Facebook app links not working over wifi

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Facebook app links not working over wifi

This might be hard to explain let alone comprehend so bear with me.

As of the last 24 hours or so I am having trouble using Facebook linked apps while on Wifi. To be specifc I was using the app called "Lost Friends?". I have used this app for months, no issues. All of a sudden last night it would not connect to my Facebook account. I went on to try another app called "Lost A Friend", same issue, no connection to Facebook via wifi. After I left my house (back to 3G) I tried it and it worked perfectly, but again, once home it was doing the same thing. While inside my house I turned off Wifi and it worked again. It sounds to me like there is something within wifi, Facebook or both. If anyone has any info it would be greatly appreciated.

To skip a step or two, I went as far as factory resetting my phone, starting as a new iphone and still have the same issue.

iPhone 4, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Dec 24, 2012 11:54 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 30, 2012 12:55 PM in response to redsfan1983

I don't have a solution to this issue I would just like to say that I too have been having problems with Facebook for iPhone/iPad over wifi lately. When connected to wifi it never loads or loads after an extreme amount of time. If I turn off wifi and just use 4G then it works without issue. The funny thing is that it's only the Facebook app that is having the issue because if I open and launch a webpage in Safari or open and run another app that uses the internet it works just fine connected to wifi. It is extremely frustrating so if anyone has any ideas on how to fix this or if it's just a Facebook app issue...

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Answer 2

Feb 18, 2013 8:26 PM in response to redsfan1983

I'm using a Mac have a Airport express base station. Everything was fine and I could pull up Facebook on my Mac and Androids over my WiFi. Apple pushed a firmware upgrade and the IOS upgrade. Now, voila, Facebook not working on my Mac or on other devices if logged on to my WiFi. If I disconnect WiFi and am on 4G it works fine. The same issues as others have described.

After trying all the fixes listed and a few not listed like clearing my cookies, history, tmp files and cache, I tried a release/renew. Nope. So I logged out of Facebook, uninstalled the apps, shut down computer, phone and tablet. I finally reset my routers by unplugging my comcast router and my basestation, let them all resync, thinking this might have been an issue with a router table (?). At any rate this would reset all the IPs. (I reinstalled the apps) Worked the first time, about 2 hours later it quit working. Tried the same trick but it didn't work again.

I've read a number of blogs and other posts on 'fix it' type sites researching the issue. It sounds like many of the streaming media sources that require lots of resources and will cost more to operate by using the data plans are no longer working on WiFi.

Interesting.

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