I am working on a WP7 application that retrieves data from a web service. The web service was written by a co-worker and is hosted on a server connected to the office network. The app works just fine in the emulator. However, when I run the app on the actual phone (HTC Surround) it can’t connect to the web service. If I try to open a website hosted on the same server that doesn’t work either. However I can connect to other websites just fine.
One thing to note is – I don’t have a SIM card in the phone, so the only available data connection is via WiFi, which connects to the office network (the same network that the service is hosted on).
I’m able to hit this website just fine from my laptop (on the wired office network), via an Android phone using WiFi, and via an Android phone using 4G.
What could be going on here? Alternatively – how can I debug this issue?
Thanks
I’d start debugging it by using Connectify.me (or something similar) to re-broadcast the wifi network you’re having problems with, start Fiddler up and analyze what happens when the device’s browser connects to some external site vs the site hosted on your network.