Some people have custom settings to handle bad URLs. I have mine set to use a google search.SpIk3y wrote:
I have Verizon FiOS and I just tested this out on a madeup website. I don't see the problem, so it comes up with a Verizon search page... who cares? Is there something bad about that? Not being sarcastic, I really don't know.
Hows?SenorToenails wrote:
Time Warner does this too. I had to opt-out of it.
Last edited by CrazeD (2008-03-25 19:15:27)
If I remember correctly, there is a really tiny link on the search page that appears where you can alter your preferences. I can't find the original link I used to fix it for me.CrazeD wrote:
Hmm my RoadRunner started doing this recently.
Extremely annoying seeings sometimes the sites actually work, it's just being retarded.
EDIT:Hows?SenorToenails wrote:
Time Warner does this too. I had to opt-out of it.
Last edited by SenorToenails (2008-03-25 19:21:11)
it's not really bad per se, but it means verizon will control the auto-search results when you enter a bad dns name. lets say for example you run a huge business that sells computers, and your website is established and indexed by the major search engines as a top return when people search for computers. with verizon putting their own dns ahead of the major internet dns servers, anybody can pay verizon to make their website come out as a higher serach return than your already established business. its kinda sketchy, because search results should be based on relevance, not on who pays the most.SpIk3y wrote:
I have Verizon FiOS and I just tested this out on a madeup website. I don't see the problem, so it comes up with a Verizon search page... who cares? Is there something bad about that? Not being sarcastic, I really don't know.
Yeah.... yeah I did that. It still happens.SenorToenails wrote:
If I remember correctly, there is a really tiny link on the search page that appears where you can alter your preferences. I can't find the original link I used to fix it for me.CrazeD wrote:
Hmm my RoadRunner started doing this recently.
Extremely annoying seeings sometimes the sites actually work, it's just being retarded.
EDIT:Hows?SenorToenails wrote:
Time Warner does this too. I had to opt-out of it.
Edit: I found it. Here.
Really? It went away for me right after I did that.CrazeD wrote:
Yeah.... yeah I did that. It still happens.
Retarded.
It really is a matter personal preference. Most users out there probably don't care and I can see why they do it (cut down on support calls).SpIk3y wrote:
I have Verizon FiOS and I just tested this out on a madeup website. I don't see the problem, so it comes up with a Verizon search page... who cares? Is there something bad about that? Not being sarcastic, I really don't know.