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Where did google.co.uk go
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it works through customer VPN
must be my ISP
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Weird - I'm on Virgin too, and I can get to images.google.co.uk but not www.google.co.uk, maps.google.co.uk or news.google.co.uk. Same for the .coms
Looks like Virgin have managed to screw up the DNS entry for the most used site in the world
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Snap.Originally posted by NickFitz View PostWeird - I'm on Virgin too, and I can get to images.google.co.uk but not www.google.co.uk, maps.google.co.uk or news.google.co.uk. Same for the .coms
Looks like Virgin have managed to screw up the DNS entry for the most used site in the world
It's my homepage too!
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So who's gonna stay with Virgin when they start mailing out to people to stop P2P ing ...
They already throttle bandwidth on the fly ...Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
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Maybe they're testing the phorm ad delivery solution!Originally posted by NickFitz View PostI can get to it via my 3 cellular modem, so it definitely seems to be a Virgin Media thing
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Not me. I saw on the register the other day about them also throttling between 10am-3pm or something.Originally posted by snaw View PostSo who's gonna stay with Virgin when they start mailing out to people to stop P2P ing ...
They already throttle bandwidth on the fly ...
QUOTE - we automatically reduce the speed of the heaviest users at peak evening times - between 4pm and 9pm. In extreme cases, we'll now also reduce the speed between 10am and 3pm
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