diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
index 7b2395bf6..ab0d93a49 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
@@ -153,9 +153,6 @@
   <string name="enable_dupes_title">Accept duplicate invites</string>
   <string name="enable_dupes_summary">Accept invitations more than once</string>
 
-  <string name="net_change_gained">Network connectivity GAINED</string>
-  <string name="net_change_lost">Network connectivity LOST</string>
-
   <!--string name="dict_url">http://10.0.2.2/~eehouse/and_dicts</string-->
 
   <string-array name="board_sizes">
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
index c4362a615..938166ff1 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.*;
 public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity 
     implements OnItemLongClickListener,
                DBUtils.DBChangeListener, SelectableItem, 
-               DictImportActivity.DownloadFinishedListener,
-               NetStateCache.StateChangedIf {
+               DictImportActivity.DownloadFinishedListener {
 
     private static final int WARN_NODICT       = DlgDelegate.DIALOG_LAST + 1;
     private static final int WARN_NODICT_SUBST = WARN_NODICT + 1;
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
     private GameNamer m_namer;
     private long m_launchedGame = DBUtils.ROWID_NOTFOUND;
     private boolean m_menuPrepared;
-    private boolean m_netAvail;
     private HashSet<Long> m_selGames;
     private HashSet<Long> m_selGroupIDs;
     private CharSequence m_origTitle;
@@ -375,8 +373,6 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
 
         CrashTrack.init( this );
 
-        m_netAvail = NetStateCache.netAvail( this );
-
         m_selGames = new HashSet<Long>();
         m_selGroupIDs = new HashSet<Long>();
         getBundledData( savedInstanceState );
@@ -417,17 +413,9 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
         tryStartsFromIntent( intent );
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onStart()
-    {
-        super.onStart();
-        NetStateCache.register( this, this );
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void onStop()
     {
-        NetStateCache.unregister( this, this );
         // TelephonyManager mgr = 
         //     (TelephonyManager)getSystemService( Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE );
         // mgr.listen( m_phoneStateListener, PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_NONE );
@@ -956,23 +944,6 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
             } );
     }
 
-    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // NetStateCache.StateChangedIf 
-    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    public void netAvail( boolean nowAvailable )
-    {
-        if ( m_netAvail != nowAvailable ) {
-            m_netAvail = nowAvailable;
-            if ( BuildConfig.DEBUG ) {
-                int id = nowAvailable ?
-                    R.string.net_change_gained : R.string.net_change_lost;
-                Utils.showToast( this, id );
-                DbgUtils.logf( "GamesList.netAvail(%s)", getString( id ) );
-            }
-            GameUtils.resendAllIf( this, false );
-        }
-    }
-
     private void setTitleBar()
     {
         int fmt = 0;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetStateCache.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetStateCache.java
index 89651ba3d..a4d978eb0 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetStateCache.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetStateCache.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class NetStateCache {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void onReceive( Context context, Intent intent ) 
+        public void onReceive( final Context context, Intent intent ) 
         {
             DbgUtils.assertOnUIThread();
 
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ public class NetStateCache {
                 NetworkInfo ni = (NetworkInfo)intent.
                     getParcelableExtra(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_NETWORK_INFO);
                 NetworkInfo.State state = ni.getState();
-                DbgUtils.logf( "PvtBroadcastReceiver.onReceive: "
-                               + "new network state: %s", state.toString() );
 
                 boolean netAvail;
                 switch ( state ) {
@@ -151,15 +149,19 @@ public class NetStateCache {
                         mNotifyLater = new Runnable() {
                                 @Override
                                 public void run() {
-                                    DbgUtils.logf( "PvtBroadcastReceiver: run() fired." );
                                     Assert.assertTrue( mLastStateSent != s_netAvail );
                                     mLastStateSent = s_netAvail;
+
                                     synchronized( s_ifs ) {
                                         Iterator<StateChangedIf> iter = s_ifs.iterator();
                                         while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
                                             iter.next().netAvail( s_netAvail );
                                         }
                                     }
+
+                                    if ( s_netAvail ) {
+                                        GameUtils.resendAllIf( context, false );
+                                    }
                                 }
                             };
                         mHandler.postDelayed( mNotifyLater, WAIT_STABLE_MILLIS );