Zoning/PS2/3 Freeze Issues

[Tellahchan]

I've experienced the same problems:
Freezing after teleporting via Runic portal, freezes on entering Abyssea, freezes on talking to various NPCs.

Thread Title: PS3 Freezing
Platform: PS3
ISP: Brighthouse/Roadrunner
Type of Internet Connection: DSL
Internet Connection Speed: 9.9 Mbps
Date & Time: Various (March 9th 2011, 12:20 AM EST)
Frequency: Sometimes:Ocasionaly consecutively, sometimes days between freezes.
Character Name: Tellahchan
Race: TarutaruM
World: Cerberus
Main Job: Various (Rdm, Bst, Smn, Pup)
Support Job: Various
Area and Coordinates: Various (North San d'Oria: Jeanvirgaud (K-9), Lower Jeuno: Ghebi Damomohe(I-7), Bastok Mines: Synergy Furnace(J-8))
Party or Solo: Solo & Party (2-4)
NPC Name: Various (North San d'Oria: Jeanvirgaud (K-9), Lower Jeuno: Ghebi Damomohe(I-7), Bastok Mines: Synergy Furnace(J-8))
Monster Name: None

Steps:
Interacting with any of these NPCs will seemingly randomly cause the game to hang, sometimes for only 30 seconds to a minute. I'm unable to move my character or open the menu when this happens.
It's happened most frequently with the Outpost Teleport NPC Jeanvirgaud.

As I write this I have been stuck at the Synergy Furnace in Bastok Mines for about 5 minutes.
Specifically when trying to use the Syngergy Furnace: after interacting with it and trading my materials to it, the game does not display the recipe confirmation and eventually I get a message about losing "claim" on the furnace. After waiting around 5 minutes, the recipe displayed and I was able to move again.
Upon being able to move, I checked the furnace to retrieve my items from it and attempted to try again. This time attempting to check my fewell levels had the same effect, no information was displayed, and I was left stuck for several minutes, until the fewell info was finaly displayed.