FYI banner from SOE EQ forums:
Status: 1/15/2015 16:14 PST - We are currently investigating a potential issue with network connectivity to the game.
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I don't know if it affects everyone, but seems to be affecting our household. Of course, we are on Comcast and there have been networking issues between Comcast and SoE a few times when others are working.
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Update: Banner disappeared from EQ forum page, but still cannot connect at 7:34 EST. (4:34 PST).