What happened to the East Coast...

So I may sound like a disgruntled person but I was just wondering... With all this international expansion and such when exactly is there going to be an East Coast Server Farm... I mean we aren't that special but it would be nice... Us East Coast AV's are out here in no mans land... While I know it's a good thing that Second Life get bigger and easier for everyone else... We're stuck here with 300 to 500ms pings to the West Coast Server's and we are merely a couple thousand miles away... My question I guess is when is the east coast of the US going to get thier servers... Just wondering... Or if this is already done just ignore this post...

Heratiki Turnbull

Ah, Heratiki--there is not currently a definite time and place for this. As you prolly already know, there are Lindens situated on the east coast of North America; Pathfinder is a fine example. It's best to say that progress will constantly be measured as LL and SL expands, and the wild idea that's come up over the years is being able to run your own regions in the comfort of your own home, possibly the fruits of some future open-source Second Life that's been creatively speculated about. So, for now, the imagination thrives.

One thing I do know, however--300-500 ms ping times are unusually high for where you are. I know Residents in Australia and Europe, for instance who average 200-250 ms. Likely something else going on in your connection, somewhere in the route. It's worth using WinMTR to dig deeper and see what's going on in the chain.