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Connected my computer through tethered phone but web pages wont load

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  • Phones
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  • Computers
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  • Mobile Computing
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February 10, 2014 8:44:53 AM

When I tether my computer to my nexus 4 it shows that I have internet access and I am able to load steam/world of warcraft but whenever I try to load most pages (google and yahoo work) it sits in an infinite loading cycle saying "connected" on the bottom of the web browser. I have played with the proxy settings in the web browser options, disabled my anti virus, booted with only the bare minimum OS but nothing has worked. Any ideas?

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February 10, 2014 9:11:15 AM

Rickywhit said:
When I tether my computer to my nexus 4 it shows that I have internet access and I am able to load steam/world of warcraft but whenever I try to load most pages (google and yahoo work) it sits in an infinite loading cycle saying "connected" on the bottom of the web browser. I have played with the proxy settings in the web browser options, disabled my anti virus, booted with only the bare minimum OS but nothing has worked. Any ideas?


Chances are your phone provoder is blocking you. Browsers send out a packet of information telling a server that they are X browser and extra stuff. WoW/ Steam won't as they use a modified browser/ connection client.
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February 10, 2014 9:29:43 AM


Is there anyway around this?

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February 10, 2014 9:37:29 AM

Rickywhit said:

Is there anyway around this?



If your provider is blocking you, you'll be out of luck unless you purchase access to tethering, which many providers offer in a separate package. Alternatively, you can try using a browser spoofer, but you may be forced to access the web version of the sites you're looking for.
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February 10, 2014 9:46:23 AM

Okay, well thank you P1nnacle. You have been a lot of help.
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February 10, 2014 9:50:25 AM

Glad I could help.
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