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How to bypass address redirection?
#1
So I'm using a local internet service and they probably think they're helping me by redirecting me to the local versions of the common websites that support my language: google, yahoo, etc...
Thing is, it's annoying as hell. Even though it's fixable, I just want it to not happen at all.

So how do I bypass this rule? I'm using firefox 3.5.3 by the way.

Thank you. Blush

EDIT: Also, I'm unsure whether or not my cookies or whatever are turned off, but my browser's ability to "remember" is almost non-existent.
Examples:
  • Log-in remember-mes or stay-logged-ins do not work
  • Saved preferences for google searches are not remembered
  • Skip-this-ad-next-times do not work either
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#2
http://www.google.co.uk?

http://www.google.co.jp?

http://www.google.com.ar?

http://www.google.ca?

But probably google will end up giving you the same results as in your local google. I guess.
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#3
RobMdza Wrote:http://www.google.co.uk?

http://www.google.co.jp?

http://www.google.com.ar?

http://www.google.ca?

But probably google will end up giving you the same results as in your local google. I guess.

Nope, not when I deliberately try to type a different specific regional version. But that's just going out of my way. The only version that gets redirected is the common version.

Oh, I might as well ask this. See first post's EDIT for another question.
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#4
EDIT: Nvm.

Kalovale Wrote:EDIT: Also, I'm unsure whether or not my cookies or whatever are turned off, but my browser's ability to "remember" is almost non-existent.
Examples:
  • Log-in remember-mes or stay-logged-ins do not work
  • Saved preferences for google searches are not remembered
  • Skip-this-ad-next-times do not work either

Yeah, make Firefox keep cookies and turn the ''Clean my private info after closing'' off.
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#5
RobMdza Wrote:What edit? o_o

Was typing. xD

[Image: cookies.jpg]
I believe I've always had cookies on.
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#6
If you're looking for the "main" version, try http://www.google.us.

Also try doing the following on a command prompt:

nslookup http://www.google.com
nslookup http://www.google.us

If http://www.google.com resolves to different IP's than http://www.google.us, that means your ISP is doing it at the DNS level and there's nothing your web browser can do about it.
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