Saturday, July 19, 2008

Rogers is redirecting URLs

Try this, if you are on Rogers.

Just type the word of the URL you want, for example APPLE

That method has worked for years, no?

Not anymore, now you are redirected to a Rogers/Yahoo search page, against your will.

Rogers

Rogers Supported Search Results is a service designed to enhance your web surfing experience by eliminating many of the error pages you encounter as you surf.

What is actually does is force you to a Rogers branded page (shock!), bristling in ads. I for one did not ask for this enhancement.

No software was installed on your computer for this service to work.

There was still an intrusion by them in redirecting me. Rogers must be stopped, they are out of control.

A call to Rogers to inquire into this practice went unanswered on hold (with music designed to annoy) for over an hour...an hour and a half...

As the two hour mark approaches, it is clear that either

A) they are so overwhelmed with, um..inquiries about this issue, or

B) They have no intention of answering..

gee, I wonder

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