GTA still not working online

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I still haven't really played an online game without having the disconnection problem and still Rockstar or Sony haven't fixed it. It is so dissapointing :(

[#2]

Do you use a BT Homehub by any chance?

[#3]

No, I'm with o2 broadband and have a o2 wireless router.  Does it as anything to do with BT homehub. I do have a BT landline

[#4]

Well we did think it was to do with the BT Homehub, but now a few people are having the same problems on other routers. Im just going to try disabling my firewall and see if that works. Other than that though I dont know what to suggest, know one really knows whats happening with it all.

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ajstyled wrote:
No, I'm with o2 broadband and have a o2 wireless router.  Does it as anything to do with BT homehub. I do have a BT landline

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I'm with o2 also and get the same problem. Do you know which router you have? Seems like the only way to have it working perfectly is to use a different one. Although it does work for me when I make a custom game and set the slots to around 4-5 so that I'm hosting. Not many people join the games though and most people I invite cant join/get disconnected after a few seconds. Would be nice to hear something from Rockstar :|

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There seems to be an issue with the routers that your ISP gives you. eg BT - homehub and whatever the 02 one is. Try another decent router and it should work

[#7]

For once the orange livebox triumphs with connecting the ps3

BT and 02 are the same company and both use bt phone lines so not really suprising these are the two most people have problems with

[#8]

Oh yeah, it didn't even occur to me that BT and O2 are the same company lol. The problem does seem to be related to them though. Not sure what it is, but its something to do with their connection or their equipment. I'm sure.

[#9]

Mmm I haven't really played online yet, going to try this weekend, but I did manage to connect to test it with my Netgear Wireless WPN824v2 router and Virgin media broadband.....

[#10]

Yeah I do think the main problem is due to the fact the Rockstar server can't handle GTA IV online. Luckily for those 360 owners the game is hosted on the miscrosoft live server and not by the Rockstar server. I don't think BT and o2 are the same company, or are they? I have a black box o2 router. I think there are only 2 types one is black and white I was told. Maybe they are working on a patch to fix it or maybe not, who knows....

[#11]

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NoFX_Caz wrote:

For once the orange livebox triumphs with connecting the ps3

BT and 02 are the same company and both use bt phone lines so not really suprising these are the two most people have problems with

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What are you talking about? BT and O2 are not the same company. Be and O2 are - thats a big difference. I think you'll find most ISPs use BT phone lines :| that doesn't mean anything. I haven't had any other problems with O2 or seen any posted so I have no idea what you mean by the 'two most people have problems' with especially when I see loads of complaints about Virgin Media, Tiscali etc.

Message Edited by AC24 on 23-05-2008 11:33 AM

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the reason i think people are getting confused is because o2 bought the mobile side of bt which was bt cellnet who also had the online genie sim cards.   i can't remember whether bt & o2 are still linked some how but i don't think they are.   i think it was a sale rather than just a company name change. 

as for isp's most of them use the bt phone lines,  (obviously the cable users don't though)  but their are plenty that do use the bt phone line.   i have been disconnected a few times on GTA 4 but i don't know why really as i have played GT5P online loads & been disconnected less times than i have on GTA 4 which i have only been on about 8 or 9 death matches,  1 team death match & once on the mafia mission thingy.    it could just be server related or isp.   at weekends or certain times of the day (usually evenings) i think certain isp's cap your speed if your a heavy user.

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i had alot of problems the first week but then they just disapeared..now i can get on no problem any time, its weird neither R* or sony have realesed a better solution if people are still obviously having troubles!

By the way, im connecting wirelessly to a Netgear router and my ISP is Sky Broadband