Help regarding ff14 and internet options

[Yamr3]

I am moving to a new home that is just outside the city i live in and it is up in the air if i can get Comcast or not. So far if not Comcast, i might be stuck with Satellite internet. (Alyrica)

Does anyone here have experience with raiding and ex primals with satellite internet? I'm fairly active with ex primals and would like to continue as well as get heavier into raids, but this internet situation has me worried.

Thank you for your time.

My comment may be irrelevant due to how FF14s Network Architecture might be built.... I have a co-worker at my job who tried to play WoW on satellite Internet. His latency was 600ms home and 900ms world. Basically, he couldn't play.

In my guild in WoW, one of our newer tanks was on satellite internet for 4 months (I didn't know she was on satellite internet till she told me way later). Her performance was unacceptable due to her latency and I didn't let her continue tanking harder content till she got better internet.

I hope this doesn't put some rain on your day but thought I'd chime in. Hope it goes way better for you though!

[Sakei]

My comment may be irrelevant due to how FF14s Network Architecture might be built.... I have a co-worker at my job who tried to play WoW on satellite Internet. His latency was 600ms home and 900ms world. Basically, he couldn't play.

In my guild in WoW, one of our newer tanks was on satellite internet for 4 months (I didn't know she was on satellite internet till she told me way later). Her performance was unacceptable due to her latency and I didn't let her continue tanking harder content till she got better internet.

I hope this doesn't put some rain on your day but thought I'd chime in. Hope it goes way better for you though!

I have used satellite internet in the past. That was my experience as well. Unfortunately, online games are just not playable on satellite internet. Also, the satellite internet providers will throttle your connection if you use too much bandwidth. If you are curious what they would think would be appropriate bandwidth consumption, picture average internet use by your grandfather from at least 10 years back.

[Wissp]

Satellite internet is also very dependent on the weather. If there is a nasty storm in the area, you can be knocked off and not be able to use it until it's gone.

I have comcast and it is NOT cheap. Oh, it's ok in the beginning, but they will jack up your rates when your contact expires. I started out at $60 a month for 300 gig speeds, but after 4 years of having it, my cost is now up to $95 a month.

Yeah it sucks, but they are the only game in my small town for high speed internet and I need it since I work from home.

On the plus side, the game loads REALLY fast when logging on and teleporting. ;p

[WhyLisaWhy]

Call their support number and tell them you're not satisfied with how much you are paying and they will put you back under the 2 year deal. I do this every 2 years for the past 10+ years when my contract expires. Just did it last month, it always works.