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OCR: 310 SECTION A CHAPTER 6 overseas transmissions. If you want to play online multiplayer games, it is best to have less than 100 ms latency Good quality Voice over IP and videoconferencing require latency rates of 200 ms or less Can measure speed and latency? You can run speed tests by linking to Internet-based utilities such as the Speakeasy Speed Test. You can also use local Internet utility called Ping (Packet Internet Groper) which sends a signal to a specific Internet address and waits for a reply. reply arrives, Ping reports that the computer online and displays the elapsed time for the round- -trip message You can use Ping before playing online games, using Voice over IP or joining an online videoconference to make sure you have adequate speed for everything to run smoothly. Ping also ...