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#296328 8-Jun-2022 17:20
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My mother is on Slingshot and got a new Samsung tablet.  Her most pressing need was email, but the lady from Slingshot couldn't get Outlook to work.  They got around it by showing my mother how to use the web version on Slingshot mail.

 

But none of the other apps she has downloaded work on the tablet either.  For example none of the following will work:

 

  • NZ Herald app
  • MS Solitaire game app
  • TV3 app
  • Libby library app
  • Outlook (as mentioned)

But here is the twist.  These apps all DO work anywhere else she goes other than home.  If she is at my house and logs onto our network they all work fine.  Same with the library, at work etc.   It only seems to be at her home when using her Slingshot wireless network that these don't work.

 

 

 

What do you think could be going on?  Is it the tablet or the Slingshot wifi?  If the later what questions can she ask Slingshot help, or what can she instruct them to investigate?   Neither her nor I are particularly computer savvy.

 

 

 

All help appreciated.


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  #2924025 8-Jun-2022 17:25
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Do other devices work OK on your mum's wifi?




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  #2924036 8-Jun-2022 18:05
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Hi, is this a DNS issue?

 

Cyril


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  #2924053 8-Jun-2022 19:10
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RunningMan:

 

Do other devices work OK on your mum's wifi?

 

 

Shes got a laptop that has outlook and that works fine, she uses a browser on her laptop for things like tv3 etc.




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  #2924054 8-Jun-2022 19:11
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cyril7:

 

Hi, is this a DNS issue?

 

Cyril

 

 

I don't know what that means, but I can investigate if you tell me what to look for.


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  #2924064 8-Jun-2022 19:42
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I have added a couple of the apps listed above onto my mothers Samsung phone tonight while she was around, and we'll see if those work when she gets back home.  I'll post the results when she gets home.


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  #2924067 8-Jun-2022 19:53
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Could be either the tablet or the wifi. I'd get the tablet to completely forget your mums home Wi-Fi network then rejoin it.

 

 

 

https://www.samsung.com/sg/support/mobile-devices/how-to-forget-a-network-on-samsung-mobile-device/


 
 
 

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  #2924077 8-Jun-2022 20:20
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If not DNS or a VPN app, perhaps the time is so far out that it's causing cypher issues?

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  #2924093 8-Jun-2022 21:05
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duckDecoy:

 

I have added a couple of the apps listed above onto my mothers Samsung phone tonight while she was around, and we'll see if those work when she gets back home.  I'll post the results when she gets home.

 

 

The 2 apps she added to her phone at my house worked on my wifi.  They don't work at her house.


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  #2924109 8-Jun-2022 21:58
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duckDecoy:

My mother is on Slingshot and got a new Samsung tablet.  Her most pressing need was email, but the lady from Slingshot couldn't get Outlook to work.  They got around it by showing my mother how to use the web version on Slingshot mail.



Is that using the tablet browser or the pc? Do any of the preloaded apps on the tablet work?

Edit Has the existing mobile been able to use the home wifi with its standard apps?

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  #2924412 9-Jun-2022 17:49
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Do check the date and time on the tablet as per the post from @insane above


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  #2924578 10-Jun-2022 09:09
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allan:

 

Do check the date and time on the tablet as per the post from @insane above

 

 

The date and time are correct on the tablet.


 
 
 
 

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  #2924580 10-Jun-2022 09:10
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Bung:
duckDecoy:

 

My mother is on Slingshot and got a new Samsung tablet.  Her most pressing need was email, but the lady from Slingshot couldn't get Outlook to work.  They got around it by showing my mother how to use the web version on Slingshot mail.

 



Is that using the tablet browser or the pc? Do any of the preloaded apps on the tablet work?

Edit Has the existing mobile been able to use the home wifi with its standard apps?

 

She knows YouTube and the Google app came preloaded on both the phone and tablet, and those do work on her home wifi.

 

It seems to be apps she is adding to her tablet/phone that don't work on her home wife - but *do* on anyone elses wifi.


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  #2924597 10-Jun-2022 09:48
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lxsw20:

 

Could be either the tablet or the wifi. I'd get the tablet to completely forget your mums home Wi-Fi network then rejoin it.

 

 

 

https://www.samsung.com/sg/support/mobile-devices/how-to-forget-a-network-on-samsung-mobile-device/

 

 

Thanks for the idea, unfortunately it didn't work.


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  #2924600 10-Jun-2022 09:54
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Try rebooting her router/modem.

 

Have you tried 'forgetting' her home wifi network and then reconnecting again from scratch?

 

What sort of modem/router does she have and who supplied it - it hasn't got some strange firewall settings that might be blocking certain traffic maybe?





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  #2924602 10-Jun-2022 09:55
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robjg63:

 

Try rebooting her router/modem.

 

Have you tried 'forgetting' her home wifi network and then reconnecting again from scratch?

 

What sort of modem/router does she have and who supplied it - it hasn't got some strange firewall settings that might be blocking certain traffic maybe?

 

 

I will get back to you about the specific model, but it was supplied by Slingshot.

 

We've tried rebooting the router, and forgetting and reconnecting to it.


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