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Not that its worth much, but it should be pointed out: The block is on Verizon's wireless (cellular data) network, not their FIOS or DSL networks.
by Zev 17y ago
Not that its worth much, but it should be pointed out: The block is on Verizon's wireless (cellular data) network, not their FIOS or DSL networks.
- jolie 17y agoI'm wondering how long it'll stay that way, personally.
- Zev 17y agoI'd rather wait for more information to come out before deciding if I want to be outraged or not. For all we know, the block isn't targeted at 4chan specifically, but the IP's to try and fight a DDoS (which is, iirc, what happened with AT&T). Verizon's FIOS network might be able to handle the extra traffic from such an event, even if their wireless network can't. One interesting thought is: if a DDoS is the case, it might speak a bit about how the network would survive if Verizon got the iPhone.
- jolie 17y agoYah, I mentioned the DDoS issue in my post and in an email to moot. We'll see what happens.
- benatkin 17y agoIf you wait for more info to come out, there's a good chance you'll wait until it's too late. Who am I kidding? Donating $50 to the EFF is probably worth 50 hours of complaining online, with my limited reach. BTW, I just donated that $50. :)
- Zev 17y agoIf you wait for more info to come out, there's a good chance you'll wait until it's too late. By all means, jump to conclusions about events based on preformed opinions about a company. I won't stop you. But excuse me for not jumping down after you ;)
- ElllisD 17y agoAt the moment the page loads on my Verizon Wireless Blackberry.
- metamemetics 17y ago"Note: Users with mobile browsers that proxy (BlackBerry, Opera) won't necessarily have issues accessing the boards." -Moot http://status.4chan.org/index.html#7155425685835498189 http://status.4chan.org/index.html#7155425685835498189
- Zev 17y agoI thought that blackberries had their own network? Wasn't there was a big outage for blackberries awhile back that didn't affect other smartphones?
- blhack 17y agoKindof...blackberries proxy all of their web traffic through RIM. One of the reasons (I think) why they do this is so that they can compress images.
- andyking 17y agoWhen I use my Vodafone USB stick on their UK 2G network, they silently proxy everything and compress images - it's dreadful. On 3G, they seem to let images through in their original state. They're also pretty censorious. Needless-to-say, the likes of 4chan and porn are blocked on Vodafone's cellular network. But so are Flickr, Meebo, Google Talk and a whole host of other inoffensive yet useful websites. All redirect to a page telling you that they're barred by "content control". Why can cellular operators get away with blocking stuff that other ISPs would never dream of filtering out? Why should it be any different whether I'm accessing the net through my Vodafone dongle or my ADSL line?
- randallsquared 17y agoWhy can cellular operators get away with blocking stuff Why have you not switched providers to protest the blocking? Ultimately, those questions have the same answer (literally), I think.