FabSwingers.com forum: Mobile carrier 3 blocking fabs..

By *ingerrrr OP Woman
over a year ago

Meath

This morning I noticed that my phone is now blocking me accessing fab.

I did a little look around and saw that they have decided to block all adult content sites.. You have to go in to them to prove you're over 18 with passport etc..

Don't really fancy having to do that..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I didn't have to prove I was over 18, maybe it's a new rule? I did however have to ring them and ask them to unblock and from what I remember give them my visa debit card number, no charges were made and I can't remember their reason why now! But was unblocked straight away then

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Now that is a serious pain in the arse.... on an office account they might be wondering why its 18's approved lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The same happened me on Vodafone before, I'm a bill pay customer, they have my date of birth so they sorted it out over the phone very quickly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep I had to go in and prove i was over 18 if using wifi u will be ok it's only when your using their 3/4g that it kicks in. Takes a few days for them to ok it too.

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By *ingerrrr OP Woman
over a year ago

Meath

Lolli I'm with them years, this is just new.

My account isn't in my name, have to get hubby to go in and prove he is over 18!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What network is that ginger ??

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By *ingerrrr OP Woman
over a year ago

Meath

"What network is that ginger ??"

3 blonde..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lolli I'm with them years, this is just new.

My account isn't in my name, have to get hubby to go in and prove he is over 18!"

Oh so just started happening? That's a pain in the ass! It's not their business to police what internet sites people use and make sure they are over 18? I wonder why they do it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had the same prob with vodafone. No matter how many times I told them to unblock everything they never did. I give and don't use them anymore. It was ridiculous. Vodafone telling me what I can and can't view on the internet? As if! FU!

I don't use the cell network to access the internet. It's shite and a ripp off and just plain nazi with it's filters.

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By *j47Man
over a year ago

limerick

If memory serves me right they done this before a pain in the ass

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can use any of the VPN apps to sort this out as well, in case you aren't happy or cannot be bothered with going to the store.

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By *itty14Couple
over a year ago

kilkenny

They did it before ...and now I have the same problem....if I use the internet icon to search it says page not allowed but if I use Google icon it allows it.

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By *uaveGentMan
over a year ago

dublin

Try using the PUFFIN browser (download from the app store). This sends the fabs data to their servers first and then to your phone. Meaning 3 sees the data as coming from a non-adult source.

Certainly works for me in places like Starbucks that ban fabs on their free wifi.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you have a driod *snickers* you could use tor.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They did it before ...and now I have the same problem....if I use the internet icon to search it says page not allowed but if I use Google icon it allows it."

yea i use google and have no problem.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use privateinternetaccess dot com.

It has apps for your pc, tablet, Android and ipad/iPhone.

It's very cheap and creates a secure vpn so no blocking is possible.

It also means you can access anything secretly so starbucks/mcdonalds/hotel/mobile carrier can't see what your looking at or steal your userids and passwords.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm wi Three myself, and just recently had this sorted out.

You don't have to go into a shop to do it, you can just pop them an email saying you wish to have the internet filter removed, with a copy of an ID attached. They mailed me back a couple days later, asking me to call them to confirm, and that was it.

The filter is only on prepay-plans I think, and they say "it's to protect the children".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had to do the same with Vodafone a couple of years ago...

Had to bring photo ID to prove I'm over 18 (haha)

Done with the click of a button though, you don't have to show them any sites, just that you've been 'restricted'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We ve had this problem also with BT but just verify age with debit card and hey presto no problems since .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does that private access thing hide your ip address???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You use tor for that. Free, simple and you can surf the hidden web as well. I'm using it now. Pretty much for everything in this day and age of web tracking everything people do.

To install tor on a fone I think you need 2 apps, one for the tor browser and the other is the networking part of it.

On a pc or lappy you only need the tor browser download.

