TapaTalk issue after root

So, I rooted my X last night and proceeded with my typical "must have" installs - AdAway, Xposed with Gravity Box, YouTube AdAway and Greenify modules. While trying to login into my TapaTalk account I get "Connection Issue - please double check your APN or Adblock Settings". I have tried everything short of unrooting/returning to stock ... tried on wifi and lte, disabled AdAway, uninstalled all Xposed modules, uninstalled Xposed framework, several reboots, wiping of TapaTalk app data, uninstalling/reinstalling TapaTalk and nothing works! Found this post on the TapaTalk support forum, but even it didn't work.

I am at a loss ... NEVER had this issue with ANY of my rooted/ad blocking devices! I can access TapaTalk on Chrome (and the standalone xda app works) but the app is a now go! Open to any suggestions/thoughts!