Google blocking search

Just here for my weekly check in. No improvements whatsoever since we first started dealing with this over a month ago.

Still having the same issue here north of New Orleans for what it's worth. I have tried most of the workarounds: dumping my cache, restarting, etc. Pretty much only using a VPN works now. 

HeavenM wrote:

Hey 😊 I have been keeping on the situation and hoping to have better news by now. Our engineering teams are engaged with Google to resolve the issue. There is no estimated time of completion yet. We do have all the examples we need at this time. 

You guys are so great about trying all the things to get the error and captcha to stop showing up. The suggestions from our teams right now are to refresh the browser and restart the gateway. You can also try different browsers and if possible, use iOS devices. 

I know this may not be the news y'all were hoping for. I'll continue to watch and update here as soon as we know more. 

HeavenM wrote:

Hey there. That is a really weird error to be getting on a search. If I am understanding correctly, this error pops up right after typing a search before any search results come up. I would love to get some more information about the situation, so I can pass along the message for the really techy people to dig in and find out why. If you are comfortable sharing, I would love to know what you searched for, what time with time zone, and a screenshot of the error. If there is a hiccup with a set of our IP addresses and Google, then we want to tackle that asap. Thanks for sharing so we can figure it out!

Skinny Ghost wrote:

same issue here in New Orleans

 

The same message came up here, and also you may not be able to post comments on YouTube because of the blocking.  There is a work-around though.  You can use a VPN to change your IP.  Windscribe once had some free VPN services, and some other VPN companies offer deals on Stacksocial. 

Same issues in Gainesville, FL

26 days and counting! 😊

I personally haven't noticed a difference using iOS devices or non-iOS devices. I get the captcha basically every time I Google on both my iPhone and Macbook. As usual, rebooting the gateway is useless. I've also noticed the captchas getting more aggressive- sometimes the images it gives are so distorted that I have to actually put effort into solving it. 

Additionally, I have two internet lines, one using a Google Nest mesh Wifi network, and the other using the wifi that's built into the gateway. I saw some say that the error had something to do with the mesh router, but my line that uses the stock router's wifi still gets the captcha just as much as my mesh one does.

same issue here in New Orleans

Same issue here on all computers. Sometimes can just check the I am not a robot box and other times have to select images from a grid. Very annoying. Today it was a complete block and would not allow any captcha options. Did I mention it is very annoying? Switching to DuckDuckGo as search engine.

3+ weeks and pretty much nadda, restart the gateway which does nothing, and buy an iphone. ¡Ohh!