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BSNL hijacking internet again?!

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/bsnl-hijacking-internet-again.191909/

sling-shot
sling-shot Original post #1
Jun 8, 2015 at 9:21 AM
Yesterday at around 12pm or today morning 00am I was just browsing on my mobile Firefox. There were at least 5 - 6 tabs were open hence I had not seen the last few tabs. After reading the early tabs when I arrived at the last 2 I noticed that they were actually addressed *mail.bsnl.in/ and I did not remember clicking any advertisement to land this. After pressing the back button on those tabs I was taken back to some other intended webpage one of which was from Ars Technica.

However I did not see this behaviour later on. And I have not seen this happen on my desktop ever. Is this an isolated incident or has anyone else encountered this also?

I remember reading somewhere that BSNL had used similar trick about DSL speed limits or something.
TechnoBOY
Jun 8, 2015 at 7:09 PM
Yesterday at around 12pm or today morning 00am I was just browsing on my mobile Firefox. There were at least 5 - 6 tabs were open hence I had not seen the last few tabs. After reading the early tabs when I arrived at the last 2 I noticed that they were actually addressed *mail.bsnl.in/ and I did not remember clicking any advertisement to land this. After pressing the back button on those tabs I was taken back to some other intended webpage one of which was from Ars Technica.

However I did not see this behaviour later on. And I have not seen this happen on my desktop ever. Is this an isolated incident or has anyone else encountered this also?

I remember reading somewhere that BSNL had used similar trick about DSL speed limits or something.
Happened for me too. Is this kind of ad?
sling-shot
Jun 8, 2015 at 7:40 PM
Must be. I think we should all call customer care and complain?
TechnoBOY
Jun 8, 2015 at 8:39 PM
Must be. I think we should all call customer care and complain?
I think so, even the page that pops out when our FUP is over that too must be removed
SaiyanGoku
Jun 8, 2015 at 9:36 PM
I think so, even the page that pops out when our FUP is over that too must be removed
FUP should be removed and minimum speed be increased to 2 mbps without increase in plan rates.
Faun
Faun #6
Jun 8, 2015 at 9:42 PM
I think so, even the page that pops out when our FUP is over that too must be removed

That page erases the back history of the current page. Seriously, there should be a better way to get the message across.
$hadow
$hadow #7
Jun 9, 2015 at 9:27 AM
Well you can't teach BSNL a lot. They have their own rules and regulations.
TechnoBOY
Jun 9, 2015 at 6:36 PM
The solution is simple remove FUP! as suggested by everyone.
sunfun
sunfun #9
Jun 10, 2015 at 2:13 PM
Me 2 facing same problem