Site blocked by BT Parental Controls offer - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

ex seismic · 15th Dec 2014, 9:04 pm

The site has since sometime this afternoon been blocked by the above. Trying to decline the offer just results in the site becoming unresponsive. Typing this behind the BT screen- help!

Gordon

ex seismic · 15th Dec 2014, 9:32 pm

Half an hour later and it has gone away. Don't know what that was all about.

Gordon

paulsherwin · 15th Dec 2014, 9:46 pm

Make sure you don't have some malware installed. This forum will never show popup messages of that type. If it is falling foul of BT screening (extremely unlikely) you won't be able to access it at all.

Nuvistor · 15th Dec 2014, 10:07 pm

I have just looked and there are a few other similar instances on BT forums but not today (other web sites), could be malware or just BT having an off half hour.

edit: From info on BT website they seem to outsource this service, not an an excuse for BT but I suppose it makes it more difficult to control.

AC/HL · 15th Dec 2014, 10:26 pm

I had a similar experience on Virgin recently. I think the ISPs are being encouraged to roll out Parental Control generally. I declined it and it hasn't returned.

ianhumph · 16th Dec 2014, 10:24 pm

Yes - this happened with me too, as a Virgin customer. Around 6 weeks ago, it was.

OscarFoxtrot · 18th Dec 2014, 10:13 pm

Well , we don't want any kiddies taking the backs off their i-things and breaking them while looking for swollen electrolytics.

ThePillenwerfer · 18th Dec 2014, 11:27 pm

I've had it a couple of times on Virgin as well. It's also popped up once when looking at e-Bay.

- Joe

15th Dec 2014, 9:04 pm	#1
ex seismic Heptode Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tonbridge, Kent, UK. Posts: 686	Site blocked by BT Parental Controls offer The site has since sometime this afternoon been blocked by the above. Trying to decline the offer just results in the site becoming unresponsive. Typing this behind the BT screen- help! Gordon

15th Dec 2014, 9:32 pm	#2
ex seismic Heptode Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tonbridge, Kent, UK. Posts: 686	Re: Site blocked by BT Parental Controls offer Half an hour later and it has gone away. Don't know what that was all about. Gordon

15th Dec 2014, 9:46 pm	#3
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,960	Re: Site blocked by BT Parental Controls offer Make sure you don't have some malware installed. This forum will never show popup messages of that type. If it is falling foul of BT screening (extremely unlikely) you won't be able to access it at all.

15th Dec 2014, 10:07 pm	#4
Nuvistor Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 9,433	Re: Site blocked by BT Parental Controls offer I have just looked and there are a few other similar instances on BT forums but not today (other web sites), could be malware or just BT having an off half hour. edit: From info on BT website they seem to outsource this service, not an an excuse for BT but I suppose it makes it more difficult to control.

15th Dec 2014, 10:26 pm	#5
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,642	Re: Site blocked by BT Parental Controls offer I had a similar experience on Virgin recently. I think the ISPs are being encouraged to roll out Parental Control generally. I declined it and it hasn't returned.

16th Dec 2014, 10:24 pm	#6
ianhumph Triode Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Denbighshire, North Wales Posts: 48	Re: Site blocked by BT Parental Controls offer Yes - this happened with me too, as a Virgin customer. Around 6 weeks ago, it was. __________________ I used to be indecisive; now I'm not so sure......

18th Dec 2014, 10:13 pm	#7
OscarFoxtrot Heptode Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 805	Re: Site blocked by BT Parental Controls offer Well , we don't want any kiddies taking the backs off their i-things and breaking them while looking for swollen electrolytics.

18th Dec 2014, 11:27 pm	#8
ThePillenwerfer Octode Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,453	Re: Site blocked by BT Parental Controls offer I've had it a couple of times on Virgin as well. It's also popped up once when looking at e-Bay. - Joe __________________ "Experts are only good at one thing: explaining why something will not work!"