A low ping does not mean a host is fast (you can have a lower ping with a 56k modem than with DSL). Neither does it mean the host has open download slots and in the worst case it does not even mean the host accepts incoming http connections.

__________________
Morgens ess ich Cornflakes und abends ess ich Brot
Und wenn ich lang genug gelebt hab, dann sterb ich und bin tot

--Fischmob