O2 Age Verification - Redirection

[Anonymous]

All of a sudden when I try to log into certain sites (betfair for example), my browser gets redirected to the following page:
http://bango.net/O2AV/wAV.aspx
This has suddenly started happening today, and to be honest my spider senses start twitching when seemingly random sites start asking me for credit card details, especially ones that say they are O2 but have a web address that has bears no resemblance to the official site.
Anybody else had this?
Had what appeared to be a random spam email in my mobile broadband inbox today (which obviously you have no choice but to read cos the softare automatically opens all new messages regardless of who they are from!), so concerned it might be something nasty that has infected the modem/software as they both operate the other side of my firewall (I assume).
Any advice would be appreciated!
Many thanks

[Anonymous]

Same issue here, phoned o2 who filled in a form and said that it should be fixed in 2 working days. It better be.

[Anonymous]

Ok now im p!ssed off.
It started working and i payed the £2 and it said unseccessful even though i put in all details correct. It BETTER have not still taken my money.

[Anonymous]

Please do not pay cash this is a o2 problem.. call them on 202
p.s mine was fixed in 2hrs

[Anonymous]

^ lulz i anit gonna phone them up. They will no doubt think i want to unlock it so i can look at porn or something.
Im just gonna wait for them to fix the o2 age activation site instead as i just tried it again and its still not working for me.

[Anonymous]

this was working fine for months now i get this rubbish asking for my age and stuff they take £1 and give you it back in mobile credit ? well no way i want my money not mobile credit

[Anonymous]

What is it about my post describing it as a fault that can be rectified with a phone call that is proving hard to grasp?
:robotwink:

[Anonymous]

I would pay the £1 and get the £2.50 credit http://blog.o2.co.uk/home/2011/03/mobil ... wered.html

[Anonymous]

I don't use O2 for my mobile service, but if I did, and this happened, I would immediately cancel my account. If it was still within the contract period and they complained, I would reply that the service was not fit for use and no further payment would be made. I expect my ISP, whether DSL or 3G, to be transparent and unfiltered as to the data I transfer and the services I access.
To suddenly require an age verification which gives every impression of being a phishing operation, is totally unacceptable.
It is obvious that this change has been totally mismanaged and is, in fact, fruitless, since 1. Anyone with 3G internet access on their phone must be 'of age' in order to set the contract up in the first place 2. No responsible parent would allow internet access to a minor without appropriate parental control in place; therefore they would activate this content filtering service before the mobile device was given to their child.
3. A savvy child would just connect via wi-fi at home or a friends, and bypass it altogether.
Another example of the ridiculously over-the-top child-protection craze of recent years gone mad, I'm afraid.

[Anonymous]

1 people buy phones for other people, sometimes YOUNGER people 😮
2 if only parents WERE responsible, too many can't even take responsibility for themselves 😐
3 the mobile network can only police itself. :womanindifferent:
EVERY mobile network does this, it is naive to think otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Hi,
I also found this notification when i went on the internet this evening, and can I say that I am reeeeally annoyed! Fair enough that O2 wants to protect its younger members from material that is unsuitable for them but firstly not only am I over 18 but I have a 24month contract for mobile broadband and am CLEARY over 18 because of this, as you can't get a contract for anything unless you are 18 or over. As well as this I am paying for this to view and browse the internet, why should I have to pay yet another fee to view a non-explicit page?!! - the filter is blocking a fanfiction page that is suitable for people under 18.
Unfortunately this is another reason why I am seriously considering not renewing my contract.

This happened to me tonight going to a fanfiction site on my Pc using a dongle. They will accept your card details to top-up then want the details again. Who are they to restrict my access to what I read and they want paying for it too!