Yeah, my tracert ends with:
  3    22 ms    20 ms    31 ms  ae104.esyrnydr-rtr004.cny.northeast.rr.com [24.5
8.149.28]
  4    12 ms    15 ms    14 ms  ae2-0.esyrnydr-rtr003.cny.northeast.rr.com [24.5
8.149.2]
  5    24 ms    16 ms    17 ms  ae4-0.glflnyaq-rtr000.nyroc.rr.com [24.58.149.25
4]
  6     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  7     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  8     *        *        *     Request timed out.
SO that was a clue... glad I'm not the only one, anyway.