Pings did not improve while the other ping run in the background for me.

Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1629ms TTL=53
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1530ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1748ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1907ms TTL=51
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1578ms TTL=51
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1829ms TTL=51
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1568ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1608ms TTL=53
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1518ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1590ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1827ms TTL=51
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1500ms TTL=51
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1798ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1577ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1567ms TTL=53
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1958ms TTL=53
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=800 time=1689ms TTL=52
Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 43, Received = 43, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1450ms, Maximum = 2087ms, Average = 1658ms