>>I have noticed this behavior in the past, though intermittently. I have tested this morning through 2 different ISP's with results similar to the following:
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>We do not have any control on any problem along the route. As for the route I'm using, since the last few days, I haven't found any latency. Or, I should have said, since a very long while. There is probably a router that went down and traffic is probably peaking at some point. I get immediate results from my end. I saw in one or two requests, that it took about 0.75 seconds instead of .1 but not in the range that you mentioned.

If the delay wasn't so precise (12 seconds for every hit), I might agree. I have seen this enough in past months that I thought it might be an internal (UT) problem so I mentioned it. As no one else seems to have seen the problem, I have to assume somewhere else along the route was introducing the delay. If (when) I see it again, I'll give you a shout if you are online. I'll also get some ping data for the route.