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passingbat 29-06-2012 15:15
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
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Originally Posted by carlwaring (Post 35447940)
Why?


Innocent as I'm sure it is, I object to VM changing my PC settings without informing me first and giving me the option. The default should be OFF

BenMcr 29-06-2012 15:36
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35447994)
Innocent as I'm sure it is, I object to VM changing my PC settings without informing me first and giving me the option. The default should be OFF
Technically they aren't going anywhere near your PC - it's all on Virgin's end

carlwaring 29-06-2012 16:53
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35447994)
Innocent as I'm sure it is, I object to VM changing my PC settings without informing me first and giving me the option. The default should be OFF
And as a point of principle it's fair enough, but it's not really doing any harm is it?

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35448011)
Technically they aren't going anywhere near your PC - it's all on Virgin's end
Another, very relevant, point :)

Peter_ 29-06-2012 22:33
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35447994)
Innocent as I'm sure it is, I object to VM changing my PC settings without informing me first and giving me the option. The default should be OFF
No setting are altered on your pc if you use google for instance this does not happen as it is set only on the Virgin Media home page.

Toto 30-06-2012 07:52
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
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Originally Posted by jempalmer (Post 35447095)
I was unaware of this until the thread was reopened. I checked and it seems that I am opted out. How often should one check? Presumably I'll be redirected to an ad laden page if it changes?
It's modem dependant, if you change modem, you are opted back in, so when you try a URL that should return NXDOMAIN, you'll be prompted with the VM "did you mean this?" search page. HTH

carlwaring 30-06-2012 08:40
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
Which, surely, is actually more helpful? And, AFAIK, Google do a similar thing with search terms :)

Hugh 30-06-2012 08:58
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
I think people would like the option, rather than it being a default (if it is).

Sirius 30-06-2012 09:10
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35448201)
I think people would like the option, rather than it being a default (if it is).

It's opt out not opt in as standard.

carlwaring 30-06-2012 11:12
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35448225)
I had it come up out of the blue when I tried to access my banks website recently. There was nothing wrong with the URL and it accessed correctly once I disabled VM's interferance.
Sorry but I just don't believe that.

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I'd rather see the raw server error...
If the URL was correct then there would have been no server error for VM's system to intercept.

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...than VM's assumption of what I'm trying to access as for me it's likely to me of more use.
So you'd rather not know what was wrong? :confused:

Sirius 30-06-2012 11:59
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
I already pay vm for my broadband, why should they then be allowed to make money from my search redirects when I was initially not told it was turned on ??. So glad I now know how to turn off the hijacking? I have never agreed with any system that automaticaly opts you in where there is a financial gain

cookie_365 30-06-2012 12:59
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
I remember turning this off in the past, it now seems to have turned itself back on overnight.

This page claims you can turn it off by going to the advanced search settings page but all I get with that is a 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable error.

Not impressed.

BenMcr 30-06-2012 13:02
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
The options page is working for me on my VM broadband connectiopn

carlwaring 30-06-2012 13:38
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35448239)
I wish they'd concentrate on making the network run fast and reliable....
Erm... they are doing :rolleyes:

ferretuk 30-06-2012 16:00
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35448250)
The options page is working for me on my VM broadband connectiopn
Not working in Hitchin at 15:50 30/6

http://www.pwatson.org/virgin.png

tdadyslexia 02-07-2012 07:24
Re: Virgin Media Hijack customers browser search options
 
@ferretuk, It's working here in Middlesbrough.

Is it still not working for you?


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