Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

They do, but in fairness, most people don't pay OpenDNS for their service and they've got to make money somewhere. OpenDNS also offers quite an extensive filtering system that should you opt in to using it, does a good job of blocking various sites people may not want to see.

I believe the objection here is that people DO pay VM for a service, and VM are doing this as well. VM don't (AFAIK) offer the option of filtering though.

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

Google's DNS service is free and does not do this, nor is there even a paid-for option.

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

Fair enough. However, Google do have other sources of income. I was just making the point the OpenDNS does it for income to survive, so your point about Google's lack of a paid for option is largely irrelevant.

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

And I think "hijack" is a very pejorative/subjective term anyway. If I can't get to the right page for some reason, isn't it a good thing to have some help/suggestions rather than just a useless blank page?

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

No, because it breaks numerous protocols, and established technoliogies that rely on getting a proper NXDOMAIN error back (what you are calling a blank page).

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

Not that that matters to most non-tech people who probably neither know nor care. (Just like me.)

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

The old "doesn't affect me, so it doesn't matter, therefore theres nothing wrong with it" attitude, I see.

Well, if you get burgled, it wouldn't affect me, so it doesn't matter, therefore theres nothing wrong with it!

OK, its a bad analogy I know, but the only one I can think of with this migraine. I'm sure you will realise what I'm trying to say however.

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

Actually a pretty good analogy.

He gets burgled, doesn't affect us, we don't care and there's no need for any police.

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

So exactly what is "wrong" with it then, how does it affect me?

Well my getting burgled certainly won't affect you, no.

Indeed.

No I don't. But I am happy to wait until your migraine has passed before you answer the questions I posed, above.

No, it really isn't.

That's fair enough; though I think I would care that you had been a victim of crime even though I wasn't directly affected :)

Unfortunately, this is where the analogy falls down. There is a need for the police to solve my burglary; even though you remain un-affected by it.

Still doesn't explain why I should be worried that VM want to offer me some help and suggestions as to what I may have been looking for.

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

It's helped me; I knew nothing about it until I read this thread just now. Now switched off.

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

Why?

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

I object to the hijacking on the grounds you are opted in automatically to something that makes money for the people who automatically opted you in.

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

I suppose that's a fair point.

But anyway, how often do you actually mis-type a URL so you see this screen and then click on one of the links? It happens to me very rarely so they're certainly not making anything through me :)

And I certainly don't begrudge VM another revenue stream if it helps them improve my services ;)

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

Yes, it really is.

Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 

How the heck is a burglary (that of course does not actually directly affect anyone but the person burgled) a good analogy for this? :confused: It makes absolutely NO sense!