FabSwingers.com forum: Gaaahhhh!!! Useless f*cking EE !!

By *ackspop OP Couple
over a year ago

Wymondham

Just spent the majority of the morning 'locked out' of anything remotely adult due to EE's inept and unfit for purpose filters. Anybody else experienced issues today?

And yes, flight mode attempted many times. Turned off and on again frequently. Emptied cache. Even tried using EE's credit card verification system to unlock which, true to form, didn't work.

Anti EE rant over, feel miles better now.

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts

Happened to me yesterday. Usually if I do the flight mode thing it's fine but it didn't work. I feel your pain!

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By *am ValentineWoman
over a year ago

Worthing

Yeah I have had the same issue today and some of yesterday too!!

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Yep, they are useless on this issue. It should have been sorted out ages ago. It's a pain in the arse.

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

I had this yesterday, went on my online account. Reset content filters, turned phone off and back on. Et voila! Perving all the way round Asda last night!

I don't doubt it will mess up at some point again but for now, its worth a try!

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

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"Just spent the majority of the morning 'locked out' of anything remotely adult due to EE's inept and unfit for purpose filters. Anybody else experienced issues today?

And yes, flight mode attempted many times. Turned off and on again frequently. Emptied cache. Even tried using EE's credit card verification system to unlock which, true to form, didn't work.

Anti EE rant over, feel miles better now."

This happens to me too. How did you get back on?

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By *ackspop OP Couple
over a year ago

Wymondham

"Yeah I have had the same issue today and some of yesterday too!!

Nightmare isn't it? Only just come back on service.

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By *ackspop OP Couple
over a year ago

Wymondham

"Just spent the majority of the morning 'locked out' of anything remotely adult due to EE's inept and unfit for purpose filters. Anybody else experienced issues today?

And yes, flight mode attempted many times. Turned off and on again frequently. Emptied cache. Even tried using EE's credit card verification system to unlock which, true to form, didn't work.

Anti EE rant over, feel miles better now.

This happens to me too. How did you get back on?"

Kept turning off, back on and trying. It eventually came back on and connected to Fabs.

Doubt I was anything to do with it working again but happy to take the credit.

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

I had this problem a few months ago on my iphone. I downloaded opera web browser from the app store and can log in through that with no problems whatsoever. It's a lot faster than safari too.

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

It's a bug in their system when you're on mobile data rather than wifi they're in no hurry to fix but it's annoying as hell if sporadic. Been particularly bad this week though.

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

I'm having this two or three times a day lately.

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

Snap! Wish we bloody stayed with O2!!!

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By *ackspop OP Couple
over a year ago

Wymondham

"I had this problem a few months ago on my iphone. I downloaded opera web browser from the app store and can log in through that with no problems whatsoever. It's a lot faster than safari too."

Read that before. Seems the mobile Opera browser is the way ahead.

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By *rsIdiotWoman
over a year ago

Bedworth

"I had this problem a few months ago on my iphone. I downloaded opera web browser from the app store and can log in through that with no problems whatsoever. It's a lot faster than safari too.

Read that before. Seems the mobile Opera browser is the way ahead."

I tried it and didn't like it. It was painfully slow to load anything and made me feel like throwing my phone against a wall.

I found it more irritating than the content lock keep appearing at random

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

Does Opera work on Android phones or just iPhone? I'm using Dolphin at the moment.

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

Had the same problem with O2 yesterday.... so bloody frustrating.

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

Happens to me all the time. I even rung ee once and asked them why filters had been turned off. They said that hadnt and their system was down. When the blocker goes down I can't even get onto facebook.. It's highly annoying to say the least.

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

Yup, about 3-4 times a day I get this from EE

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

I've had these problems on O2 and it's a pain in the arse!!

I use an app called Hola now which bypasses the blocks, Might be worth a shot as it's free

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

ive got it in Android,go to play store,find Opera mini download it and use that as ur main browser,let us know if it works for you folks.

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By *rsIdiotWoman
over a year ago

Bedworth

Ooh I might give that a try. I've just discovered hola for accessing the USA Netflix site from my laptop, works great for that

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By *ransGuyTV/TS
over a year ago

Cardiff

It's apparently been going on for years if you check out their forums and all the complaints. It's not just adult sites they block either. They have no interest in fixing it at all and sometimes the methods to get round it just don't work

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

"Ooh I might give that a try. I've just discovered hola for accessing the USA Netflix site from my laptop, works great for that"

I've had no problems with it so far.

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

You people are making so happy I didn't change to EE

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

"It's apparently been going on for years if you check out their forums and all the complaints. It's not just adult sites they block either. They have no interest in fixing it at all and sometimes the methods to get round it just don't work

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my method does work,try it

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

Opera downloaded, will give it a go next time EE blocks Fab on Dolphin.

