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Travel from US to Europe with laptop & EVE

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THX-1138 4EB
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2014-11-14 18:47:35 UTC
I realize this is potentially a stupid question.... I travel abroad for work (which means sitting in hotels a lot) but have never taken my EVE laptop with me. Before I huck a second laptop across the planet, I thought it was worth asking: Has anyone traveled from the US to Europe with their laptop and played EVE abroad? Are there any problems with traveling abroad that might prevent me from connecting to the game server?

Thank you.

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Noriko Mai
#2 - 2014-11-14 18:49:49 UTC
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#3 - 2014-11-14 18:51:21 UTC
just need a power converter and internet

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THX-1138 4EB
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2014-11-14 18:53:00 UTC
Thank you.

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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#5 - 2014-11-14 19:33:02 UTC
There's no problems. If you want to "safe up" though, you can send a petition saying that you will be travelling for the coming XX days. That way they will know when your account suddenly gets flagged for logging on in an unusual behavior from a different country.

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#6 - 2014-11-14 19:54:49 UTC
THX-1138 4EB wrote:
I realize this is potentially a stupid question.... I travel abroad for work (which means sitting in hotels a lot) but have never taken my EVE laptop with me. Before I huck a second laptop across the planet, I thought it was worth asking: Has anyone traveled from the US to Europe with their laptop and played EVE abroad? Are there any problems with traveling abroad that might prevent me from connecting to the game server?

Thank you.

Yes. Ive used my laptop in various Caribbean islands and Canada. Usually I am on a cruise ship and I have a long range antenna. I point it at shore and search for a free wifi signal. About half of the ports have one I can use.

The ship itself also has internet, but:
It costs $0.50 a minute.
It blocks Eve. (Because it has so little bandwidth with the satellite connection.) And before you say I'm addicted to eve for even trying to connect with such a high charge, know I received 120 free minutes on my last cruise. So I decided "Why not?".

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ISD LackOfFaith
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ISD Alliance
#7 - 2014-11-14 20:02:19 UTC
Chribba wrote:
There's no problems. If you want to "safe up" though, you can send a petition saying that you will be travelling for the coming XX days. That way they will know when your account suddenly gets flagged for logging on in an unusual behavior from a different country.

/c

What he said. It would be really unfortunate if you got auto-banned because CCP suspected your account was hacked. Since it's the same computer and the same client you're probably safe, but it probably wouldn't hurt to check with a support ticket.

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Ditero Endashi
Protomonolithic
#8 - 2014-11-14 20:22:00 UTC
Im a UK resident but was in Holland about 2 months ago. I did not have my own laptop with me and was logged into EVE via someone elses computer. I did not have any issues what-so-ever. And should you get your account disabled due to CCP feeling there is the potential that your account has been hacked I can see no reason why if you contacted them and were able to explain and provide proof that you are the account owner that it would be a sticking issue, When issues are relating to potential hacking I have heard that CCP is VERY fast to sort out the issues.

I know a couple of people that travel a lot between friends in a number of countries both within and outwith the Euro zone that have never taken their own computers but still been able to log in and play.

As Chribba & ISD said, making sure that CCP are aware of the time and that you might log on from a different country could save you some bother, in the same way as if you are going abroad you can tell your bank incase they see your card used in an ATM on another continent and see it as the account compromised. Saves a lot of bother sometimes.
THX-1138 4EB
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#9 - 2014-11-14 21:09:50 UTC
Excellent advice - I have submitted a ticket.

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Arronicus
State War Academy
Caldari State
#10 - 2014-11-16 10:56:49 UTC
I'm overseas in Japan, from Canada, and able to use EvE on my laptop without issue, even on wireless. I've had no issue with any of my accounts getting flagged, despite not having used EvE on my laptop before.
Captain Stupid
State War Academy
Caldari State
#11 - 2014-11-16 17:05:33 UTC
Unless things have changed I fail to see any problem. I'm in the UK and last year went to New York. Took my laptop and played eve with no problems.
Jarod Garamonde
Jolly Codgers
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#12 - 2014-11-16 17:11:18 UTC
Chribba wrote:
There's no problems. If you want to "safe up" though, you can send a petition saying that you will be travelling for the coming XX days. That way they will know when your account suddenly gets flagged for logging on in an unusual behavior from a different country.

/c



So, should we technically be submitting a ticket, every time we move?
I had no problems going from state-to-state here in the US, and I didn't get flagged when I went to Korea without telling anyone (of course, that was back in 2008... the auto-ban might not have been a thing back then), but just to be sure, from now on, is this necessary?

