HI.
I realize that this is a reply on a old post,, but the problem is the same.
I have a sims 4 game threw steam,, and play it on a tower, and a laptop when Im
on the road.
BOTH some how stopped working for the same " could not connect to the internet..."
reason .
Ive tried EVERY answer available on this site, other than to reload the OS ( not going there.. )
and still get the same error. It offers the "down load the latest version",, so being a problem solver,,
I used a bit of common seance. latest not working,, so go older
Downloaded a older version, deleted the origin folder off my HD,, and installed "origin 10-5-78.exe"
, signed into origin when prompted ,, and was able to play the game fine.( browser open, still signed into the origin site. )
Tried the next day, it opened with the "downloading the latest.." screen ( normal )
and got the same error again.
YES,, I did try the same system , deleting the origin folder , and installing the latest origin file, signing into the
origin web site,, only to run into the same problem.
Hmmmm.
Hope this helps .
J2