Although that might cause up to a 1s. delay between where you think you are and where others think you are, I don\'t think it\'s critical (since Planeshift isn\'t really a \"twitch\" game)
Can you do a traceroute to find out where the delay is? Internet conditions vary widely.
Also note that the Fragnetics server is *donated*, since PS aims to be entirely free, and that currently splitting the world between servers would cause fewer people to be around at any one time.