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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#13 - 2014-11-16 17:39:38 UTC
Jarod Garamonde wrote:
Chribba wrote:
There's no problems. If you want to "safe up" though, you can send a petition saying that you will be travelling for the coming XX days. That way they will know when your account suddenly gets flagged for logging on in an unusual behavior from a different country.

/c



So, should we technically be submitting a ticket, every time we move?
I had no problems going from state-to-state here in the US, and I didn't get flagged when I went to Korea without telling anyone (of course, that was back in 2008... the auto-ban might not have been a thing back then), but just to be sure, from now on, is this necessary?

I'm not saying you "should", I'm saying that if you know you will move (and doesn't already have a world-wide dhcp range) you may to help avoid getting flagged.

I do realized that for example I am a special case (by choice) that I have since 2005 always connected withe the same IP. So me suddenly connecting from a different IP would raise alerts. So depending on your connection/travel behavior you may do the same - and as such it doesn't hurt to send a ticket if you know there would be oddities.

(so yeah, ppl trying to figure out the names and brute-force my accounts...)

/c

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Jarod Garamonde
Jolly Codgers
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#14 - 2014-11-16 18:28:33 UTC
Chribba wrote:


(so yeah, ppl trying to figure out the names and brute-force my accounts...)

/c



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CopyCatz
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AddictClan
#15 - 2014-11-17 11:56:16 UTC
Lol, giving CCP a heads up about travelling.. I've travelled from the EU to the US numerous times and have played a lot abroad, but I've never had any signs that CCP code would find that "suspicious". The only thing you get is having to type in one of your char names when logging in on the site, but that's pretty standard these days. I thought I was an Eve addict, but giving CCP your travel plans because you're afraid you can't login is too much for me even ;)
I would imagine that support has more important calls to handle.
Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#16 - 2014-11-17 18:40:15 UTC
CopyCatz wrote:
Lol, giving CCP a heads up about travelling.. I've travelled from the EU to the US numerous times and have played a lot abroad, but I've never had any signs that CCP code would find that "suspicious". The only thing you get is having to type in one of your char names when logging in on the site, but that's pretty standard these days. I thought I was an Eve addict, but giving CCP your travel plans because you're afraid you can't login is too much for me even ;)
I would imagine that support has more important calls to handle.


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#17 - 2014-11-17 21:14:52 UTC
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Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#18 - 2014-11-18 08:56:53 UTC
Good to know about the ticket thing. I can't count how many countries I've logged in from and not had any trouble. So far...

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Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#19 - 2014-11-18 09:09:08 UTC
You won't need a power converter unless you have a really dodgy power supply. What you will want though is a plug converter, which converts your US-style plug to a "European C-Type Power Interlocutor".

No, seriously, it's the "C type" plug or "Europlug".

If you go to the UK they have those ginormous three-rectangular-pin plugs that are big enough to fit entire server farms into.

Important feature to note: modern standards require the active pins on AC plugs to have insulated sleeves. This applies to Europe, UK and Australia to my knowledge. I'm not aware of any legal/official trouble that will arise from using a non-compliant plug unless something goes wrong, in which case no insurance company is going to cover you against electrocution.

Also, I prefer to use the separate solid-block adaptors that have one type of plug on one side and your "native" plug format on the other. I've used nifty tools like the Kensington all-in-one adaptor but it's bulky and has been a trip hazard in the small hotel rooms I've been able to afford to stay at.

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Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#20 - 2014-11-18 09:32:26 UTC
Mara Rinn wrote:
You won't need a power converter unless you have a really dodgy power supply. What you will want though is a plug converter, which converts your US-style plug to a "European C-Type Power Interlocutor".

No, seriously, it's the "C type" plug or "Europlug".

If you go to the UK they have those ginormous three-rectangular-pin plugs that are big enough to fit entire server farms into.

Important feature to note: modern standards require the active pins on AC plugs to have insulated sleeves. This applies to Europe, UK and Australia to my knowledge. I'm not aware of any legal/official trouble that will arise from using a non-compliant plug unless something goes wrong, in which case no insurance company is going to cover you against electrocution.

Also, I prefer to use the separate solid-block adaptors that have one type of plug on one side and your "native" plug format on the other. I've used nifty tools like the Kensington all-in-one adaptor but it's bulky and has been a trip hazard in the small hotel rooms I've been able to afford to stay at.

HTH
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Many hotels have limited power sockets so it's a good idea to take a power strip with you. This has the added advantage that you will then only require one plug converter.

Check your devices for acceptable voltage but most adjust automatically these days.
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