To all RCN users having problems

download spotflux VPN, set it up and try to play. worked for me :)

this is exactly what I was looking for,thank you sir.

I can't have been the only person who thought "RCN" meant "Arcanist"

Do you think this would also work for people suffering from the lagspikes?

And the owners of the actual IPs won`t be able to sniff out our user/pass /details etc?

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Originally Posted by gigi_frana

And the owners of the actual IPs won`t be able to sniff out our user/pass /details etc?

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They technically could see everything you send and receive, just like your ISP can (in fact when using the VPN, your ISP can't see as all data sent and received will be encrypted - which is why it won't be throttled as P2P data). This includes websites, passwords entered, anything else online based (while connected to their servers). Their policy is that they keep minimal records, but may sell some information on your usage to selected 3rd parties for advertising (how they make money from the service).

I'm avoiding this solution if at all possible but I'm sure I'm being over paranoid. It's a matter of whether you trust the VPN service and their policy or not. It worries me that because they encrypt everything it could be very difficult to trace if they did mishandle your personal information.

Just a heads up. RCN does have a ticket in and they are investigating whather or not the problem is actually on their end. I spoke with them yesterday and they said they are investigating server. I was told I would know definites today.

what if I use the antivirus virtual keyboard to type in my password, that would be safe even if using an 'unsafe' VPN, right?

No, the virtual keyboards are to protect you from keylogging programs that record your keystrokes. The VPN would still have your data pass through them.

Another more secure VPN solution would be to pay for access. Highly regarded services such as https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/ don't keep logs of your usage and offer encrypted access to low latency and relatively local servers.

I cannot wait to try this VPN method. I am so tired of all the disconnects and 90k errors. :/

But, at least its possible to get back into the server after 90k.

Personally I'm holding out for Sqaure-Enix and my ISP (Orange - EE) to sort it out. It is really annoying in the meantime as the time I can play is normally peak hours.

I'm sure it'll be sorted soon if we keep following up with our internet providers and Square-Enix.

Post today from Hvinire ensures it's not being ignored on Square-Enix's end, so I would encourage everyone having the issues to post in the http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...P2P-throttling thread. Hope we can get another update soon.

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Originally Posted by Hvinire

Hello everyone,

Since launching this thread, we've been collecting all the information you've been posting about your various ISPs so that we can work with them to resolve these issues. Remember, please include all of the information requested in the original post so we can best help.



Thank you for your patience on this concern, and please continue to post your information if you continue to run into difficulties with your connection while playing the game.

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