Why was Safe Surf turned on on my account

[#1]

I didn't do it so did you

[#2]

I've just found mine was on but I'm pretty sure I didn't put it on myself. I've used binary usenet in the past and it would have to be off for that. I'm wondering if it was put on when the account changed when I upgraded to FTTC.

[#3]

That was my thought as well

[#4]

I've just checked, and we've got safe surf on too. I have no idea how long it's been on for, I don't even know if it would have been on by default years ago when we first signed up.
Does anyone know which direction it blocks those ports? Does it block incoming connections to TCP port 6881 on my IP, or does it block outgoing connections to port 6881 on external IP addresses? Or both?

[#5]

Just checked and mine is switched off atm, but I'm due to be upgraded to fibre on 3/12/2015.
I'll monitor the situation to see if in upgrading it is switched on.
Seems to be a touch of BT going on if it is, with BT's policy of now opting people into services they don't ask for as the norm and thus increasing peoples monthly bills and BT's profits

[#6]

Mine's off on ADSL.

[#7]

Just checked mine and it's off fibre unlimited extra,  so i dunno what is triggering it to be turned on by plusnet.

[#8]

I had never looked under Surf in my Control Panel. In my case it is ON. (ADSL)
I thought at first that you were discussing SafeGuard. In my case this is OFF.
I usually have the Internet Firewall set to HIGH but recently set it LOW to sort out some issues. The Internet Firewall also blocks various ports.
There seem to be a lot of overlap between these three features and I find it all very confusing.

[#9]

Surf is off on my business copper ADSL. I've also deactivated the firewall within the PN router as it was doing strange things to SIP.

[#10]

I don't think Safe Surf does anything anymore TBH. Interesting that a lot of you are finding it switched on though

[#11]

interesting I don't have safe surf switched on but I noticed that auto setup was enabled yet again and unlike most times I've randomly found it switched back on it seems I cannot disable it any more any particular reason why this is constantly changing itself ?

[#12]

There's two hardware components associated with your account, one enabled, one disabled. I can try disabling both at this side if you like?

[#13]

ahh no I think one of those items might cease to work if you did that ><

[#14]

No it wouldn't - it would just mean that after a hard reset you'd have to enter the user name and password manually as the automatic setup wouldn't work. It just puts you in the same state as if you'd bought your own router.

[#15]

^ What he said