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jammer191
06-12-2012, 01:47 AM
I seem to be having the same problem as a few other people who are trying to play p99 on a satellite internet connection. It lets me load the server screen, lets me select server. But then black screens with the cursor for eq and waits for about a min then closes and boots me back to login. Why the hell is this, and is it ever a solvable problem? I've searched all the forums and can't find any information on how to fix it. Has anyone been successful in playing p99 on satellite internet?

maximum
06-12-2012, 12:12 PM
In 2009, I tried to play EQ with a satellite connection. It didn't ever get pass Server Select screen. I ended up buying and playing offline games.

jammer191
06-12-2012, 01:38 PM
Yeah that's what I've been doing but I'm a hardcore everquest person so it like sucks ass not being able to play where I mainly live now. I still play when I go and visit my mom's but ugh I want to be able to play from home.

Muergan
06-13-2012, 04:56 PM
Can use pdanet to play if you have a smartphone

jammer191
06-13-2012, 09:05 PM
I don't have a cellphone sadly. I was thinking about getting a smartphone though I would love to be able to be chillin in town or on the buss and able to play eq. That my dear friends would be epic.

Zadrian
06-14-2012, 09:28 AM
I'm in the same situation, Jammer. All we have available here is satellite internet..
(Stupid Eastern Shore)

Anyway, I play in my office every other night. So if you have a key to your workplace, and it has internet, maybe that'll work for you.

jammer191
06-14-2012, 09:04 PM
Yeah sadly I don't work where there's internet either so I guess I'm just stuck to playing when I go to my visit my mother. Man that really blows, damn it this is supposed to be a classic server. Make it so we can play with satellite cause if you used to be able to play it on 56k you think you should be able to play it on satellite.

Chrushev
06-15-2012, 12:18 PM
Yeah sadly I don't work where there's internet either so I guess I'm just stuck to playing when I go to my visit my mother. Man that really blows, damn it this is supposed to be a classic server. Make it so we can play with satellite cause if you used to be able to play it on 56k you think you should be able to play it on satellite.

Im not sure what your financial situation is like, but have you thought in maybe investing in a 4g hotspot usb stick? or stealing neighbour's wifi :P ?

Zadrian
06-15-2012, 01:53 PM
Im not sure what your financial situation is like, but have you thought in maybe investing in a 4g hotspot usb stick? or stealing neighbour's wifi :P ?

From what I've seen the 4g hotspot stuff is cheaper than satellite. However, they pretty much all have capped data plans.

You can try checking if you have Clear 4g in your town, but I'd doubt it.

They claim that they concentrate on getting internet out to rural areas, but if you check their coverage map, they are around medium to large cities.

jammer191
06-15-2012, 03:28 PM
Im not sure what your financial situation is like, but have you thought in maybe investing in a 4g hotspot usb stick? or stealing neighbour's wifi :P ?

Yeah I would totally try the 4g hotspot thing cause it has to be cheaper than this satellite cause we spend about 100$ a month if not more on just our internet. I looked at the clear site and it said they're not sure if they can get service here or not. Is that anything like Lime cause I tried that and it didn't work.

Smilkers
06-15-2012, 08:42 PM
I used to play on satellite. Would crash on every zoneline (literally... EVERY zoneline. and as a druid, that gets very, very old....), but I rarely experienced the problem you're having.

The reason 56k works for EQ, while satellite does not -- as an educated guess -- are ping times. When the data takes too long to go from your computer to the server and back, you crash when you try to load.

It takes a lot longer for a satellite signal to make this journey (your computer->server->your computer) than a signal blasting down copper wires. I actually switched over to 56k for about 3 months after my satellite internet usage, and 56k was WAY better to play EQ with. I would still hang up on zonelines at times, but it wasn't a 100% chance that I was going to crash on every zone (like satellite).

So my only reasonable explanation of why satellite suuucks for EQ are ping times.

Currently have been playing with Verizon's 3g USB stick (4g is not available in my area), and it works really well, about 70% of the time. My pings average 300-400. I would recommend that. If 4g is available in your area, you will probably NEVER have an issue playing EQ, cause 4g is FAST.
I notice a drastic difference whenever I'm in a city and 4g is available.

edit: I'm limited to 5 gigs of data usage a month, but I don't do much other than play EQ, check a couple forums, email, and watch a few youtube videos. Definitely not a heavy internet user. EQ transfers barely any information, so if all you're doing is playing EQ... you'll never even come close to your data cap. I pay 50/month.

jammer191
06-15-2012, 08:58 PM
I used to play on satellite. Would crash on every zoneline (literally... EVERY zoneline. and as a druid, that gets very, very old....), but I rarely experienced the problem you're having.

The reason 56k works for EQ, while satellite does not -- as an educated guess -- are ping times. When the data takes too long to go from your computer to the server and back, you crash when you try to load.

It takes a lot longer for a satellite signal to make this journey (your computer->server->your computer) than a signal blasting down copper wires. I actually switched over to 56k for about 3 months after my satellite internet usage, and 56k was WAY better to play EQ with. I would still hang up on zonelines at times, but it wasn't a 100% chance that I was going to crash on every zone (like satellite).

So my only reasonable explanation of why satellite suuucks for EQ are ping times.

Currently have been playing with Verizon's 3g USB stick (4g is not available in my area), and it works really well, about 70% of the time. My pings average 300-400. I would recommend that. If 4g is available in your area, you will probably NEVER have an issue playing EQ, cause 4g is FAST.
I notice a drastic difference whenever I'm in a city and 4g is available.

edit: I'm limited to 5 gigs of data usage a month, but I don't do much other than play EQ, check a couple forums, email, and watch a few youtube videos. Definitely not a heavy internet user. EQ transfers barely any information, so if all you're doing is playing EQ... you'll never even come close to your data cap. I pay 50/month.This is shadowpaw by the way so fixing this problem would make me love you lol...

jammer191
06-15-2012, 09:00 PM
This is shadowpaw by the way so fixing this problem would make me love you lol... Not that I don't already love you lol I'll look into the whole 3/4g thing then and hopefully I can get that if I'm not on a contract with my satellite >.<