Montreal hamsters are tired, SE. Fix or breed new ones, please.

[Canadane]

I'd ask who your ISP is, but sadly I only know what Roger's Atlantic was like (and 2 years ago at that). I'm on Cogeco in Ontario and never had a problem aside from their shitty hardware giving bad wifi signals. Keep in mind though that DSL is affected by distance from the closest hub, and that cable/broadband is affected both by that and how many people are using the network locally to you too. If you're in one of the big cities out East, might be the reason. I'd talk to your ISP if it affects more than just FFXIV.

Yeah I had a Cogeco account with no issues at all.
I had a Bell account with every issue in the world.

[Judge_Xero]

Yeah I had a Cogeco account with no issues at all.
I had a Bell account with every issue in the world.

I wish I could say the same about Cogeco.

Here is something extra special:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>tracert 199.91.189.41
Tracing route to 199.91.189.41 over a maximum of 30 hops
1 2 ms 1 ms 1 ms router
2 11 ms 9 ms 12 ms
3 35 ms 23 ms 27 ms 97-3-226-24.rev.cgocable.net [24.226.3.97]
4 20 ms 20 ms 23 ms xe-5-1-1.tor10.ip4.gtt.net [173.205.56.45] US Packet Exchange
5 28 ms 27 ms 40 ms xe-9-3-0.mtl10.ip4.gtt.net [89.149.180.253] *** Tinet SpA France
6 29 ms 34 ms 32 ms ormuco-gw.ip4.gtt.net [216.221.156.110] New York
7 30 ms 27 ms 28 ms 192.34.76.2 - Toronto
8 33 ms 35 ms 27 ms 199.91.189.234 - Quebec
9 36 ms 28 ms 28 ms 199.91.189.41 - FFXIV Destination

Wow, that Canadian Internet. Glad my data is being shipped to France when I am a stones throw to Quebec.

Also those pings may look ok, but my Ping Flux is ridiculous. In 2.0 a 3 step Mudra took almost 5 seconds.

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Work Internet (Wireless)

1 11 ms 6 ms 9 ms
2 4 ms 10 ms 20 ms 198.72.25.113
3 15 ms 16 ms 16 ms 216.223.91.249
4 28 ms 22 ms 20 ms gi0-0-0-6.nr11.b011027-3.yyz02.atlas.cogentco.com [38.104.251.109]
5 17 ms 24 ms 26 ms 154.24.18.145
6 14 ms 26 ms 19 ms te0-7-0-30.ccr21.yyz02.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.43.85]
7 31 ms 26 ms 26 ms be2090.ccr21.ymq02.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.30.206]
8 30 ms 26 ms 27 ms 38.122.42.34
9 28 ms 24 ms 26 ms 192.34.76.10
10 34 ms 37 ms 23 ms 199.91.189.242
11 21 ms 29 ms 24 ms 199.91.189.41

-> Nice Enterprise Internet -> No Hops from Canada to France and back again. Stable Ping Flux other than being connected wirelessly on a medium signal.

I wonder if it's possible to just pay extra for Business Quality Internet?

[Ilitsa]

Or move to Canada. No lag issues here! Would probably be easier than arguing with your ISP, honestly.

It's actually pretty tough to move to canada. All the damn paperwork I've had to file, meeting with the CBSA, more paperwork, phone calls, more paperwork, more meetings. I'm sick of going to Toronto already! Lol

[Ry0uSh1n]

Tracing route to 199.91.189.28 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.1
2 9 ms 8 ms 9 ms 96.120.22.93
3 8 ms 8 ms 8 ms Te0-0-0-7-ur04.leesburg.fl.lakecnty.comcast.net [69.139.188.165]
4 10 ms 9 ms 9 ms te-0-1-0-23-ar02.sumter.fl.lakecnty.comcast.net [68.85.212.141]
5 24 ms 18 ms 19 ms te-0-3-0-1-ar03.bonitasprngs.fl.naples.comcast.net [68.87.236.37]
6 21 ms 21 ms 22 ms be-33661-cr01.miami.fl.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.94.89]
7 22 ms 21 ms 20 ms ae12.edge2.Miami1.level3.net [4.68.127.205]
8 75 ms 214 ms 101 ms ae-11-11.car2.Montreal2.Level3.net [4.69.141.1]
9 143 ms 208 ms 206 ms ae-11-11.car2.Montreal2.Level3.net [4.69.141.1]
10 55 ms 54 ms 54 ms ORMUCO-COMM.car2.Montreal2.Level3.net [4.59.178.74]
11 75 ms 74 ms 77 ms 192.34.76.10
12 74 ms 75 ms 75 ms 199.91.189.242
13 74 ms 76 ms 74 ms 199.91.189.28

lossing 25% packets on ping .. average 73-78ms with pings .. so whats my monthly fee paying for if level3 doesnt like me?? Started having issues as of this past week of lag and thus far every trace comes back 200+ on SE level3

[Gralna]

lossing 25% packets on ping .. average 73-78ms with pings .. so whats my monthly fee paying for if level3 doesnt like me?? Started having issues as of this past week of lag and thus far every trace comes back 200+ on SE level3

You're paying for access to servers, SE and Level3 have nothing to do with each other, SE didn't choose Level3, and Level3 has no obligation to SE.