NSC age verification required on O2 mobiles

[eastlondonseagull]

Just tried to log on to the .biz site, the one that happens to be saved in my phone's favourites, and it took me to an O2 age-verification page, costing £1 to prove I am over 18. WTF?!

The .com is fine, fortunately, hence this post, but has anyone else encountered this? And why NSC?

 

[Biscuit]

Danny Seagull.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Good point

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

NSC has adult content , humour and language so has to be an over 18 site.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Yep me too as of yesterday monring.

Tried to access NSC and it was blocked and i was redirected to the site. Sadly don't have a credit card so am going to borrow someone's and call the automated line tonight. Costs a quid but you get £2.50 credited back to your 02 bill.

Seems a fair few people have had this since March 1st. Perhaps the change of month has caused this.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I had to do this a month or so ago. Was annoyed at it costing a quid but didn't realise I get £2.50 back. RESULT

 

[Ecosse Exile]

I am viewing on an o2 mobile right now and haven't been asked for any verification, i used Google to get to NSC if that makes any difference

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I am viewing on an o2 mobile right now and haven't been asked for any verification, i used Google to get to NSC if that makes any difference

Is that through Wifi or the 3G connection?

 

[WATFORD zero]

It's part of the master plan to get the morons off NSC - under 18s first, then those bloody 18-25 year old students and lastly the 25-40 year olds

 

[Ecosse Exile]

Is that through Wifi or the 3G connection?

AH yes that could make the difference, it was indeed through Wifi.

 

[middletoenail]

Its not to do with whether you're using WIFI/3G - Its the domain .BIZ

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Its not to do with whether you're using WIFI/3G - Its the domain .BIZ

I was pretty sure it wass to do with 3G, well I used the same link on my phone (.com) and the age verification only came up when I switched to 3G.

Edit: Just seen Ecosse's post below. I stand corrected!

 

[Ecosse Exile]

I have just logged in again using 3g and using .com and still no age verification.

 

[Ecosse Exile]

I want my free £2.50

 

[logan89]

I want my free £2.50

It's not free, you have to pay £1 for it. But still a profit to be made!

Could you go on to all these types of sites and do this? or once you've done it for one site i'm guessing it will remember. As you could make money doing this if you done it enough times!!

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

It's not free, you have to pay £1 for it. But still a profit to be made!

Could you go on to all these types of sites and do this? or once you've done it for one site i'm guessing it will remember. As you could make money doing this if you done it enough times!!

It's through the network operator rather than the website so only can be done once I'm afraid.

 

[Ecosse Exile]

This has got me wondering if i have done this in the past then, maybe.

 

[Paul@O2]

@eastlondonseagull,

To ensure that children are protected from inappropriate content when using the internet on their phones, we require customers to prove they are over 18 before they can use these sites. Access to 18+ rated websites is therefore blocked by default. Customers only have to age verify once.

It’s actually not O2 that decides which websites are classified as 18 rated. All the main UK mobile operators have agreed to a Code of Practise to protect children in this area. The Independent Mobile Classification Body (IMCB) was appointed to develop and maintain a classification framework which determines whether content should be rated as 18+. All the UK mobile operators use and adhere to this framework to ensure a consistent approach in the UK. For more on the IMCB see IMCB -

As mejonaNO12 aka riskit mentioned, a £1 charge is applied to a credit card but we credit you £2.50 back for being verified. If you don't have a credit card, you can go into any O2 store for the block to be removed.

@Ecosse Exile,

If you haven't been asked to verify, it's most likely that you're accessing a site that isn't 18+ classified.

If you're connected to a private WiFi, your internet traffic won't be processed through the validation system. It's only when purely using your mobile data.

I hope this answers all your questions, if not - take a look at our blog post on age verification here: Mobile phones and age verification – your questions answered - O2 Blog

Thanks

Paul

 

[middletoenail]

Straight from the horses mouth!

Paul@O2 - Were you randomly reading this site or do you work for O2's 'Social Media Dept'?

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

If you're connected to a private WiFi, your internet traffic won't be processed through the validation system. It's only when purely using your mobile data.

I was right then, I can sleep easily tonight.