Is the site down or am I banned from microcenter.com? 403 - Forbidden

eliasdelatorre

I've been trying since thursday to access microcenter.com website only to get to a page that says:

Forbidden - ID: 96a2b10433dca4f863444a9dcdaf6c11

Is something on my side? I try accessing using different devices, even under different IP. Is something I can do on my side?

Ian

Greetings,

Are you using a VPN or Proxy to try to access the website?

eliasdelatorre

No, standard ISP from Verizon, I also tried accessing from my office with same result, the same using data from a TMobile SIM and another one from Mint (though I think both are the same provider?) with the same result, just the string changes.

PowerSpec_MikeW

@eliasdelatorre

What browser are you using if it's anything other than Windows Defender, what AV software and version?

Ian

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/54401#Comment_54401

This is all from the same device or multiple?

joebatchelor

In my case I am using T-mobile to access and T-mobile is blocked. It started about 5 days ago.

eliasdelatorre

I apologize, let me provide more detail:

I get the same issue when accessing using Firefox from my work MacBook, with my home internet, Verizon Fios.

The same happens when I use the same network from my mobile devices, using Firefox Focus or Chrome.

Interestingly, when using a VPN to access from a closeby geo location I can access the site, but only from desktop, the VPN on the phone is getting the same Forbidden message.

Once again, when using Firefox Focus on my mobile devices using T-Mobile I can't access the site.

Is there any workaround for this?

Thank you all!

joebatchelor

It probably is their ISP trying to block spam. The rules probably change.

My Firefox is still blocked but my T-mobile phone works today.

I read somewhere that an address range from T-mobile is blocked,

but it is strange that my T-mobile phone works.

I think the ISP wants to reduce traffic and that is working very well.

Microcenter lists their phone 614 850 3675 if you have problems.

joebatchelor

One post has clear your cookies

but that did not work for me.

Connecting at a wi-fi might work with a new address.

They may be blocked too.

Try a different wi-fi.

Buy from Best Buy

eliasdelatorre

Well, it looks there's nothing to do, really, but thanks for the input, tried clearing the cookies but I don't see what could that fixed it, even tried with an incognito window.

At least using a VPN works, I'll keep browsing that way when in need.

Thanks!

lordblackandwhite

Microcenter website quit working on firefox with error starting with forbidden followed by various numbers that change every time you reload the tab but works fine with microsoft edge on same computer????????????? Why??????????????

CrocodileTea

microcenter.com generates a 404 for me.

www.microcenter.com works perfectly.

403 != 404. But there seems to be some wobblyness with the website.

eliasdelatorre

Yeah, microcenter.com throws a 404 and www.microcenter.com throws the forbidden message xD

Anyway, thanks all for the help, at least with the VPN it works!