Minecraft on my sons IPad not connecting via Vodafone WiFi help

[GWBelectrical]

Since installation of Vodafone broadband my sons iPad will not connect to Minecraft servers as soon as I disconnect from the WiFi and go back to data it connects no problem, it appears the router is blocking it and I can't find how or why?

i tried logging into the router an disabling the firewall this made no difference and can't seem to find any obvious reason for the issue.

any ideas would be greatly appreciated? 

[Anonymous]

Vodafone has recycled a number of IP addresses that they own from foreign partners to the UK.  I'm wondering if the servers are rejecting the connection based on the IP appearing to be from a different country!  It might pay to search for a site that will tell you the geographic location of your IP and see if it's not in the UK!  If that's the case then getting a FREE static IP (as per your user agreement) could be the answer.

*That's only one possible answer, and I could well be wrong, but it's worth a try!

[goodman2020 · Accepted solution]

Hi there. I had a similar problem in the past. I am a vodafone client too, and I couldn't connect to my own server hosted on http://ggservers.com. The hosting that I was using is very good, so I knew that the problem is not in the hosting. I have tried a lot of different methods, and have finally solved this problem by simply reinstalling the game. Yes, it was that simple. Have you tried to reinstall the game?