Website Blocking on Mobile Networks

The main broadband connection for Marsh Flatts Farm is currently offline due to trees moving in high winds having damaged the overhead fibre optic ‘cable’ on Aston Lane (again). There’s an automated fall-back to a 4G Mobile Broadband service using the O2 network – which works OK but was blocking access to this website.

Searching for some way to request access to be un-blocked led me to https://www.blocked.org.uk which confirmed that the site was indeed being blocked by the Three and O2 mobile networks – but not by the vast majority of other network operators.

Site blocking report showing active blocks by Three and O2

The ‘blocked’ website provides an easy way to request the blocking to be reviewed and I’m pleased to report that both Three and O2 have removed their blocks, in less than 2 working days – in fact I’m posting this update via the O2 network.

MyImmersun 2.0

I received a mail today from the Immersun team saying that their new MyImmersun platform is available for Beta testing and with a link to the new web portal at https://myimmersun.com/

There’s a new registration procedure requiring a new account to be created. Once that’s done it displays a Dashboard view, initially with no Immersun device(s) connected. In order to on-board an Immersun device to the new platform it needs to be pointed at the new Server by updating the “Cloud IP” (to 136.243.233.046) – which will also remove it from the old MyImmersun platform. Then, with the device sending data to the new platform, the device needs to be “claimed” by the new login account by entering the MyImmersun Username & Password (obtained from the Immersun device menus).

Example of the new MyImmersun web portal Dashboard

The previous “Cloud IP” setting was: 051.052.112.077

Update February 2023: The “Cloud IP” setting has changed again (as of 2023-02-15) – the Immersun Status Page says to use 065.108.159.219