January 2019
I have had the worst experience with EA Sports customer support as well as Origin performance. I first downloaded Origin after I purchased The Sims 4, and from the get go I was not able to log in because of it "not being able to connect to the server." I have been in contact with customer support for the last two days doing every "fix" they have suggested. Finally, I was sick of hearing " I am so sorry for your inconvenience" and "restart your computer and try this," so I got refunded. This is issue has been ridiculous to deal with and the customer service has been completely and mind-blowingly worthless to the fullest extent. Do better EA.
January 2019
Sorry to hear that you are not happy with the live support advisers who tried to help you @Anonymous.
The error you were seeing generally points to an issue with your system connecting to the online servers for Origin.
If you want we can go through some troubleshooting steps to see what is stopping your system connecting?
Darko
January 2019