[OT] Tethering Problem

[stephen barncard]

maybe it's a bandwidth/timeout issue. You guys in NZ have the thinnest
pipes in the world right now, but I understand that a new 30tb cable will
be connecting soon, so at last you guys down there can see what fast
internet is about.

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:

> While here in NZ, got myself a sim card for my phone and software that
> allows me to tether it to my laptop for intermet access.
>
> The browser on my laptop (Chrome) works fine until I try to access my gmail
> account - after a few seconds, I get a message that the web page isn't
> available.
>
> I can access gmail from my phone with no problem.
>
> Also noticed that if I go to google maps, all works until I try to log in
> to my google account, then same problem.
>
> One thimg in common is that these are all https sites but don't know why
> that would matter.
>
> Any ideas? I'm tired of typing on a phone keyboard!
>
> Laptop is Windows 8 running Chrome browser. Phone is running Android.
>
> Pete
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