WiFI tethering issue

FireMac2D · Dec 18, 2015

I use my unlimited data account on my Verizon phone to tether to my Xbox 360.(Its my only internet source available.) Its been working fine for a few days. But today I tried and couldn't connect to live. When I did the network test it comes up on the xbox
as " Xbox Live: Blocked. How can I fix this?

:)

sc_shark · Dec 18, 2015

wifi issues

cant say i can help much on wifi... i have herd it can be spotty a few posts on xbox direct forum suggest a min and max space between the router and xb1. others have mentioned how the router is setup and how "new" it is and the avaliable speed it can push..

most will say you want it wired for speed... wifi tends to have dips and such in upload/download and will be noticable in most gaming situations. i can even say going wired you may see those high/low speed drops.

i run a gaming router that was a mid/top of the line router few years back.. i had to upgrade from a normal because it just could not keep up with the xb1 in my area. i do have dsl (not commercial) but the basic package.

did they direct you to do a soft reset (holding xbox button for 20 seconds) on console

you can do a netowrk reset. power off router and all that.. turn power off on xb1 for 1 min.(unplug)
you can go into settings netowrk, advanced, alternative mac addy, reset it.. it will restart the xb1 but when it restarts it will reset the wifi and netowrk all together..

unfortunatly i cant say if any or all will work.. but i can say if its an issue odds are it wont go away you will learn what ones work for you over others. i get issues from time to time and recently with anamous and lizard squad its not a netowrk issue but a ddos shut down of xbox servers all together.. one of those things you need to have multiple ways of checking with microsoft to see what services are down.

Skeeter Quill · Dec 18, 2015

Now I'm on the Fence

It won't need to connect 24/7, just once a day or something for single player games. If you have a phone that allows WiFi tethering you can use that also when you visit grandfolks. Pretty much any smartphone will do that nowadays.

onyxishere · Dec 18, 2015

Sorry to hear it. I believe that I recently heard in the news that some companies were going to block some services from access. Please contact Verizon to see if that's the case here as it does sound as though the blockage is coming from their end.

FireMac2D · Dec 18, 2015

It doesn't seem to be why. As I said it does work for a few days then stops. Won't work for a few more days or more then work again.

ngocphi · Oct 31, 2018

That's because lte modems are too inconsistent

It's recommended you use a landlines modem for multilayer gaming

onyxishere

Sorry to hear it. I believe that I recently heard in the news that some companies were going to block some services from access. Please contact Verizon to see if that's the case here as it does sound as though the blockage is coming from their end.

FireMac2D

It doesn't seem to be why. As I said it does work for a few days then stops. Won't work for a few more days or more then work again.

ngocphi

That's because lte modems are too inconsistent

It's recommended you use a landlines modem for multilayer gaming

kyle_m4496

There may be an issue with your internet connection. If you're using WiFi, I advise trying a LAN cable connection instead if possible. If the issue persists over LAN, or you can not use a LAN cable, you could test a different WiFi network such as a mobile hotspot to help diagnose this issue. If your PC does not have WiFi, most phones support hotspot tethering via a USB cable.

Thanks,
Kyle

PWNRR

You could get a wifi repeater that has ethernet ports, and tether that to the router. Never seen a router without ethernet ports

WiFI tethering issue