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Agondray
Avenger Mercenaries
VOID Intergalactic Forces
#1 - 2016-09-12 18:46:18 UTC
So I moved here to Africa expecting to catch up on patches and play eve from my phone connection and now I'm seeing that's not possible.
First of why a phone connection you ask

A 1mb line cost 320 USD a month and performance ranges between 13kb to at most just shy of 60kb, my on he connection suppuses that with 500 KB and far cheaper but games patches are vastly inflated (about 1gb for 5gb of data) but game play is easy. Also on a normal connection you can't even connect since eve relies on packets sent on a timed basis to maintain connection.

I've clicked the download all to start the patches and restarted the client but the client doesn't download anything and just goes right to the game given me an error about improper format.

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Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#2 - 2016-09-12 19:01:44 UTC
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Queen of Rocks
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2016-09-12 19:26:25 UTC
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Christopher Mabata
Northern Accounts and Systems
#4 - 2016-09-12 20:33:59 UTC
I'm tone def so don't expect an instrument from me

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Ria Nieyli
Nieyli Enterprises
When Fleets Collide
#5 - 2016-09-12 20:36:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Ria Nieyli
Christopher Mabata wrote:
I'm tone def so don't expect an instrument from me


Tone Def? Are you a cousin of Mos Def or something?
Serene Repose
#6 - 2016-09-12 20:37:49 UTC
So...high speed internet sounds like an .... opportunity. $$$$$-wise.

(She says as once again a post is "ganked"?)

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#7 - 2016-09-12 21:06:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
Ria Nieyli wrote:
Christopher Mabata wrote:
I'm tone def so don't expect an instrument from me


Tone Def? Are you a cousin of Mos Def or something?
Nah, Tone Loc is his cousin, Mos Def is his father.

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

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Deck Cadelanne
CAStabouts
#8 - 2016-09-12 22:30:08 UTC
Agondray wrote:
So I moved here to Africa expecting to catch up on patches and play eve from my phone connection and now I'm seeing that's not possible.
First of why a phone connection you ask

A 1mb line cost 320 USD a month and performance ranges between 13kb to at most just shy of 60kb, my on he connection suppuses that with 500 KB and far cheaper but games patches are vastly inflated (about 1gb for 5gb of data) but game play is easy. Also on a normal connection you can't even connect since eve relies on packets sent on a timed basis to maintain connection.

I've clicked the download all to start the patches and restarted the client but the client doesn't download anything and just goes right to the game given me an error about improper format.


I moved to a place with effectively no internet connection, now I can't play my online game...so change the game immediately to enable me to play with at 2400 baud.

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional."

- Hunter S. Thompson
Christopher Mabata
Northern Accounts and Systems
#9 - 2016-09-12 22:38:19 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Ria Nieyli wrote:
Christopher Mabata wrote:
I'm tone def so don't expect an instrument from me


Tone Def? Are you a cousin of Mos Def or something?
Nah, Tone Loc is his cousin, Mos Def is his father.


I wish i understood these references
Will pencil them in under "things to learn about EVE after all patches since jump fatigue"

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#10 - 2016-09-12 22:47:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
Christopher Mabata wrote:
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Ria Nieyli wrote:
Christopher Mabata wrote:
I'm tone def so don't expect an instrument from me


Tone Def? Are you a cousin of Mos Def or something?
Nah, Tone Loc is his cousin, Mos Def is his father.


I wish i understood these references
Will pencil them in under "things to learn about EVE after all patches since jump fatigue"
They're both fairly succesfull rappers from the late 80's and early-mid 90's; and actors in loads of films that you've probably seen.

