 43.163.178.228

Pinging 43.163.178.228 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=166ms TTL=47
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=164ms TTL=47
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=166ms TTL=47
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=166ms TTL=47
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=164ms TTL=47
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=166ms TTL=47
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=164ms TTL=47
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=164ms TTL=47
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=165ms TTL=47
Reply from 43.163.178.228: bytes=32 time=166ms TTL=47

Ping statistics for 43.163.178.228:
Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 10, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 164ms, Maximum = 166ms, Average = 165ms

150ms looks quite good

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#3495843 27-May-2026 13:46

Ya. 157ms from chch might be the best i can get. Looks like one nz has better routing to HK.

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#3495851 27-May-2026 13:52

@Nikana Routing / latency is not static and can change and does change!

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#3495852 27-May-2026 13:54

Yes. In theory that is.
For me, enable fibre with ONE nz isp shows very static latency. 158-160ms all the time.

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#3495855 27-May-2026 13:57

Nikana:

Yes. In theory that is.
For me, enable fibre with ONE nz isp shows very static latency. 158-160ms all the time.

@Nikana How is latency of say 158ms - 160ms compared to 170ms to 172ms going to change anything?

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#3495856 27-May-2026 14:04

not much. but you would do the same research then pick the lowest.

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#3495859 27-May-2026 14:16

It looks like Vetta (Quic) is the lowest latency here going by a ping test: https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/174928883/results

But, it's only a few ms. You seriously won't notice this.

The point @Linux is making is latency can change at any given point. Routes change and it could be caused by fibre cuts, congestion and many other factors outside of the providers control. Latency also depends on where in the country you are as you, being in Christchurch will be adding ~20ms.

Your pick today may not be the best pick tomorrow and it is pointless changing ISP over a few ms difference.

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#3495864 27-May-2026 14:36

Your ISP, transit providers and the destination ISP adjust routes all the time, there is no point in picking the best between 20 ms deltas. I closely monitor transit between AKL and Vancouver, Canada and these changes aren't theoretical, rare edge cases or even a problem, they happen all the time and you will get deltas above 10ms over a period of weeks to these destinations simply because that's how Internet paths operate.

RTT is a best-effort, there is no guarantee because it's setup to be resilient to most routing issues, and latency is the first thing to go.

If you need the absolute lowest, uncontested and guaranteed latency, expect to pay 5 digits NZD per month for a few hundred Mbps WAN link + SLA to your destination. Outside of that, stop worrying about 10ms swings and pick the provider that best aligns with your goals.

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#3495866 27-May-2026 14:39

One NZ and Mercury (it looks like they possibly collaborate purchasing bandwidth into Asia) have dual paths between Sydney and Singapore.

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumId=81&topicId=323896

I would recommend stay on One NZ as they also own the best domestic network for latency between Christchurch and international gateways in Hamilton/Auckland.

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