ping

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In Australia, Surfshark’s ping times ranged from 281 to 422 ms, while NordVPN’s latency was lower — between 292 and 406 ms — based on test data.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Upload speeds were generally stable, though ping times increased significantly on distant servers — reaching over 500 ms in Australia — which could introduce noticeable lag during gaming or video calls.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

“Chalamet made the comment on a press tour for his movie about ping pong”—not a sport known for setting attendance records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

"Ross stayed awake one night listening to the 'ping ping ping' of the smaller stones coming down but the bigger ones - you really hear them thud," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

I tell myself that I won’t look, but as soon as the first ping sounds I’m at the window.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon