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FT links and BBC podcasts blocked

jannic
2: Seeker
2: Seeker

My Vodafone broadband is consistently blocking the download of some very specific content:

- I receive a daily newsletter from the Financial Times. None of the links in this newsletter will open. However, I can access the articles if I go direct to the FT website and open them from there.

- I cannot download BBC podcasts from the Apple Podcasts app. I can listen to BBC Sounds with no problem. I can listen to podcasts on Apple Podcasts from other providers.

 

I experience both these issues daily.

 

In both cases, if I use mobile data (my mobile contract is with another provider, not Vodafone) instead of my broadband connection, I have no problem accessing the content. So that seems to narrow it down to the content being blocked by Vodafone somehow. How can I try to fix this?

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Effie
Moderator
Moderator

Hey @jannic Just to check, have you tried switching your broadband content controls off and seeing if the issue persists? 

HappyNomad
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

Or better yet, simply change your default DNS server to one of the better public servers…

 

Cloudflare: 1.1.1.1 / 1.0.0.1
Google: 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4

 

https://www.lifewire.com/free-and-public-dns-servers-2626062

 

Jayach
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

For the links in the email not opening, is it possible it's the email app/client which is blocking them. If the same links open from the website, it's unlikely that the Vodafone connection is the cause.