Re: I cannot open the gallery or a pack but origin says I have a connection...

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I cannot open the gallery or a pack but origin says I have a connection...

★★★★★ Newbie

Hi, 

 

When I load up Sims 4, origin says I am online and I can play Sims. However, when I try to open the gallery or access a pack it says 'connection required'. So I press 'connect', but then it says 'unable to connect'. I don't understand  cause I have Wi-Fi and Origin says I am online. 

 

Please can someone help me fix this. I have no idea what the problem is!

 

Thanks.

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Re: I cannot open the gallery or a pack but origin says I have a connection...

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Hi @markasuttle

 

Thanks for providing that information. That error message 'unable to connect' usually points to connectivity issues. It sounds like you may be having issues with your connection @markasuttle.

 

I would suggest taking a look at our Connection troubleshooting steps: https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/connection-troubleshooting-basic/. We found that they've helped some other members who've encountered this error message in the past. The steps will take you a couple of minutes to do them all but please do give them all a go. 

 

Let me know how you get on.

 

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Re: I cannot open the gallery or a pack but origin says I have a connection...

★★★ Apprentice

Same thing with me, I press connect and it freezes for like a few seconds and then it says unable to connect. I don't know why it's doing this my internet connection is fine. 

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Re: I cannot open the gallery or a pack but origin says I have a connection...

★★★ Newbie

I believe any people are having this issue since the last update. It has nothing to do with internet connection since were all connected and origin is showing as online when outside of the game. 

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