How to check/ping server availability on windows phone 8 using C# and xaml?

[WPCentral Question]

I have developed an application on Windows phone 8 using C# and xaml of which I would like to check the server availability for every seconds? How can I write this code and what is the best way to do this?

 

[Expression2]

Well you could always use http requests and wait for responses then display the delay (latency) in milliseconds