why do cable modems have crap pings?

[OneOfTheseDays]

my friends w/ dsl have awesome pings (lower than 75) on most all servers. i on the other hand get around 100 to 150. what's up here? i download real fast too, even though i know it has nothing to do with pings.

 

[Sugadaddy]

depends on your ISP, most of the servers are well under 100 in the games I play...

 

[weovpac]

I get the same, good downloading and sorry ass pings. 100-150 sometimes higher

 

[PuterWiz]

I use aa cable in vegas, and half of the time i get less then 70 ping, and never get over 150 (maybe not never, but close enough).

 

[Scouzer]

I THINK it might be related to the fact most DSL connections upload much faster than cable...

 

[PliotronX]

It certainly depends on the ISP's routing abilities, not the cable modem. With AT&T RR, I average pings from 20ms to 50ms, rock solid, no packetloss.

 

[damocles]

Pingwise the best i have discovered is wireless net. When using my friends a/c i usually get pings in the 10-25 range