Bad lag again with NTT's NA server network

[Allison_Grimvault]

I paid for the membership then downloaded and installed the app and then created an account and connected to it. The app shows a map with numbered circles and says I am connected to Atlanta. I am playing from South Louisiana on AT&T fiber. I do not know yet if I am able to pick or change any location. I haven't run any duties to see if it is actually working yet.

[Allison_Grimvault]

So far so good. No lag whatsoever with Nord.

[Krojack]

As someone who is interested in trying Nord and knows not the first thing about VPNs, do you mind if I ask how it works? Do you just pay for the membership, install the app, pick a location and "turn it on?"

I donno about Nord but PIA is like that... Also I pay $40/year but I've had it for several years so I donno if I'm on some grandfathered plan or not.

Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/xsLnRAe

I was using Chicago link today. Smooth going. even macro crafted all the new gear. You can also enable the "Split Tunnel" and add your web browser to bypass the VPN because some websites have been blocking PIA IPs. I posted a shot here: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...=1#post6256020

[Ruined-Childhood]

I found another thread with more information about this problem, this is an issue with peering ports on AT&T's side, not square or NTT, only AT&T has control over fixing it so if you've got complaints send them to ATT :/.

[Illyrian94]

I've posted over in the AT&T forums--not that I'm expecting that to yield any improvements for us. If this is actually a fight between AT&T and NTT, then we might be in for a very long wait.

[Elizara]

Well, here's to hoping that it might be fixed soon. I hate not being able to play with my brother, since there's no easy solution for consoles.

[Ryn_Fiaryn]

If you are playing on console, one solution if you already have one is to use a mobile hotspot instead of your ATT wifi. I have been playing on my phone hotspot for a year and a half with only minor lag issues during peak times and literally just signed up for ATT fiber on Saturday (install was scheduled a month in advance, before these problems started). I had no idea there was an issue until I tried to play. I've had to switch back to using my hotspot until the issue is resolved, which I'm pretty unhappy about since one of the main benefits of having real internet was going to be the ability to use Discord voice chat to start playing harder content with my friends. But now I have to wait longer... If it's not resolved by this weekend, I'm going to see if they will give me a bill credit or something.

But anyway, my point is that a mobile hotspot will play the game better than ATT fiber at the moment, so if you have one on your phone or as a separate device, try using it for now if you can't use a VPN.

[Elizara]

Huh. If it's still bad next week, I may actually try that on pc. We use Tmobile for cell service and I'll tell Neko (his ingame name is Shadowflame Neko btw) that Ryn. Anyway this morning no lag, but I'm not counting on it not lagging later. Oh and before ya ask; we have Uverse for our net. Yes, DSL. And my pc is on wireless anyway (yeah go ahead and laugh) so I can use my phone for net if I REALLY have to.

I think both our phones support tethering; I normally would NOT mess with that unless our net is down (happens rarely) but if I want to play during prime time, seems we have to get out our phones and make sure they are plugged in. And..we're gonna have to stop using Discord so we don't have to yell across the house for now. I guess it's call each other.

And..don't know if I can craft the new gear that way, tho I haven't melded my crafting gear yet (no snickering, wanted to be sure of my melds and make sure I had enough coweries to buy the materia) so that's moot. Maybe by the time I get it melded this'll be over..

[Lahtori]

Let's take the fight onto the AT&T Forums. Keep this one active of course, but let's light a fire under AT&T - if it is indeed a problem only they can fix, it's high time they do so. 10 days to solve a peering issue is unacceptable.

Here's my post: https://forums.att.com/conversations/att-fiber-account/att-peering-issues-with-ntt-nodes-over-a-week-long-issue-and-counting-high-latency-and-packet-loss/646e18b7d72b5e6adff60e27

Here's another: https://forums.att.com/conversations/att-fiber-account/ffxiv-latency-high-ping-and-packet-loss-between-att-and-ntt/646e047c9205de56a01bcff0

[Elizara]

Lahtori; not a bad idea. I'll proly get over there once I get rid of some RL stuffies. ^^ That would be better than calling them at least since um, I don't want to piss off the bad tempered brother either. (A RL angry Alisae is not something you wanna mess with.)