We apologize for the frustration and confusion throughout this thread. However SQUARE ENIX and PlayOnline do not filter connections or ISPs, as some users theorize. We want nothing more than for everyone to be logged in and enjoying the game. As we’ve stated previously, if no users on your Internet Service Provider are able to connect to PlayOnline, then the problem would be with your Internet Service Provider. While we would like for all players to be able to connect without a problem, Internet Services Providers can (and often will) filter out traffic that they don’t agree with in some fashion; this is probably the case here.

So again, we can only recommend discussing the situation with your Internet Service Provider, since the problem is going to be with their service in some fashion, as SQUARE ENIX does not filter ISPs as we have been said to do in this thread.