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Larry686
Aspirant
Apr 24, 2019

C3700 can't load certain websites on android and ios devices

Problem started about 4 weeks ago. tandyleather.com and pcmag.com started taking from 2 minutes to 5 minutes to load pages on some devices. All other sites load normally. It has to be my wifi as thes...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 24, 2019

Try a different modem...

Larry686's avatar
Larry686
Aspirant
Apr 24, 2019
I want to fix this one. Had it almost 2 years without any problems. This has been a problem only the last 30 days or so. What could have changed?
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    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Apr 30, 2019

    Have you tried to use load the desktop site on the mobile devices? Also, have you tried to change the DNS on the phones and tablets wireless settings?

     

    DarrenM

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      Larry686
      Aspirant
      May 01, 2019

      Yes to both. Didn't help, but thanks for responding. 

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      Larry686
      Aspirant
      May 03, 2019

      Didn't solve the problem, but found a workaround. Downloaded an app called dnspipe by Frostnerd.com. I'm not sure exactly  how it works,  but with it active, both the problem sites load normally.