Switching from Cable to DSLow

[Zoltar]

Question for those who have made a switch from Cable to 768Kbps DSL...

Did you notice a difference in gameplay? More prone to lagging in heavily populated areas?

Got my own place and can only afford Verizon's 768Kbps DSL...how do you like it? :huh:

[Exershio]

I would assume it wouldn't be that bad considering the fact FFXI was designed with 56k in mind.

[eticket109]

Turtles love it.

[Ameroth]

Turtles love it.

I thanked that post because it made me laugh. After I stopped laughing (about 4-5s later) I removed my thanks because I detest Comcast. Just wanted to let you know.


on topic: You probably wont notice much of a difference with 768 DSL. Perhaps besieged might move slower, but it's kinda like that for just about anyone when theres 400+ people in a zone.

Edit: however, looking over your jobs leads me to believe you don't often do besieged, so you can probably just assume everything will work ok.

[Callisto]

I was thinking of doing the same, to be honest Comcast service has been shit lately, not really worth the price. I had 0 problems with Comcast in 4 years, however now I've had one of their modems crap out on me, and now a month after getting it replaced, the service is acting up again, and this time it's a different issue.

I checked to make sure it's not my router, but basically the internet service just hiccups once every 45-60 minutes and not only d/cs me, but takes 3-5 minutes to fully d/c, and I was getting major lag(my spells wouldn't start casting until 2-3 seconds after I hit the macro) in events that I'd never lagged in before. Previously I'd never actually fully d/c, but the internet hiccups would make me R0 every 2-3 minutes, which pretty much completely cripples me in most of the things I do.

After d/cing for the 11th time last night(after just spending 45 minutes in a campaign battle that ended right as I got back on, giving me 0 points, same thing had happened in Besieged 3 hours prior) I tried resetting my modem/router before bed last night. If it isn't working properly when I get home today I do think I'm going to call Comcast and cancel my service, $90 a month for an unstable internet connection and plain basic cable isn't worth it.

[Mhurron]

I have DSL at less then 512k. FFXI works just fine.

[Feba]

Callisto: Sounds about like what I went through a couple months ago. And it only got worse.

Switch now, while you still don't want to kill them.

[Feenicks]

I have a cable service that gets capped to dial-up speeds if my bandwidth exceeds 10Gb each month, and on the occasions where that's happened, FFXI never showed any drastic changes. You'll be fine.

[Zoltar]

Thanks all

[little ninja]

I had Comcast triple play where I lived and hated it. The internet was always down for some reason or another. It didn't matter what time of day either. 3pm, 10 pm, 4am I would not have any service. MY channel package for tv was a waste of money and my phone has more static then a broken radio in a led box.

Then you throw in the fact they said it take them a few weeks to fix it all along with them monitoring bandwidth. I made the jump to DSL. So far I have had no problems. I don't see any difference in game speed or download speeds. An I can actually use the phone.

The real problem is that we rank poorly compared to other nations ISP.

[Callisto]

Callisto: Sounds about like what I went through a couple months ago. And it only got worse.

Switch now, while you still don't want to kill them.

Turned out Comcast wasn't the culprit this time around, I found instead that Mrs. Martini had nibbled through a bit of the ethernet cable that connected the modem to the router. I replaced it and everything worked fine last night.

I will say that any of the times I have actually been aggravated enough to actually call them and bitch, they've had someone out to fix the issue in less than 24 hours. And a tip, if you are currently a basic or digital cable subscriber with Comcast and you want to upgrade to a HD box, call them and tell them you'd like to cancel service. When the Nicest Customer Service Rep in the world picks up and asks why, tell them that you want to upgrade to HD, but you saw that Comcast charges current customers for the HD upgrade, while DirectTV and new Comcast customers get it for free. Your new HD box will be on the way. 6-7 of my friends have all gotten their DB box in this manner now, I'll be getting mine next month when I can afford the actual monthly service.

[kai_samoht]

just a question, prolly the wrong forum, but i just installed ffxi on my laptop from my desktop and was wondering something. I used dsl on my desktop and have a ethernt cable to my dsl at home, cuz my laptop doesnt pick up my router for some reason. I was wanting to play this on my college campus between classes and was wondering if it matters what ip address is the game is set to or does it change if you pick up a wireless signal. just a stupid question cuz i never tried it or heard of someone doing it. if this sounds too stupid just write me off, i can take criticism. haha! <br> <br> later all.

[Feba]

kai: that is very stupid.

I recommend you stay off the internets until we forget your shame.

[eticket109]

I thanked that post because it made me laugh. After I stopped laughing (about 4-5s later) I removed my thanks because I detest Comcast. Just wanted to let you know.



lol Oh I'm not a fan either, but they're about the only choice I have where I am right now. I'm hoping that Verizon moves FiOS a bit north into my neighborhood soon though.

[Feba]

Personally, I'm hoping that spectrum auction goes to whoever it is that's planning on making free internet everywhere.

[Olorin401]

If you do get DSL service, avoid Verizon at all costs. Their speeds are horrible (I'm supposedly on 768k but my downstream is max 25k/sec?????), and you disconnect constantly during storms or if your copper lines are underground.. Their customer service is also a joke. Their solution to my recurring disconnect problems was to downgrade our service to ISDN speed without reducing the cost.