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blocked websites on 3 uk

LABRAT

Well-Known Member
Oct 28, 2009
119
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Burnley UK
had this problem since i updated to the latest rom and the phone was factory reset in the prosess..

for the 2 weeks before everything was fine.

sites like B3TA : WE LOVE THE WEB were diverting me to the 3 uk porn chanel !! WTF??? they block normal sites and then try to sell u pay per veiw porn!!!

now b3ta is just a normal fun site that some of you allready probably visit, no way is it a porn site..

anyway 3 customer service in india were totally useless after numerouse calls and a call back today still no joy..

so out of desperation i did a google search ..

turns out if your APN is set to

THREE.CO.UK you get the 18 restricted redirection

but if you change the APN to

3INTERNET everything works lovley again.

hope this helps someone.. it was doing my head in
 
had this problem since i updated to the latest rom and the phone was factory reset in the prosess..

for the 2 weeks before everything was fine.

sites like B3TA : WE LOVE THE WEB were diverting me to the 3 uk porn chanel !! WTF??? they block normal sites and then try to sell u pay per veiw porn!!!

now b3ta is just a normal fun site that some of you allready probably visit, no way is it a porn site..

anyway 3 customer service in india were totally useless after numerouse calls and a call back today still no joy..

so out of desperation i did a google search ..

turns out if your APN is set to

THREE.CO.UK you get the 18 restricted redirection

but if you change the APN to

3INTERNET everything works lovley again.

hope this helps someone.. it was doing my head in

THANK YOU! :D

I've been trying to solve this problem for months.
Basically I was trying to listen to Sirius internet radio on Windows Mobile using my PAYG sim. I tried so many different apps but it just wouldnt connect. But when I put my mobile broadband sim in the phone it worked. Similarly, when I put my PAYG sim in the usb modem it worked on the PC.

After changing the access point name it sprang to life on the phone using the PAYG sim.
 
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Any way of unlocking these APN settings?
I don't see how after spending ages trying. I think this is one of the settings 3 adds as part of their branding. As there's an icon of a closed padlock on the setting, it looks like we can't amend it. Even trying to add a new APN doesn't work for me.

So, it looks like the only way to override this is to root the Hero. The way things are going with HTC and the lack a 2.1 release means I'll be rooting mine soon.
 
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Hey Folks, its easy enough, make a new one and set it as you see fit, then change your default one to the one you made. Just don't use the same name as the locked one. My cousin has a three hero and I managed to change hers that way.
Yep, this worked for me today!!! :D

After a lot of messing, all I did was note down the locked APN settings and recreate them on a new one, but with 3INTERNET instead of three.co.uk. The result is a much faster browsing experience. The speed difference is huge. I haven't tried any of the blocked sites yet though.
 
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