Playing FF:XI on a tethered connection

[Delsus]

it really doesnt use much internet, i could get 3GB to last me 1 month playing ffxi all day on HSDPA, and it runs nicely

[Yarly]

7kb/s downloading information
4.2kb/s sending information

That would be the most ffxi would require at any given time.

[Alhanelem]

2GB is a fair amount, but you're not going to be able to play for hours on end all month long.

[Hulkamania]

I've had no success setting up my laptop through a tethered connection this way. As best I can tell there might be an issue with my service provider hiding my IP for my phone behind a firewall. I've read information on the internet that this might be the issue. I've had success playing other online games with a tethered connection but Playonline loads but then lags horridly getting the red screen of lag when this happens.

[Renaissance2K]

This past week, I was a passenger in a twelve-hour two-way road trip. I tethered my laptop to my 4G Galaxy Nexus and played FFXI. As long as I had reception (we drove through quite a few dead zones), playback was flawless.

[Hulkamania]

I've had no success setting up my laptop through a tethered connection this way. As best I can tell there might be an issue with my service provider hiding my IP for my phone behind a firewall. I've read information on the internet that this might be the issue. I've had success playing other online games with a tethered connection but Playonline loads but then lags horridly getting the red screen of lag when this happens.

So I'm gathering from the posts here that nobody else is experiencing this issue or found a solution to deal with it. I'm guessing everyone else's tethered connection just works fine like mine does for Steam and other online games. I have a 6GB LTE plan so speed and data are not at all an issue. Any suggestions would be appreciated.