Actually routing to the ip address doesnt seem to be the issue as I've got acceptable pings to the servers in the USA:
Code:
pathping www.opelaus.com

Tracing route to opelaus.com [67.15.20.17]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
0  muriakiel [192.168.1.10]
1  my.router [192.168.1.1]
2  loop0.lns2.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.215.224]
3  gi0-2-8.cor1.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.212.161]
4  gi0-3.bdr2.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.212.145]
5  pos2-0.bdr1.syd7.agile.on.net [203.16.212.33]
6  pos1-0.bdr1.sjc2.agile.on.net [203.16.213.17]
7  ge-0-3-0.r01.snjsca04.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.11.97]
8  p16-0-1-1.r20.snjsca04.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.2.118]
9  p64-0-0-0.r20.plalca01.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.2.70]
10  xe-0-2-0.r21.plalca01.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.4.231]
11  p16-3-0-0.r02.hstntx01.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.2.2]
12  ge-7.ev1.hstntx01.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.10.230]
13  gphou-66-98-241-29.ev1.net [66.98.241.29]
14  gphou-66-98-241-29.ev1.net [66.98.241.124]
15  gphou-66-98-241-29.ev1.net [67.15.20.17]

Computing statistics for 375 seconds...
            Source to Here   This Node/Link
Hop  RTT    Lost/Sent = Pct  Lost/Sent = Pct  Address
0                                           muriakiel [192.168.1.10]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
1    0ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  my.router [192.168.1.1]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
2   50ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  loop0.lns2.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.215.224]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
3   47ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  gi0-2-8.cor1.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.212.161]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
4   47ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  gi0-3.bdr2.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.212.145]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
5   73ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  pos2-0.bdr1.syd7.agile.on.net [203.16.212.33]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
6  225ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  pos1-0.bdr1.sjc2.agile.on.net [203.16.213.17]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
7  231ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  ge-0-3-0.r01.snjsca04.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.11.97]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
8  230ms     1/ 100 =  1%     1/ 100 =  1%  p16-0-1-1.r20.snjsca04.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.2.118]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
9  228ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  p64-0-0-0.r20.plalca01.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.2.70]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
10  229ms     1/ 100 =  1%    1/ 100 =  1%  xe-0-2-0.r21.plalca01.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.4.231]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
11  278ms     0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  p16-3-0-0.r02.hstntx01.us.bb.verio.net [129.250.2.2]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
12  279ms     1/ 100 =  1%    1/ 100 =  1%  ge-7.ev1.hstntx01.us.bb.verio.net[129.250.10.230]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
13  279ms     0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  gphou-66-98-241-29.ev1.net [66.98.241.29]
                              0/ 100 =  0%   |
14  280ms     0/ 100 =  0%    0/ 100 =  0%  gphou-66-98-241-29.ev1.net [66.98.241.124]
                              1/ 100 =  1%   |
15  277ms     1/ 100 =  1%    0/ 100 =  0%  gphou-66-98-241-29.ev1.net [67.15.20.17]

Trace complete.
Comparing that to A-S where I get a ping of 700ms+. I think its definitely something server-side. Anything different there? I do get occasional XML errors. :roll: curiouser and curiouser.

Ben