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I never said your ISP would or wouldn't help you (Kevin).
I just meant "don't be surprised if you don't get all the facts from them".
Its a fact...and a much discussed topic right now, that ISPs around the world are covertly filtering websites in efforts to thwart child pornography and copyright infringement.
File sharing sites have been all but shut down as a result of ISPs actions.
Because ISPs are also in the business of selling you TV, Movies and other streaming services they are heavily involved in blocking streaming and download sites.
Some of their actions unfortunately can have collateral effects to legitimate sites.
A lot of these actions are covert and in some cases without legal precedent, but the only people fighting back are the ones being shut down.
In an effort to throttle download speeds and block various IPs, there are many legitimate sites and users that can be affected.
I remember years ago when GoDaddy IPs were regularly caught up in IP bans and filters because of the number of Porn sites that used the cheaper GoDaddy domain services.
We also know that in Europe, new copyright laws are seriously affecting Internet operations.
Who knows how this might affect the average user.
And again, I'm saying that ISPs might not be quick to admit they have blocks and filters and measures in place which might disrupt access from and to certain areas of the World.
Sure, they will still try to help keep their customers happy...and fix things if they can...but that doesn't mean they have to tell you everything.
I still fall back on the idea of regular upgrades and maintenance from your ISP
as being the cause of most slowdowns and blockages.
These generally clear up, once the work clears up
...as you may have already discovered from an area of the world that is definitely seeing a lot of changes and improvements in internet access.
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This site could block access (by IP block) to a single member, but theres nothing that could block access to multiple members from one country, but not everyone*.
Even if theres something about this site, that your system doesn't like,
it still comes back to the problem being with your system.
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*Have you found anyone from Germany or the German forum that doesn't have a problem accessing this site?
...if so, it sort of proves the site is accessible from that area.
And then you need to look at the connection between members who have a problem.
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