Playing on a 3g network

Owwiee · 08-03-2011, 02:37 PM

Thinking of playing from my laptop while at work using my DroidX hotspot. Anyone out there tried it? I'm sure there will be lag issues but mostly just wana T/S and take care of brokering/banking (the kind of stuff that takes up a good part of my time when I log in)

Anyone know how much Data is moved in say an hour of game time?

GussJr · 08-03-2011, 02:43 PM

When I first started playing, I played on a Dell Inspirion Laptop using an ATT 3g air card with unlimited data....don't do it, don't reccomend it, it sucks. lol And unless you have an unlimited data plan on that air card or hot spot, you'll max it out in less than a day or two.

Thank goodness I have a gaming system now and highspeed internet and not a laptop!

Owwiee · 08-03-2011, 02:52 PM

Ya i'm all set at home. Just looking to play an 3 or 4 hours a week from work. I havent bought a laptop yet. Been keeping my eyes out for a decent system at a good price. I am headed overseas in Oct and will need my laptop for sure by then. Just trying to kill 2 birds with one stone.

Owwiee · 08-03-2011, 02:52 PM

Ya i'm all set at home. Just looking to play an 3 or 4 hours a week from work. I havent bought a laptop yet. Been keeping my eyes out for a decent system at a good price. I am headed overseas in Oct and will need my laptop for sure by then. Just trying to kill 2 birds with one stone.

TSR-JoshuaM · 08-04-2011, 12:32 PM

While SOE does not support that connection method, I have seen it work for others but when I did raid on my tethered phone it was not pretty. If any other players have done so successfully let us know your experience.

Owwiee · 08-05-2011, 09:13 AM

LOL @Josh! Ya thats hard core to be raiding on a teather.... I can deal with lag since I will just be doing minor crafting and banking and char. maintance. What I'm really intrested in is the amount of data being moved. 4gigs is my limit per month. Guess I'll just have to try it and watch my data numbers to see if I can try and figure it out on my own!

TSR-JoshuaM · 08-05-2011, 11:22 AM

Owwie@Venekor wrote:

LOL @Josh! Ya thats hard core to be raiding on a teather.... I can deal with lag since I will just be doing minor crafting and banking and char. maintance. What I'm really intrested in is the amount of data being moved. 4gigs is my limit per month. Guess I'll just have to try it and watch my data numbers to see if I can try and figure it out on my own!

I'm the MT too... To my guild members it looked like I ran off, got killed by the mob, then while dead started my Incoming in 10 call...

If you already have the game fully downloaded you shouldn't hit the 4GB limit a month just by standard play. Updates, expansions, and any local issues are where the allowance gets soaked up.

Owwiee · 08-05-2011, 03:10 PM

LOL... well i'm sure it kept everyone on thier toes!!

Ya patch's will all be done at home. Okay I'll give it a try and report back how well it works. Thanks for your input!!

Dakora · 08-08-2011, 09:14 PM

3G is fine for T/S and solo/grouping. You shouldn't have a problem with it. I use to do exactly what you are trying to do. I would go to lunch and play on my laptop and sprint aircard. The performance was aways good.

If I keep getting dropped by comcast I usually switch to it and never have a problem with grouping with the aircard.

08-03-2011, 02:37 PM	#1
Owwiee Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 124	Thinking of playing from my laptop while at work using my DroidX hotspot. Anyone out there tried it? I'm sure there will be lag issues but mostly just wana T/S and take care of brokering/banking (the kind of stuff that takes up a good part of my time when I log in) Anyone know how much Data is moved in say an hour of game time? __________________

08-03-2011, 02:43 PM	#2
GussJr Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,061	When I first started playing, I played on a Dell Inspirion Laptop using an ATT 3g air card with unlimited data....don't do it, don't reccomend it, it sucks. lol And unless you have an unlimited data plan on that air card or hot spot, you'll max it out in less than a day or two. Thank goodness I have a gaming system now and highspeed internet and not a laptop! __________________ Collametta, 91 HE Ranger, 90 Mstr Armorer Siame, 90 K. Zerk, 90 Alchemist Palayna, 34 Fae Monk, 90 Master Carpenter Beastmastress, 90 WE BL, 31 Prov

08-03-2011, 02:52 PM	#3
Owwiee Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 124	Ya i'm all set at home. Just looking to play an 3 or 4 hours a week from work. I havent bought a laptop yet. Been keeping my eyes out for a decent system at a good price. I am headed overseas in Oct and will need my laptop for sure by then. Just trying to kill 2 birds with one stone. __________________

08-03-2011, 02:52 PM	#4
Owwiee Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 124	Ya i'm all set at home. Just looking to play an 3 or 4 hours a week from work. I havent bought a laptop yet. Been keeping my eyes out for a decent system at a good price. I am headed overseas in Oct and will need my laptop for sure by then. Just trying to kill 2 birds with one stone. __________________

08-04-2011, 12:32 PM	#5
TSR-JoshuaM Customer Service Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 5,609	While SOE does not support that connection method, I have seen it work for others but when I did raid on my tethered phone it was not pretty. If any other players have done so successfully let us know your experience. __________________ TSR Joshua M. Technical Support Representative Sony Online Entertainment How to Contact Support: https://help.station.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28939 How to Create a DXDIAG/MSINFO https://help.station.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28973

08-05-2011, 09:13 AM	#6
Owwiee Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 124	LOL @Josh! Ya thats hard core to be raiding on a teather.... I can deal with lag since I will just be doing minor crafting and banking and char. maintance. What I'm really intrested in is the amount of data being moved. 4gigs is my limit per month. Guess I'll just have to try it and watch my data numbers to see if I can try and figure it out on my own! __________________

08-05-2011, 11:22 AM	#7
TSR-JoshuaM Customer Service Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 5,609	Owwie@Venekor wrote: LOL @Josh! Ya thats hard core to be raiding on a teather.... I can deal with lag since I will just be doing minor crafting and banking and char. maintance. What I'm really intrested in is the amount of data being moved. 4gigs is my limit per month. Guess I'll just have to try it and watch my data numbers to see if I can try and figure it out on my own! I'm the MT too... To my guild members it looked like I ran off, got killed by the mob, then while dead started my Incoming in 10 call... If you already have the game fully downloaded you shouldn't hit the 4GB limit a month just by standard play. Updates, expansions, and any local issues are where the allowance gets soaked up. __________________ TSR Joshua M. Technical Support Representative Sony Online Entertainment How to Contact Support: https://help.station.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28939 How to Create a DXDIAG/MSINFO https://help.station.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28973

08-05-2011, 03:10 PM	#8
Owwiee Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 124	LOL... well i'm sure it kept everyone on thier toes!! Ya patch's will all be done at home. Okay I'll give it a try and report back how well it works. Thanks for your input!! __________________

08-08-2011, 09:14 PM	#9
Dakora Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 29	3G is fine for T/S and solo/grouping. You shouldn't have a problem with it. I use to do exactly what you are trying to do. I would go to lunch and play on my laptop and sprint aircard. The performance was aways good. If I keep getting dropped by comcast I usually switch to it and never have a problem with grouping with the aircard. __________________