Eircom think I'm in Germany... I think

dave_t · 26-04-2007 10:17pm #1

Every time I go onto google.com it redirects me to google.de whereas usually it redirects me to google.ie. Why is this? I use Firefox but I tried IE and the same happened. Anyone else have this problem?

Karoma · 26-04-2007 10:20pm

Eircom don't fink nuffink.
Go direct to google.ie perhaps?

tuxy · 26-04-2007 10:21pm

ya go direct to google.ie or reset your router for a new ip address.
Happened to me also.

Thrill · 26-04-2007 10:29pm

Same hear. Got sick of switching off and on the router.

Just click the link which says "Google.com in English" on the Google.de page.

dave_t · 26-04-2007 10:31pm

I know I could go straight to google.ie, I was just curious to why I was being redirected to the German google because it never happened me before

Thrill · 26-04-2007 10:38pm

dave_t wrote:

I know I could go straight to google.ie, I was just curious to why I was being redirected to the German google because it never happened me before

Maybe Google's software is acting up. Could be that it's region recognition software isn't working properly. I'm no techie, so i could be talking bollix.

tuxy · 26-04-2007 10:47pm

Or maybe Eircom acquired some ip addresses that used to belong to some german organisation.

smellslikeshoes · 26-04-2007 11:03pm

A little silly to jump on Eircom for this.

tuxy · 26-04-2007 11:16pm

Who's jumping on Eircom?

watty · 27-04-2007 7:37am

I beleive Goolge was having a SW problem. Users were also losing personalised search settings.
You can fairly easily look up your own IP and see if it is an eircom issue.

the1andonly1 · 05-05-2007 10:36pm

This problem is still happening for me, seems to be a google problem, as my ip address is showing as having a dublin loacation. any solutions?

tuxy · 05-05-2007 10:50pm

Just go directly to http://www.google.ie
I used to have my hope page set as google.com but now have it set to google.ie because of this.

mathew · 05-05-2007 10:54pm

You could change ur hosts file to redirect the browser to google.ie whenever u enter .com if ur in the habit of entering .com

the1andonly1 · 05-05-2007 11:21pm

the issue was with google video, which doesnt have a .ie page, i was been redirected to the german version instead of the american/uk one.

sdanseo · 05-05-2007 11:27pm

If you have the google toolbar it lets you set you preffered homepage in the options - handy too.

Linky

smellslikeshoes · 06-05-2007 8:03am

tuxy wrote:

Who's jumping on Eircom?

The topic title is "Eircom think Im in Germany". No point in blaming Eircom when its a site that has the problem.

dave_t · 08-05-2007 8:24pm

I wasn't blaming eircom, I wasn't sure. I believe I covered that with the "....I think"

Mr Rivers · 13-05-2007 9:21am

This is happening to me now $:\$

Eircom think I'm in Germany... I think

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