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Pub wifi will only show certain websites.

  • 07-11-2018 01:29AM
    #1
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,685 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    I use the in wifi the local like most people. This might sound like a wind up but I swear to death it's not. Lately the only website I can connect to is boards. There is about 10 websites I use daily and none of them will connect. I get the old "connection error/ offline" message. I always assumed wifi works or it doesn't surely it isn't selective.


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  • #2
    limnam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,348 ✭✭✭limnam


    Pauliedragon wrote: »
    I use the in wifi the local like most people. This might sound like a wind up but I swear to death it's not. Lately the only website I can connect to is boards. There is about 10 websites I use daily and none of them will connect. I get the old "connection error/ offline" message. I always assumed wifi works or it doesn't surely it isn't selective.


    DeVore INN ?


  • #3
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,095 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Yeah so the Gardai can arrive down when a punter looks up child porn?

    Its normal for businesses to apply some restrictions to clientele wifi.


  • #4
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,685 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    limnam wrote: »
    DeVore INN ?
    Don't know what that is but no.


  • #5
    Mallory Uptight Steamroller
    Posts: 7,522 ✭✭✭ Mallory Uptight Steamroller


    Pauliedragon wrote: »
    Don't know what that is but no.

    DeVore is one of the original creators of boards. It might be his pub you’re in. :pac:


  • #6
    ANDREWMUFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 484 ✭✭ANDREWMUFC


    they have paddy power and all other betting apps blocked too which ruins everything


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  • #7
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,685 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    ED E wrote: »
    Yeah so the Gardai can arrive down when a punter looks up child porn?

    Its normal for businesses to apply some restrictions to clientele wifi.
    It works 1 day not the next, works at 4pm but not at 4.30. I doubt rte.ie, bbc.co.uk and various sports sites would be on this publicans watch list. It's a small pub in a smallish town.


  • #8
    Mallory Uptight Steamroller
    Posts: 7,522 ✭✭✭ Mallory Uptight Steamroller


    Pauliedragon wrote: »
    It works 1 day not the next, works at 4pm but not at 4.30. I doubt rte.ie, bbc.co.uk and various sports sites would be on this publicans watch list. It's a small pub in a smallish town.

    sounds like your pub owner has **** WiFi


  • #9
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,685 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    Mallory Uptight SteamrollerMGS wrote: »
    sounds like your pub owner has **** WiFi
    It is pretty bad but honestly and I'm sure I'll cop it for this boards.ie has never once failed to open. 20 different sites "offline". boards.ie straight on. As much as I like boards I do have other things I like to read online. It still makes no sense as to why 1 website can open and no others will.


  • #10
    Mallory Uptight Steamroller
    Posts: 7,522 ✭✭✭ Mallory Uptight Steamroller


    Pauliedragon wrote: »
    It is pretty bad but honestly and I'm sure I'll cop it for this boards.ie has never once failed to open. 20 different sites "offline". boards.ie straight on. As much as I like boards I do have other things I like to read online. It still makes no sense as to why 1 website can open and no others will.

    Boards admins are paying off the bar manager maybe?


  • #11
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,685 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    Mallory Uptight SteamrollerMGS wrote: »
    Boards admins are paying off the bar manager maybe?
    Well they're not paying enough cause the poor f***** can't afford decent wifi. I knew I started this thread at the wrong time of the day:p


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  • #12
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,493 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Did you ask them?

    WiFi can be selective. They can block or allow any sites they want to. It's their WiFi.


  • #13
    Suckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    Use a free VPN or Windscribe with free 10GB per month and you should be able to view whatever you want.


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