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By *vsnikkiTV/TS
over a year ago

Limavady

It may be a pain for those of us that ARE over 18 but it's a good move for child protection.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It may be a pain for those of us that ARE over 18 but it's a good move for child protection."

I agree Nikki, it's only a small inconvenience.

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By *j47Man
over a year ago

limerick

"It may be a pain for those of us that ARE over 18 but it's a good move for child protection.

I agree Nikki, it's only a small inconvenience."

Yes its no harm to have this in use for u18 but when u sign up to a contract u have to produce two forms of I'd which the provider has on record why don't they check their records

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm with THREE and accessing FAB now from my mobile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It may be a pain for those of us that ARE over 18 but it's a good move for child protection.

I agree Nikki, it's only a small inconvenience.

Yes its no harm to have this in use for u18 but when u sign up to a contract u have to produce two forms of I'd which the provider has on record why don't they check their records "

I asked that CJ & they said so if parents get bill pay phones for their kids, the kids wouldn't be able to do it over the phone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

O2 are the same

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Does that private access thing hide your ip address??? "

Yes. It's gives you a new ip which changes all the time, and is virtually untraceable as no logs are kept. They have no idea who is using which ip so it can't be traced back to you.

I tried tor, and it's good, but I found it way too slow. I'd rather pay a small amount and get a very fast system.

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By *xpandmyhorizonsMan
over a year ago

Co. Antrim

Every so often O2 blocks them on mine too, you just have to put in a card number to prove you're over 18 then they work again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

True tor is a little slower and then if you have encryption on top of that like https everywhere even more so, but most people tend not to use slow sites so the difference is not all that much in my opinion. I guess it would depend on your connection as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im on Vodafone, they block it, but I did live chat on their website a few weeks back, didnt even have to give card details and they took block off immediately, one quick text of settings and reboot android and all sorted

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By *oughandCurvyCouple
over a year ago

galway

I'm with 3 and haven't had that problem at least not yet

I used to be o2 before they got taken over and I'm looking for any excuse to change network because they are pure shite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

With Vodafone I had to ring with a credit card to prove I was over 18 to access nawty sites

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just a thought here but maybe most of you are on PRE-PAY - where no Age verification is required ?

I am Bill pay - so they can't contest my age as I pay by Direct Debit

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By *s louWoman
over a year ago

Enniskillen

another good app to download is opera. I have it on both phones and it lets me bypass the 'verify age' page you'd get on Google/chrome etc

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By *inytitsbigcockCouple
over a year ago

glos

had this when away

rang them was asked for password told the woman can't remember password ?.

it was like 3 years back when I put it in

asked is it the phone your on now and date of birth (yes) ok it will be back on in the next 24 hours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't ya not have t be 18 to have a bill phone anyway?? I had this problem with the last phone I had but don't have the problem with this newer phone. I use chrome all the time for naughtyNess and explorer for general searches.

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By *vsnikkiTV/TS
over a year ago

Limavady

"Don't ya not have t be 18 to have a bill phone anyway?? I had this problem with the last phone I had but don't have the problem with this newer phone. I use chrome all the time for naughtyNess and explorer for general searches. "

Not to use the phone.

Most providers may want a credit card for the bill payer but their 12 year old child may actually have the phone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I didn't when it happened to me, just ring them and as them to take off the over 18's block, no need to mention a site. You might however have to do it a few times though as I think I got stuck 3 times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"another good app to download is opera. I have it on both phones and it lets me bypass the 'verify age' page you'd get on Google/chrome etc"

I use google and don't have to put a password in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you can't bypass just ring them and say your gay and trying too access gay social sites that's what I did and they had me unblocked in 24hrs after sending them a copy of my Id that was 3 year ago and no issue since basically your asking for full internet access

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By *adgaggzMan
over a year ago

N'S

That's strange, I'm on 3 and up till now I couldn't access adult content but then this weekend for some reason i can, I never rang to get it unblocked they just did it automatically for me!

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