Oh, woe is me. For last the few hours, I’ve been trying to get my Nintendo Switch to work on my hotel’s WiFi. Have I had any success? Nope! Have I slept in an unbelievably comfortable bed? You betcha!
You’re connected…
As most of you already know, consumers don’t have access to the Switch’s web browser, at least not without a little hacking first. So, in order to connect with public WiFi points, Nintendo implemented a pop-up that lets you login after you’ve completed the initial connection. From what I’ve read around the web, that should work fine and dandy. What about when it doesn’t work, though?
…or not!
Well, as I’ve come to discover today, things get frustrating from there. I’m able to connect to the access point just fine. My Switch even says I have internet, as you can see from the screenshot above. Yet, when I try to access the eShop, I’m met with a white screen that says “Could not display page.” This is because I haven’t actually logged-in to the hotel’s WiFi. The sign-in page won’t come up on the Switch like it’s supposed to, meaning I have no way to actually establish an internet connection.
I’ve even tried disabling my parental controls, and changing the security settings on the access point. Neither method solved my problem. So, now I’m sitting here struggling to play more VOEZ, because this game is hard. Thanks, Nintendo.
