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O2 now blocking sites

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  • #202
    100gSoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,287 ✭✭✭100gSoma


    why has this died down. I would have though mobile users would have been up in arms? I cannot use the reddit app on my HTC Desire because every image thats on imgur (99% of digg.com and reddit.com images) is blocked. I am out of contract with them so will move if they are not going to review this. imgur is not a torrent or porn site and actively remove inappropriate content. O2 are fools for not doing their own research about the sites they block.
    :mad::mad::mad::mad:


  • #203
    TJM
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭TJM


    @Soma

    Could you confirm that imgur is still blocked - it doesn't seem to be on my 02 iphone at the moment.


  • #204
    darrensweeney
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭darrensweeney


    does any1 know wat the average speed of o2 home broadband is im fed up paying eircom redicouls money and the o2 sounds good but cant believe they are offering up to 7.6mbs for 20euro month


  • #205
    Spooky1666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 214 ✭✭Spooky1666


    darrensweeney wrote: »
    does any1 know wat the average speed of o2 home broadband is im fed up paying eircom redicouls money and the o2 sounds good but cant believe they are offering up to 7.6mbs for 20euro month

    Ok here is one thing to understand it's technically not broadband. It's midband.
    The average speed very vastly from person to person. How many people are currently using the service in your area is a BIG factor. You could be getting 5mbps, if five more people start regularly using it could bring it down to 1mbps or less. As with Eircom I know they are a huge rip and there service is generally pathetic for wat they charge. I would recommend you to switch to mobile broadband.( Usually 5mbps is the highest anybody ever gets on mobile broadband but from seeing over people's experiences the average is around 1-3 mbps.) If you get Meteor service in your area you might be better off going with them as they usually provide a better service. ( Remember it's highly variable per area.) They all offer a trail period ( usually 7 days) were you cancel your contract and get a refund if it's not up to scratch but o2 have this offer were you can borrow a modem for 48hrs and see how it goes. You have to pay a 75 euro fully refundable deposit and you don't sign any contracts :) Hope i've helped :) if you go for it please let me know how it goes and if you need any more help just ask :D I'm happy to help :)


  • #206
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    I never got any more than 0.7Mbps on O2.


  • #207
    BEASTERLY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭BEASTERLY


    Well I have never come across this , nobody will ever officialy stand up to them on this because you will have a hell of a time trying to explain what you were doing on a blocked sight anyway.

    The sites are blocked for a very good reason , be a lawful user and you will never have a problem with their blocking!


  • #208
    JohnK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,780 ✭✭✭JohnK


    BEASTERLY wrote: »
    [...]
    The sites are blocked for a very good reason , be a lawful user and you will never have a problem with their blocking!

    Well thats bull**** for a start as they're using the IWF blocklist and they have in the past blocked legal content. Chances are theres plenty more we just dont know about.


  • #209
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    BEASTERLY wrote: »
    Well I have never come across this , nobody will ever officialy stand up to them on this because you will have a hell of a time trying to explain what you were doing on a blocked sight anyway.

    The sites are blocked for a very good reason , be a lawful user and you will never have a problem with their blocking![/QUOTE]

    Try reading the thread before spouting uninformed inaccurate nonsense like this. There is no evidence of any unlawful activity by users or the sites in question but O2 are still blocking them. This is proven by the fact the O2 have subsequently unblocked most of those sites within hours of blocking them.

    O2 have shown absolutely no reason for why they have blocked any of the sites so far. Users don't need to explain anything, it's O2 that needs to explain their actions.


  • #210
    Kriebie
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭Kriebie


    OK, I just ran into O2's blocking system, for the first time.
    It concerns a picture on tinypic.com, FFS!


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