Cordova file upload - windows visual studio android emulator

I have written a simple cordova app using Visual studio 2015 RC. The App simply takes a photo and uploads it. Very basic and the code samples for this are everywhere online.

I have:

• setup a blank Apache Cordova app.
• added the plugins for camera
• added the plugin for file
• added the plugin for file transfer

I have added code to take a photo and then upload to a WebAPI site

For the upload i have added the following sample code from the Cordova API documentation site:

$scope.upload = function(imageURI) {
        var options = new FileUploadOptions();
        options.fileKey="file";
        options.fileName=imageURI.substr(imageURI.lastIndexOf('/')+1);
        options.mimeType="image/jpeg";

        var params = {};
        params.value1 = "test";
        params.value2 = "param";

        options.params = params;

        var ft = new FileTransfer();
        ft.upload(imageURI, encodeURI("http://some.server.com/upload.php"), win, fail, options);
    }

    function win(r) {
        console.log("Code = " + r.responseCode);
        console.log("Response = " + r.response);
        console.log("Sent = " + r.bytesSent);
    }

    function fail(error) {
        alert("An error has occurred: Code = " + error.code);
        console.log("upload error source " + error.source);
        console.log("upload error target " + error.target);
    }

I have pointed the url for the transfer to a real url that works. Added a ng-click="upload()" to my html.

When i run this through any android emulator everything is fine until it sends the file, nothing happens.

I have used fiddler to see any requests and there is no activity at all when i try to upload.

I have checked the emulator has a network connection by opening the emulators browser and navigating around the internet, this is fine.

Any ideas why when the ft.upload occurs it does not upload at all??