Repeat disconnects -NOT my ISP.

[Sirviver]

Originally Posted by mintmaster [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is most likely the same problem that was happening back in early December. There were a number of posts just like this including mine of random Link Deaths of players who use Charter Cable and Time Warner Cable in NC, SC, GA, TN, AL, and FL(I am in Alabama). It was very frustrating and was only affecting EQ not websurfing etc.

Someone with a lot more expertise than me posted at that time that in those States Charter cable often pauses for 10 to 20 seconds at a time. With newer programs this just causes a slightly noticeable lag or a page which stalls out and has to be reloaded. But older programs like classic EQ boot you out when they detect that the ISP has paused for more than 10 or 15 sec.

The problem appeared to have cleared up for me back in mid December but has come back with a vengeance about 10 days ago. First an LD about every 2 hours, but the past 2 days I have been going LD about every 10 minutes. I have contacted Charter twice and they say my cable is working fine and it must be my router or modem. But I explain to them that my daughter is online on Charter as well on the same EQ program and goes LD at the exact same time....and she lives 5 miles away. I also have a new router since Christmas and the LDs were happening on both the old and new router.

I have had Charter for over 15 years and it is typical that they will never take responsibility for problems. I am not a tech person and what I have noted above is just a rehash of what was posted here in December. I hope and wish that someone has more pull with Charter than I do because unless they take responsibility and make some changes to their antiquated equipment P99 has become unplayable for me. In fact I am really getting tired of the pauses in Charter service on other programs and repeatedly having to reload webpages. The only alternative I have is a dedicated Hotspot I purchased back in the summer which I may have to start using and just cancel Charter service.

Any other feedback would be VERY appreciated because i am absolutely frustrated at this point

I am in this same boat.

AND it affects my ability to browse www.project1999.com at the same time during the DC.