Visit towns bug?

[Hypno KK]

Whenever I want to visit people's villages (such as friends I've swapped FCs with), I go to the train station and say I want to visit a faraway town. It connects me to the Internet without a hitch but then the list of towns I can visit is empty. This, even with friends who have specifically told me they've opened they gates in their towns and that I can go visit them.

Is there something I'm doing wrong?

 

[Swiftstream]

There isn't a glitch...
You either didn't add their FC
Their gate isn't open
They opened it for best friends only

 

[fallenchaoskitten]

Strange question... But did you happen you have removed their FC and then re-add it just before going over?
I have heard, hasn't happened to me personally, that if someone has added your FC and opened their gate and then you add their FC and go to check their gate won't appear open for you... I don't know why. It just does. ^^'

Otherwise, after they close and reopen, does it appear then?
On rare occasions that has happened to me and a quick close and reopen always fixes the problem.

 

[Hypno KK]

There isn't a glitch...
You either didn't add their FC
Their gate isn't open
They opened it for best friends only

I've added their FC, this has happened on multiple occasions with multiple people and their reaction was "well, let me check if the gate is open" and it was.

Strange question... But did you happen you have removed their FC and then re-add it just before going over?

At least one of them has tried the "close and re-open" gate idea, but if removing their FC and adding it again helps, I'm going to try that. Thanks!

 

[fallenchaoskitten]

There isn't a glitch...
You either didn't add their FC
Their gate isn't open
They opened it for best friends only

Good point
They may have accidentally hit BF's only. I have done that before, but I always notice it and correct it and say sorry to the person for taking longer since I made a mistake.
They may have also really not have been paying attention and hit "nearby" instead of "faraway" ... I do this sometimes as well since I do select nearby a lot for trades between my cycle town or if my husband will play with me.

 

[Hypno KK]

^ I'll have them check that though it would be a really weird coincidence if they'd all made the same mistake. If there's some issue I assume it's probably on my end so I'm going to see how I can fix that.

 

[fallenchaoskitten]

I've added their FC, this has happened on multiple occasions with multiple people and their reaction was "well, let me check if the gate is open" and it was.



At least one of them has tried the "close and re-open" gate idea, but if removing their FC and adding it again helps, I'm going to try that. Thanks!

No. I didn't mean it helps I meant that if you did that then... well the rest of what I said under that question before the rest part. XP

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^ I'll have them check that though it would be a really weird coincidence if they'd all made the same mistake. If there's some issue I assume it's probably on my end so I'm going to see how I can fix that.

... Can they see your town if you open your gates?

 

[Hypno KK]

I've just figured it out. I think it had to do with a flakey connection, because I went to another part of my house where the connection is stronger and it worked.