After installing the WIFI security, it tries to connect to the automatic location and it fails every time. Can someone please help me with this?
thanks!
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I have the same problem, and have gotten only lame responses from Webroot. Thinking about asking for a refund
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Hello
Welcome to the Webroot Community,
I find when Webroot WiFi Security isn’t connecting or if there is a huge delay. I find changing the location to something other then Automatic. I change to Russia or another country or somewhere else of your choice and then the WiFi will connect.
If you are still having this issue then my advice would be to Submit a Support Ticket which is free of charge and they can assist you in resolving this connection problem.
Hope this helps?
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Hello 
I have moved your post to the Webroot WiFi Security Sub Forum so the the WiFi Dev
Dave.
I cannot see anything obvious in the logs indicating a failed account registration or license creation. There have been several successful logins. I have resynced your license just in case. If this hasn’t resolved the issue please contact our excellent Support team via the link at the top of the page who would be pleased to help troubleshoot this issue.
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Hi daveharney,
Thank you for your response...and you're most welcome...
Yes, I'm sorry I didn't have a real solution. If you renewed just recently you can ask for a refund (after days from purchasing. I believe, not positive). and try another VPN that's more functional to your needs. It is upsetting for those who have purchased this product and there doesn't seem to be much help available. Therefore I cannot resolve this issue, unfortunately. It just seems Webroot has let the ball down since selling out the company twice.
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Thanks for the comment Sherry. However, I’ve tried changing options like location and it didn’t help. It just seems to be the “luck of the draw” as to whether it takes 10 seconds or 10 minutes to connect. Changing locations might help in some cases just because you hit it at the right time.
I don’t see how a support ticket will help - this isn’t a problem on my end. Hopefully, someone in support is aware of this problem an is trying to get better service from the servers used for this system.
Very reluctantly, I just renewed by license as I do need VPN ability at various times. However, I won’t renew next year if this problem persists.
I’ve been using this product for some time now - it’s very annoying to say the least. Most of the time, the first connection to the webroot servers is fairly prompt - but not always. The real problem is then trying to connect to the website I’m trying to reach.
Sometimes, my target site comes up quickly, but most of the time it takes 5 minutes or so to get a useable connection - and then the site I’m trying to reach is often slowed down substantially.
The way I connect to the target website is to first try reloading 3 or 4 times and if that fails to go back to the webroot WIFI dialog and disconnect- reconnect - reload again, rinse and repeat. Sometimes I just give up as I can’t afford that much wasted time.
I only use this WIFI service for very limited purposes - there is no way it’s useable as a general internet connection. Obviously, the Webroot servers are way over subscribed and over loaded. It’s a shame they are tarnishing their reputation with this lousy product - as otherwise I’ve been a customer for years and I really like Webroot.
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Hi
If there’s nothing else that Support or we can do, you can look into getting a refund here: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/online-refund
Of course Support can also help you over the phone/ticket/email with this as well if there are any additional questions that come up.
Thanks
Thanks again Drew!
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I finally went in and took it off all my computers and then slowly reinstalled one computer at a time. It seems to be working now.
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It came back in Sunday on my phone and Monday on my laptop. I have had an email from Webroot support today but it doesn’t seem to direct me to any message so I am not sure whether they fixed it prior to you resyncing.
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I am having the same problem that many of the others are having. I am hoping that some one can help me please. Thank you.
Please let me know how you get on.
Problem continues. Software installed on my computers probably has nothing to do with the issue. It seems it’s all about the servers this software connects to - apparently overloaded or faulty in some way.
I don’t stay connected to the VPN all the time as the connection is so slow. When I feel I need VPN security I try to connect. Eventually it will connect but sometimes takes several tries and lots of wasted time.
This service is clearly not ready for prime time.
I have the same problem, and have gotten only lame responses from Webroot. Thinking about asking for a refund
Hi
If there’s nothing else that Support or we can do, you can look into getting a refund here: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/online-refund
Of course Support can also help you over the phone/ticket/email with this as well if there are any additional questions that come up.
Thanks
You’re welcome, Sherry!
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I’m also having this problem. Two days ago it started bring up the can’t connect and when I closed that it worked. Today it isn’t working at all.
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Me too. On both my smart phone and my laptop. started on my phone yesterday and later happened on my laptop. I have raised a ticket with the support team, they have not replied - telephone support does not work outside office hours which seems poor for a service which should work 24/7.
My subscription is due to renew automatically soon but I am considering cancelling it and moving to a more reliable service.
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WIFI Logs in and now it won’t connect to anything. This is on TWO different computers. IT WILL NOT CONNECT TO ANY LOCATION. What a terrible product!
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WIFI WILL NOT CONNECT TO ANYTHING….. TERRIBLE PRODUCT
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I started having problems a few days ago with wi fi security. When logging in to wi fi security, I just get thrown back to original page of sign in, my details are still in spaces, but no twirly wheel.?
The license looks good as well, plenty of time left. I have resynced the license in case that sorts out your problem and that’s about the extent of what I can do (I am a developer who deals with user management and not the specific systems used by WiFi Security).
If it doesn’t work now you could try logging out and clearing app data, otherwise you will need to contact our support team.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Likewise
If this doesn’t work unfortunately I will need to leave it with our Support team as I have reached the limit of what I can do.
I apologise for the inconvenience and will feed back the experiences of this thread to the app team.
The other day the connection was quick - now this again,
Where do I clear the app data on a PC with Windows 10? I only see uninstall?
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