Connection being made, but content is unable to be retrieved from web service - blackberry

Question

public class ConsumeFactoryThread extends Thread {
private String url;
private HttpConnection httpConn;
private InputStream is;
private CustomMainScreen m;
private JSONArray array;
public ConsumeFactoryThread(String url, CustomMainScreen m){
System.out.println("Connection begin!");
this.url = url;
this.m = m;
}
public void finished(){
m.onFinish(array);
}
public void run(){
myConnectionFactory connFact = new myConnectionFactory();
ConnectionDescriptor connDesc;
connDesc = connFact.getConnection(url);
System.out.println("Connection factory!");
if(connDesc != null)
{
System.out.println("Connection not null!");
httpConn = (HttpConnection) connDesc.getConnection();
is = null;
try
{
final int iResponseCode = httpConn.getResponseCode();
UiApplication.getUiApplication().invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
System.out.println("Connection in run!");
// Get InputConnection and read the server's response
InputConnection inputConn = (InputConnection) httpConn;
try {
is = inputConn.openInputStream();
System.out.println("Connection got inputstream!");
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
byte[] data = null;
try {
data = IOUtilities.streamToBytes(is);
System.out.println("Connection got data!");
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
String result = new String(data);
System.out.println("Connection Data: "+result);
try {
array = new JSONArray(result);
//finished();
} catch (JSONException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
catch(IOException e)
{
System.err.println("Caught IOException: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
}
I'm using the blackberry torch 9800 simulator and hardware device for testing.
In the simulator I cannot retrieve the data over wifi, even though the connection to wifi is found. It works when the mobile network is enabled.
Now, when I replace my web service with the Twitter api, I get the data regardless of transport type. I tried adding ;deviceside=false to my url, but nothing. It's not https or anything.
I just want my web service accessed! I know nothing about this mds,bis,bes,bis_b junk.
EDIT:
Jeez. I'm realizing it may be my site. Not using the web service and just retrieving the page, www.example.com, I get nothing. But, google.com or any other site I use retrieves the html. Am I missing headers!?!

Answer 1

Try appending ;interface=wifi to the end of your URL, this will force the simulator to use your simulated Wi-Fi connection, which is your PC's network connection.
You will need to have setup Wi-Fi on the simulator by going to Manage Connections->Set Up Wi-Fi Network, then connect to Default WLAN Network.