Web Forms :: Request.GetResponse Error Code 10060 "unable To Connect Remote Server"?

When i try to execute the code below i get the error "unable to connect to remote server".

The internet connection is set and if i copy and paste the serviceurl directly on the browser it works.

public string GeoCode(string address)
{
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(address)) throw new ArgumentNullException("address");
string ServiceUrl = "http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?output=xml&q={0}&key={1}&oe=utf8";
string url = String.Format(ServiceUrl, HttpUtility.UrlEncode(address), MyApiKey);
System.Net.HttpWebRequest request = (System.Net.HttpWebRequest)System.Net.WebRequest.Create(url);
request.Method = "GET";
using (System.Net.WebResponse response = request.GetResponse())
{
return response.ToString();
}
}