Date: 11/27/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, yahoo

( i'm using my sister's comp if anyone is wondering.)

my comp info:

windows 98 se
ie 6.0
people pc dialup

Ok, so I had to get people PC dial-up internet cause SBC dsl sucked and it kept going out. Took a unsually long time to get the cd in the mail, and then when I finally got it, the software was incredibly slow and buggy, I kept getting script errors from their stupid "home page" that you CANT close unless you want to disconnect (you have to leave it open, like aol), which I found very annoying, not to mention their joke of "Accelerated speed" service which wasn't too much faster, and made all images look like crap. (I'm sorry, even aol 9.0 is faster.)


So then, I had an idea. I installed windows 98 dialup networking with my people pc login info and local access number, and then uninstalled the people pc software. I tried to connect with dialup networking, it connected fine,didn't require me to have any stupid page open, and I thought everything was fine, so I restarted.

Ok, so my home page is set to yahoo.com. This is the problem -

NOW EVERY SITE IS BLOCKED EXCEPT FOR PEOPLEPC.COM!

wtf? I type in yahoo.com, gmail.com, etc, it either gives me a "cannot find page error", or redirects me to a peoplepc.com site that tries to force me to download their software again. I cannot access ANY other site but THEIRS - every other site is blocked. I don't think I should be forced to use their buggy, slow and poorly written software if I don't want to - i'm simply using the service I pay for. Any site I go to will not load unless it's on peoplepc.com. I also tried to go on aim, yahoo, etc. That didn't work either.

I tried to look for where the sites may be blocked, but I can't fix it. I find this kinda ridiculous - can anyone tell me how to fix it or what they did? I can't use the software, it keeps freezing my otherwise pretty fast computer, and I refuse to download or use it again. I just want to browse the internet in peace without them in my face.

Thanks!

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