Pilot Archive

Does anyone else have this problem? The game was unplayable last night for me. I have tried a lot of the fixes on the tech board (disabling the Spread Spectrum, turn off firewall, turn off virus checking, scan for viruses, scan for spyware), but nothing seems to work. Could it be my internet connection (my ping was high at times, but I also had the problem when the ping was low)? I have the top tier DSL.