virgin media in denial
 

hello everyone i,m new here so if i break any rules forgive me ,ok my problem i want to view 2 websites www.laurals.net and www.sataid.net but every time i try to go to these sites i get message forbidden on this server ,however my laptop is wifi so i go to a zone and no probs but talking to virgin media broadband help (25p per min plus 10p connection) they say problem is with my computer (toshiba) however my wife has same problem on her siemens laptop same message and friend in accrington also on virgin media same message ,so my question is can people please just try open first page of these sites and post here wether you can access or not OR maybe you could point me in right direction
oh by the way these sites are just satellite reciever sites thats all
cheers
dave

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lolol 31 views
Could it be??????
Oh, i dont know.........mmmmmm??

Are they safe to click??
Aw Oh go on then...........i cant resist:)

Wait till i stick my tin foil hat on though ok.

Naa there both fine here even if they are a bit on the flashy side:rolleyes:

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are you on virgin and do you live in nw england xpod the point i,m making mate is that they are telling me its everyone flamin computers but i can get on then using free wifi locations and bt at work
something fishy i think

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Maybe the problem lies in the sites themselves not being coded correctly? Can you screenshot or post the full error message?

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ok it says quote...... forbbiden you don,t have permission to access/on this server Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request......... thats all it says paul

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No problems getting on them here, im in Stoke

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And you think that something VM is doing can cause that?

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Sorry about that....i am on Virgin Media but i`m down in SE London.

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well if i go to local wifi zone free access and bt zone i can access them no probs even at work on our server i can access them but come home to virgin media it just gave me that mnessage and when i phone them itsa always my computer they don,t listen i.,m afraiad i,ve phone 4 people all local here and no joy on virgin same message

cheers to those posting as well i think it must be local problem

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Not far from E. London here either and both working. Have you got any proxies set in your browser?

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not sure what you mean i got a belkin wireless router but even if i just plug in cable modem still same message

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If you`ve never set a proxy i doubt thats the problem but it would do no harm to check i dont think.
If i recall correctly it`s control panel>internet options>connections>lan settings and make sure nothing is ticked.

If i`m wrong someone will correct me:)

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no nothing checked there but thnx for suggestion

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as i say it seems strange that without any prompting i can access these sites but not on home network namely virgin media

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U "BigDave" etc.......? :)

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:)

BigDave would know how to access the site surely??

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Oh good god. Flash websites with music, that autoplay with no button to switch it off.
I feel like I'm back in the early '90s


If I were the OP, I would be glad that they [the site owners] had banned an IP range that includes my IP ;)

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They're both working here... BUT I'm not sure how long this thread will be open with HTML tags in the site like this:

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So its a site for stealing service. You bad person you. :LOL:

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Both work OK here in Nuneaton (ex ntl)

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thanx to all who posted ,today i had a result of virgin media they gimme a proxy address to try and hey presto i can now view these sites ,they say they will escalate it now and check the local exchange so thanx once again and if a moderator or admin could close this thread please
happy surfing everyone
dave

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Wow, that's virtually an admission by VM that it's their fault (even if it's not) so get them to refund your phone call charges quickly before they change their minds ;)

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Hi i read your posts on this Forbidden 403 error message.I'm havn same problem.On Virgin Media in Dundee.Can you help plz.

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Hi - check the forum here on 'internet services' section where i started a thread on 'forbidden' and 403 error messages - appears all tripod-lycos hosted websites from US are blocked in UK since yesterday via Virgin media for some unknown reason e.g. try to access my site - www.ambilacuk.com and see what you get !!

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Interesting. I got the forbidden message too.

Also tried the sites named in the first post and found that the just give me a black browser screen.

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We appear to be back on now!! for now anyway - they did not explain what EXACTLY the issue was, but here for all your ref is their reply..

Quote

Thank you for reporting this issue to us. We appreciate the feedback
and data you have provided to us concerning the issue with Tripod and
Virgin Media customers.

Because of these reports, we have had discussions with Virgin Media in
an effort to resolve the issue. Virgin Media was very helpful in
resolving the problem that existed within both Tripod and Virgin Media.

Thankfully, the issue has been quickly resolved and we are happy to
report that there is no longer a problem. Please do let us know if you or
your customers continue to experience any further issues and we will
look to investigate further.

Thanks,
Lycos Customer Support Team

Unquote

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SORRY about last reply.didnt mean it.new to this.YES its ok now.I actually found a workround last night.I had trouble gettn on to a TRIPOD site.GOOGLE/LANGUAGETOOLS then in the TRANSLATE A WEB PAGE enter WEB ADDRESS then click on TRANSLATE button.this worked for me.