I appreciate the reply, but I will have to disagree.
I thought about router dropping ICMP traffic as you stated.
But then I thought...If the router is getting overloaded enough that it needs to start dropping less prioritized traffic, then that is telling me it is overloaded and running at full capacity. And if it is dropped less priroritized traffic, then it is dropping other traffic. "other" likely included streaming videos and such, or over seas bound traffic. Streaming Video is often classfied as "Bulk" and on the lower priority.
It only takes one bad router to screw up a connection. Because when a packet drops. The TCP stack with resend again until all expected packets are sent/received, and in the order they were expected. UDP is on the application to resend packets or deal with what has been received. However I beleive all Web Browser based stream is TCP based.
Above if the objective view of the problem. Below is the subjective view of the problem.
I did more than enough testing hook up the fios..Try to watch a video...Hang 3mins in. Waiting on video to load.
Hook up the Comcast the video fully buffers before 3mins is up.
Hook the fios backup...hanging within a few mins waiting on video to load again.
Tried with various Asian sites, always slow loading with Fios and expected load time with Comcast.
As stated bpreviously. If I was only connecting to USA based sites, i probably would have no complaints with Fios.
However main usage of internect is connecting to Asian based sites, I need to choose the service that best serves my needs.