Hi guys, are any of you using Virgin media and if so have you got this in use??............ Switched On Families The web is such an important part of our lives. We can do everything from shopping for the latest bargains to catching up on last night’s TV online nowadays! And it seems that the whole family are getting involved too – following their football team, looking up their favourite pop stars, chatting to friends, maybe even using it to help with their homework (well...you never know!). But, as useful and exciting as the web is, it has its risks. Last year, we spoke to thousands of parents and families right across the country about their thoughts, comments and concerns about the internet in our daily life through a project called “Our Digital Future”. What we heard was clear: everyone’s overwhelmingly positive about the web, but some people want better technology and more guidance from internet service providers like us to help keep kids safe online. That’s why we’ve launched Switched on Families – an online platform and interactive guide on protecting children online. We've created Switched on Families to help parents make informed, confident choices about how they manage the internet in their home. It’s about encouraging active and informed parenting alongside using parental control tools. Everyone can visit this site. Why not take a look?
Steve I am on Virgin media but I don't use that switched on thing as I have no kids at home, but I do have websafe turned on which is another Virginmedia control and it should only block sites that use malicious script. There was a link on the page that popped up where I could state why I think a site should not be blocked and I informed them of my problem accessing your site. Their reply was Hi, Thanks for your query about the following website. http://conquestcarbon.com We referred your issue to our specialist partners, and they’ve decided that the above site does not pose a risk and shouldn’t be blocked. Any required changes should be in place within the next week. Kind regards, The Virgin Media team By the way that link you provided the page opens up then redirects and just sits there doing nothing, I also tried through virgin website and it does exactly the same so looks like they are having probs to ha ha
Steve I am on Virgin media but I don't use that switched on thing as I have no kids at home, but I do have websafe turned on which is another Virginmedia control and it should only block sites that use malicious script. There was a link on the page that popped up where I could state why I think a site should not be blocked and I informed them of my problem accessing your site. Their reply was Hi, Thanks for your query about the following website. http://conquestcarbon.com We referred your issue to our specialist partners, and they’ve decided that the above site does not pose a risk and shouldn’t be blocked. Any required changes should be in place within the next week. Kind regards, The Virgin Media team By the way that link you provided the page opens up then redirects and just sits there doing nothing, I also tried through virgin website and it does exactly the same so looks like they are having probs to ha ha
Hi Vince, thanks for the feedback. I have had my developer looking into this for a couple of days. We have found a few things which are now taken care of but they shouldn't have caused the problems you were experiencing so it does seem something with VM own systems!
