Gears of War Online Service Error

It appears to be down for everyone. Check this: https://forums.gearsofwar.com/t/gears-of-war-utlimate-edition-online-service-error-on-startup/19543

Hi BadWolfBigby, I hope you're doing great out there despite the issue that you're experiencing. I am an Independent advisor and I am here to help you in regards to your concern.

Please perform an extended powercycle and reset your network hardware to fix it.

1. Unplug the power cable from the back of the router, modem, or gateway for 5 minutes. If you have a router and a modem, unplug the power cable from both devices.

2. Press and hold the Xbox button on your console for 10 seconds or until it turns off then wait for 2 minutes before turning it on again.

3. After 5 minutes, plug the modem or gateway in first, and wait for all the lights to return to their normal state.

4. If you are using a router, plug in the router and wait for all the lights to return to their normal state.

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Is there a fix for this? I just installed the game and am getting the same error
"ONLINE SERVICE ERROR Gears of War: Ultimate Edition services login failed, access to multiplayer is not available."

I found this online that can offer some troubleshooting tips for your problem:

Also it seems other players have encountered similar issues, try a hard power cycle for aprox. 3 mins on your modem and router, this will refresh your ISP's DHCP settings on your equipment which could potentially cause issues with handshake connections with
xbox live.

The vast majority of reported Bigelowe errors are due to incorrect account permissions

• Xbox Live Gold membership is required to access Gears of War 4’s online features.
• Gears of War 4 is rated M for Mature. If your Xbox account settings block M rated titles or online play, you cannot access Gears of War 4’s online features.

Poor internet connection quality due to instability, network speeds or both.

• Gears of War 4 does not support low speed or unstable connections. Our minimum requirement for online play is 0.1MB/s upload and download speed, but we recommend at least 0.5MB/s upload and download speed for a stable experience.
• Playing Gears of War 4 via a mobile internet (3G/4G) device or tethering may cause Bigelowe. Connecting via mobile internet is not recommended or supported by Gears of War 4.

Some ISPs have issues with communication to ports required for the Gears of War 4 services

• Some internet service providers are causing communication issues with the Gears of War 4 services.
• We are gathering a list of ISPs for awareness and will publish a list soon.

A known issue where your profile will not load from Gears of War 4 Services

• This issue will not impact or corrupt your profile, but will prevent you from accessing Gears of War 4 services (which will result in the BIGELOWE error)
• As of the July Update, we can now track most instances of this occurring and unblock your profile as quickly as possible. Please allow up to 5 days to be unblocked.
• We are working on a permanent fix for this issue and hope to deploy it in the near future.

A known issue where your profile cannot contact the correct service in Gears of War 4

• This issue accounts for roughly 10% of reports. We are working on identifying a solution and fixing this in a future update.

Hi there Juvie,

Thanks for reaching out. I'm sorry to hear about the issue with the online server for Gears of War 4.

In reference to the error message seems like the issue is with the Gears of War 4 online server. I recommend reaching out to the

Gears of War 4 Forum support.

Hope this helps.