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Games not connecting through wifi

Most games not connecting through wifi, have reset EVERYTHING, even completely replaced iPhone since, still won’t connect most games through wifi only mobile data works. I pay for home internet and do not use mobile data as it costs an extortionate amount when I’ve already paid for a home connection. If your gonna try to force me to use mobile data make it free.

iPhone XR, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 16, 2023 5:01 PM

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Posted on Mar 18, 2023 7:34 AM

Doesn’t seem to matter what wifi network I use or it’s settings, never been able to connect with most online games over any Wi-Fi network ever, on any iPhone I’ve ever owned. But they work with mobile data? The games download on wifi but cannot connect to servers on wifi. I can see others have the same problem. I don’t know if it’s because I’m in the uk, as a rule I spend nothing on apple games as there’s no guarantee they will work

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Mar 18, 2023 7:34 AM in response to Rudegar

Doesn’t seem to matter what wifi network I use or it’s settings, never been able to connect with most online games over any Wi-Fi network ever, on any iPhone I’ve ever owned. But they work with mobile data? The games download on wifi but cannot connect to servers on wifi. I can see others have the same problem. I don’t know if it’s because I’m in the uk, as a rule I spend nothing on apple games as there’s no guarantee they will work

Mar 17, 2023 2:17 AM in response to Luke666uk666

if the wifi network block some of the ports required by the games then that would explain it

many public / work / school networks block just about anything but port 80 (its the port web browsers use)


if it was me and it was my private wifi network then I would look into which ports is allow and which it block

How to Open Ports on Your Router? All Routers Guide 2023 (purevpn.com)


and maybe contacting one or more of the game developers to see which ports they use

How to contact an app developer - Apple Support


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