Cable Forum - View Single Post - Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

Bobcat · 04-05-2008, 20:47

Just a thought........
I don't understand any of the techie talk and I guess I don't really need to because I KNOW that I don't want Phorm/Webwise (or anything similar) affecting my ISPs service.
I pay a company to provide my electrical power as I do for gas, water, phone and internet connection. I would not expect or accept any 3rd party interference, for whatever reason, with the first four so why should it be thought of as even possibly acceptable that a 3rd party could be introduced to my PAID FOR internet connection?
Like most other posters here I used to ignore all adverts and in fact found some a real nuisance when browsing. Someone on here mentioned "Adblock Plus", for which many thanks, as now I see no adverts at all.
I've been trying to think of analogies to equal the imposition of Phorm/Webwise for the other services but apart from the introduction of flavours in the water supply or scents in the gas I'm stumped.
It's the downright cheek, the effrontery to presume that we would accept this intrusion into our lives without a murmur of dissent that gets to me. So a huge thank you to all of you who are fighting so hard on my and countless others behalf.

---------- Post added at 20:47 ---------- Previous post was at 20:24 ----------

I've just been looking at a completely OT thread over on BT forums and noticed that folk on there were mentioning the proposed introduction of Phorm/Webwise as part of their disatisfaction with their service.
The word is obviously spreading at last to users of other forums.

04-05-2008, 20:47	#5694
Bobcat Inactive Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 23	Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797] Just a thought........ I don't understand any of the techie talk and I guess I don't really need to because I KNOW that I don't want Phorm/Webwise (or anything similar) affecting my ISPs service. I pay a company to provide my electrical power as I do for gas, water, phone and internet connection. I would not expect or accept any 3rd party interference, for whatever reason, with the first four so why should it be thought of as even possibly acceptable that a 3rd party could be introduced to my PAID FOR internet connection? Like most other posters here I used to ignore all adverts and in fact found some a real nuisance when browsing. Someone on here mentioned "Adblock Plus", for which many thanks, as now I see no adverts at all. I've been trying to think of analogies to equal the imposition of Phorm/Webwise for the other services but apart from the introduction of flavours in the water supply or scents in the gas I'm stumped. It's the downright cheek, the effrontery to presume that we would accept this intrusion into our lives without a murmur of dissent that gets to me. So a huge thank you to all of you who are fighting so hard on my and countless others behalf. ---------- Post added at 20:47 ---------- Previous post was at 20:24 ---------- I've just been looking at a completely OT thread over on BT forums and noticed that folk on there were mentioning the proposed introduction of Phorm/Webwise as part of their disatisfaction with their service. The word is obviously spreading at last to users of other forums.