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

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

Yeah, I get the same problem. I had to phone them up and ask for the filter to be unturned off. It happened again, then I was told they could turn off a 2nd 'more explicit' filter. It happened again, now they say close your browser, clear your history and either turn on/ aeroplane mode or turn off/on the phone all together.

It is ridiculous.

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

Download Opera Mini app, works perfectly, it's just an internet browser, no problems at all.

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By *ransGuyTV/TS
over a year ago

Cardiff

my method does work,try it"

Downloaded and using, I quite like it, thank you

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Loads of past posts about this, they seem to be dreadful at fixing it. I'm Tmob but haven't had it, fingers crossed, but did have it a couple of times with vodafone.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

O2 did this to me a while back. I discovered I could access Fab via any page other than the home page.

It might have been a fluke but it worked.

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By *ackspop OP Couple
over a year ago

Wymondham

"O2 did this to me a while back. I discovered I could access Fab via any page other than the home page.

It might have been a fluke but it worked."

Nope. Was getting blocked message on ANY page I used/tried.

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By *ikki ShooterTV/TS
over a year ago

Epsom

EE tablet.... 10gb a month seemed like a deal too good to be true..... and it was. I get this problem on almost a weekley bases. I pay monthly so they know my age all too well. Poor guy in the local store has been on the end on my wrath a few times and i know its not his faul but....... so mad.

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

It happened to me but with 3. Why they cant manage to figure out that to have a phone contract in my name I have to be 18. I pay for it by direct debit from an account in my my name.

God knows where the call centre is, but trying to get someone to understand this in basic ingrish was a nightmare

As soon as I asked to be put through to cancellations dept I managed to get so speak to an english person who sorted it

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By *ackspop OP Couple
over a year ago

Wymondham

"It happened to me but with 3. Why they cant manage to figure out that to have a phone contract in my name I have to be 18. I pay for it by direct debit from an account in my my name.

God knows where the call centre is, but trying to get someone to understand this in basic ingrish was a nightmare

As soon as I asked to be put through to cancellations dept I managed to get so speak to an english person who sorted it"

Good skills

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By *ackspop OP Couple
over a year ago

Wymondham

Same issues this morning. Downloaded mini opera app. Bingo. No worries.

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By *ittle Pocket PerveWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

Had this problem yesterday with 02.... Ended up phoning them and getting it sorted

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

Yep had this problem too plus then charging me 100 quid for something I haven't got x

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

Use the app. Opera mini.

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

Yes . Turn phone off and on . Works for me

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By *verReadyAndMinxyCouple
over a year ago

Blackpool

I get this loads. Annoying yesterday went to meet a friend and wanted to double check house number, but couldn't log in!

Ive tried clearing, airplane mode and on / off.

Don't know if it's a coincidence but I turned 4g off went down to 3G and it worked. X

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By *andS66Couple
over a year ago

Derby

If Carlsberg did shit companies, it would be EE. I have nothing but trouble with them, their customer service is worse than abysmal... can't wait to move the last of my phones away from the twats.

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

I'm always amazed by these threads. There is so much info on the web, including about EE being voted the worst telco, that I can't see why anyone would sign up with them. I know some people didn't have a choice i.e. they were with Orange who got taken over but it was quite easy to use their first scam price increase to get out of the contract.

I did and used the compensation they had to pay me to buy a decent sim-free handset and now I won't get a contract longer than 30 days and I'm about £20 a month better off.

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By *ransGuyTV/TS
over a year ago

Cardiff

"I'm always amazed by these threads. There is so much info on the web, including about EE being voted the worst telco, that I can't see why anyone would sign up with them. I know some people didn't have a choice i.e. they were with Orange who got taken over but it was quite easy to use their first scam price increase to get out of the contract.

I did and used the compensation they had to pay me to buy a decent sim-free handset and now I won't get a contract longer than 30 days and I'm about £20 a month better off."

Apart from them blocking random sites every now and again, I haven't had any issues with them and get more data, texts and minutes for my money than I would have done anywhere else at the time I was looking to change (I haven't looked recently to compare because I don't need to). They aren't all bad

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By *ackspop OP Couple
over a year ago

Wymondham

I did and used the compensation they had to pay me to buy a decent sim-free handset and now I won't get a contract longer than 30 days and I'm about £20 a month better off."

Which is all,hairy muff, but I have an internet broadband bundle with them too which saves me some serious. I'll take occasional issues like this with a good cash saving over a poor overall package any day.

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By *aymondBaroneMan
over a year ago

Manchester

I had this problem yesterday and today. Signed into ee account and turned block on the apply the turned it back off and apply. Restarted phone and fine now.

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