Tuesday, May 3, 2011

HTTP Error 403

Occasionally, I receive the following error while trying to access a website with the built in web browser on my LG Optimus One (P500) Android Froyo even tho other applications using the network work fine:

HTTP Error 403: The service you requested is restricted

The service you requested is restricted and not available to your browser

The restriction can be based on your IP-address, hostname, browser software, time-of-day or other variables. Most likely you requested a service that was made available to a restricted subnet.

A reboot resolves the error but there is an easier and a lot faster way to fix it, put the phone into airplane/flight/offline mode and then straight back to normal mode.

1 comment:

  1. Wow, it works really. I didn't know that the solution is so simple. Previously I always removed the battery, put it back, and did a restart.
    Thanks for the tips.

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