gashiva join:2014-10-03 Alpharetta, GA |
[Connectivity] Google Hangouts blocked?hi there,
I am giving Comcast xfinity a shot, have had Xfinity live for like 3 days and testing. I noticed Google Hangouts frequently hangs at "signing in as email address", then displays "Things are taking longer than expected" ... and never finishes sign-in. Does Xfinity prohibit/drop/otherwise discourage the use of Google Hangouts - does anyone have any experience with this situation.
Thanks,
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[Connectivity] Re: Google Hangouts blocked?I use Google hangouts on my Desktop and MacBook daily, and don't have any issues with it. I would double check the firewall settings on your PC, and maybe the settings in your router. As far as I know, Comcast doesn't block anything Google related. |
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gashiva join:2014-10-03 Alpharetta, GA |
thank you for the response. I verified I don't have any fw on my machine, it seems to be working again after I recycled the chrome browser (complete quit and start). Good to hear xfinity doesn't block anything google related. |
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Why the hell would they do that? |
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JohnInSJ Premium Member join:2003-09-22 Aptos, CA |
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said by gashiva:Does Xfinity prohibit/drop/otherwise discourage the use of Google Hangouts - does anyone have any experience with this situation. of course not. I use hangouts constantly without issue. Perhaps you're running a firewall or script blocker that's blocking something? |
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gashiva join:2014-10-03 Alpharetta, GA |
gashiva
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2014-Oct-10 10:22 am
thanks, it isn't a firewall on my end. I am attributing it to the laptop sleep/wake up atm. thanks for all the responses. |
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Re: [Connectivity] Google Hangouts blocked?"Does Xfinity prohibit/drop/otherwise discourage the use of Google Hangouts"
Why is it that when someone thing doesn't work online the first step in trouble shooting is to assume that the ISP is doing something evil? I read a lot of posts here where no trouble shooting steps are mentioned other than accusing the ISP of blocking what ever website. |
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