Was at Best Buy Today

[JTROKS]

Tried to access CALGUNS through my IPhone and got this:

"This Page Cannot Be Displayed

Based on your organization's access policies, access to this web site ( http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=681650 ) has been blocked because the web category "Weapons" is not allowed.

Store Network (dsp03wsas)

If you have questions, please contact Help Desk at 1-866-HELPBBY ( IS-ProxySupport@BestBuy.com ) and provide the codes shown below.

If you believe this page has been misclassified, use the link below to report this misclassification.

Report Misclassification"

If this is a dupe I'm sorry. I wanted to talk to the manager about it but I had my wife and little girl saying their hungry. Anyone addressed Best Buy about this?

[bill_k_lopez]

Its their network - they can block whatever content they want. Whats the issue? Don't like it, use your providers network. Kind of a no brainer.

[John Browning]

I haven't had a reason to set foot in Best Buy since I last worked there as a PC manager many years ago. Amazon gets you everything cheaper, faster, and with better service.

You probably know this, but NEVER buy a BBY warranty. Never.

[JTROKS]

Yeah I could've easily used my net provider, but why block CGN? I just got done looking through the games they sell and they have Cabellas hunt games, all the shoot em up games you can imagine. So if GAP takes an anti-gun stance you'll still shop there?

[TainoWarrior]

I stopped shopping at Best buy years ago for that reason scobun posted.

[WDE91]

Bestbuy is going to be be history pretty soon

[trnorman]

They aren't blocking Calguns specifically, they have a content filter in place that blocks almost all websites that contain "Weapons". We had the same thing where I work ( I implemented it as the IT Manager) We also block Gambling, Adult Content and "Hate" sites. It is standard in most corporate environments.

That said, Best Buy is on the way out as other have stated. The electronics market has changed and they cannot keep pace.

[bohoki]

did you try the direct ip

[jonc]

[ocabj]

My friend who is a teacher at a high school told me a couple years ago that both my personal website / blog and my photography site are blocked by his school's content filter.

[FMFdevildoc]

I'm going to deliver a new baby at Loma Linda Hospital near San Bernadino tomorrow. Being a 7th Day Adventist / Christian outfit? They have the same industry standard milquetoast free wireless...

No CGN, No hunting or guns stuff on the iPhone for a few days. It will be rough.

Then again, nothing like holding a new baby boy!!!

[daybreak]

So if GAP takes an anti-gun stance you'll still shop there?

you still shop at GAP?

[JTROKS]

I don't shop at GAP since they became anti-gun.

[evansu2]

You could always set your DNS to a public server such as google's (not a plug for them in particular, just saying). I used to test this way at my sites (I'm a network admin) by using one machine with internal settings such as the hospital site, and then switch to IP 8.8.8.8 for DNS to test.

Video games, "weapon" sites, even other blocked sites would always work with public DNS settings in place.

[decepticon6551]

They aren't blocking Calguns specifically, they have a content filter in place that blocks almost all websites that contain "Weapons".

I just installed parental controls for my new netgear router the other day & told it to block the very most basic: porn, etc. Tried to go to Calguns a little while later & it came up blocked too - DELETE DELETE