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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#11 - 2016-09-12 23:06:11 UTC
Bummer, OP. I couldn't play Eve for two years due to frequent disconnects. My IP had a monopoly in our area and they did a lot of traffic shaping. I'd have packet losses and frequent DCs. That was here in the U.S., not far from NYC.
Vincent Pelletier
Pelletier Imports and Exports
#12 - 2016-09-12 23:12:37 UTC
If you're in a max Tidi fight you might be able to use a mail pigeon to send keystrokes.
Giaus Felix
Doomheim
#13 - 2016-09-12 23:20:51 UTC
Vincent Pelletier wrote:
If you're in a max Tidi fight you might be able to use a mail pigeon to send keystrokes.
A pigeon was faster than ADSL broadband in a test in South Africa.

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DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2016-09-12 23:46:48 UTC
Agondray wrote:
So I moved here to Africa expecting to catch up on patches and play eve from my phone connection and now I'm seeing that's not possible.
First of why a phone connection you ask

A 1mb line cost 320 USD a month and performance ranges between 13kb to at most just shy of 60kb, my on he connection suppuses that with 500 KB and far cheaper but games patches are vastly inflated (about 1gb for 5gb of data) but game play is easy. Also on a normal connection you can't even connect since eve relies on packets sent on a timed basis to maintain connection.

I've clicked the download all to start the patches and restarted the client but the client doesn't download anything and just goes right to the game given me an error about improper format.

Definitely a bummer.

You might find an answer to your problem in this sub-forum :

Issues, Workarounds & Localization

Good luck to you.



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Salah ad-Din al-Jawahiri
Dreamweb Industries
Novus Ordo.
#15 - 2016-09-12 23:58:55 UTC
Sudan here. There's one important thing about Africa: things here are either good or cheap - you you won't have it both ways. It took me a while to find the optimal option to satisfy my crab ganking fix, and it took a lot of trial and error, since what the locals advised didn't help much.

If there are several mobile operators in your country, I suggest that you should get a SIM card from every one of them and try out their mobile internet services. 1 day packages don't cost a lot. 3G/4G Wif-Fi stations and USB sticks are also popular. After you've determined the most stable operator, stick to it. Ideally, you should have two lines open: one for relatively fast and reliable connection, and the other - wired, probably - for downloading the big stuff. Or, maybe, find a place where you can siphon the data when you need to download the next patch.

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Nana Skalski
Taisaanat Kotei
EDENCOM DEFENSIVE INITIATIVE
#16 - 2016-09-13 05:30:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Nana Skalski
Agondray wrote:
So I moved here to Africa expecting to catch up on patches and play eve from my phone connection and now I'm seeing that's not possible.
First of why a phone connection you ask

A 1mb line cost 320 USD a month and performance ranges between 13kb to at most just shy of 60kb, my on he connection suppuses that with 500 KB and far cheaper but games patches are vastly inflated (about 1gb for 5gb of data) but game play is easy. Also on a normal connection you can't even connect since eve relies on packets sent on a timed basis to maintain connection.

I've clicked the download all to start the patches and restarted the client but the client doesn't download anything and just goes right to the game given me an error about improper format.

I think you will be even more disappointed: Facebook's free internet for africa.

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Josh Sharvas
Doomheim
#17 - 2016-09-14 10:49:53 UTC
I'm in South Africa. I currently have a 4mbps unshaped/uncapped fixed LTE service from a company called Neotel. Fibre is also being rolled out in my area as we speak so in about 6 months I should have around 20mbps depending on my budget and which package I opt for.
Celthric Kanerian
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#18 - 2016-09-14 23:29:58 UTC
As I was being told all the time while 2 months in Uganda, everytime I found something weird or off.

TIA

THIS IS AFRICA *remember to say it in african accent*
Elenahina
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2016-09-15 02:22:27 UTC
Celthric Kanerian wrote:
As I was being told all the time while 2 months in Uganda, everytime I found something weird or off.

TIA

THIS IS AFRICA *remember to say it in african accent*


All I hear is Riddick saying "THIS IS BRAH-ZIL!"

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Callimae
Glorious Domination CFO
#20 - 2016-09-15 10:36:48 UTC
Your internet is slow out there because you have a gazillion people calling the rest of the world saying theres a problem with there computer and can they dial in

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