I agree 100% with Tib...they (CA) just did'nt give us a choice. If I was able to connect I would play unfortunately "they" didnt give a sh*t! There are endless threads with players with these connectivity issues all over other forums including the .com site. Trust me, I and many friends here spent lots of hours trying to help resolve my issue and finally just giving up. This was the last hoorah for me...I will never buy another TW game again. For now I will continue to play VI until well...they pull the plug and I will finally take my leave and dissapear into the sunset.