Adblocker problem

daviesee

Lets be absolutely clear about this..........

No one is listening.

/End of thread.

RDW

smidsy wrote:

Spare a thought for those of us who are limited to a works machine without any admin rights.

We have to put up with the ads no matter what. Although they seem sporadic at best, sometimes they are not there at all , which is nice.

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

plus, of course, The Extension That Cannot Be Named.

rolf_f

daviesee wrote:

Lets be absolutely clear about this..........

No one is listening.

/End of thread.

But of course not. The advertising agencies provide dishonest data about the effectiveness of their campaigns. The naïve advertiser chooses to believe this and so continues to pay for the adverts. BikeRadar laps up the revenue and the only loser is the incompetent forum user who can't/won't block the adverts - and hopefully there aren't too many of those.

The ideal solution is that everyone blocks the adverts. That way really the only loser is the advertiser who a) deserves to be the loser for buying the crap that the agency sells them in the first place and b) still naively believes what the agency tells them so doesn't actually think they are losing anyway. So it just becomes an idiot tax and there's nothing wrong with that.

MattC59

Mikey23 wrote:

Was a prob with iPad and safari... So after advice I changed my DNS to 74.53.155.162. There is a YouTube vid on this. Sorted...

This !
It worked a treat for me.

daviesee

Rolf F wrote:

daviesee wrote:

Lets be absolutely clear about this..........

No one is listening.

/End of thread.

But of course not. The advertising agencies provide dishonest data about the effectiveness of their campaigns. The naïve advertiser chooses to believe this and so continues to pay for the adverts. BikeRadar laps up the revenue and the only loser is the incompetent forum user who can't/won't block the adverts - and hopefully there aren't too many of those.

The ideal solution is that everyone blocks the adverts. That way really the only loser is the advertiser who a) deserves to be the loser for buying the crap that the agency sells them in the first place and b) still naively believes what the agency tells them so doesn't actually think they are losing anyway. So it just becomes an idiot tax and there's nothing wrong with that.

True.
But threads like this have been running for months and made zero difference.
Conclusion - No one is listening so just load software to block the ads.

Mikey23

@mattC69.. Amazing, someone is actually listening... Thought I was invisible for a minute!

Ouija

Rolf F wrote:

declan1 wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

declan1 wrote:

WHY ARE YOU USING INTERNET EXPLORER?

I have Firefox as well (but only because Strava stopped working on IE) - but I have IE because my computer builder tells me off if I bring the computer in and I haven't got IE as default

Really? I hope you're joking

Chrome is really the best browser out there by far. If you haven't tried it I highly recommend it - lightweight and very fast!

TBH, I'm not too fussed what I use as long as it does what I want and IE generally does. I wouldn't touch Chrome with a bargepole on principle because it is like these adverts - it forces itself in. Twice recently I've inadvertently ended up with Chrome replacing IE despite me not asking for it and it has been mildly irritating to get rid of. So, for being impolite, no matter how good it is, Chrome is banished forevermore from my computer. Had it not kept behaving like a virus I may well have tried it and found it to be good. Sadly, that will never happen.....

Not a big fan of Chrome (hate the user interface) and tend to stick with Firefox, which is a lot faster on Linux than Windows. However, you could try Chromium, the free browser that Google take and add their own shite to. They're essentially the same browser, get updated side by side (so a new version of Chromium triggers a new version of Chrome) only Chromium doesn't have any of Googles spyware and other crap embedded into it.

smidsy

RDW wrote:

smidsy wrote:

Spare a thought for those of us who are limited to a works machine without any admin rights.

We have to put up with the ads no matter what. Although they seem sporadic at best, sometimes they are not there at all , which is nice.

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

plus, of course, The Extension That Cannot Be Named.

Even the link you posted is blocked on my machine.

Pross

Mikey23 wrote:

@mattC69.. Amazing, someone is actually listening... Thought I was invisible for a minute!

I listened and Googled it but can't work out how to do it (when I try to go for static IP it doesn't show any of the data that it apparently should be there automatically.

MountainMonster

I have no ad blockers on my computer, and in the past week I have had to click 'X' 3 times because of ads.

If your life is so busy, or it is such an inconvenience I think you really need to re-evaluate what gets your blood boiling.

Mikey23

@p... Click DHCP and then alter DNS value

Mikey23

@mm .. Doesn't get the blood boiling but is more than a minor inconvenience. When accessing this site on an iPad the screen is jumping around so much because of these infernal ads that it becomes almost unusable. Clicking a link is very difficult because the link just moves randomly. Not a pleasant experience at all. One that myself and many others have reported in the prescribed manner but have been largely ignored. I have no probs with ads per se but if they prevent you from using the site then that strikes me as not being sensible.

Pross

Mountain Monster, I can't quote you sorry as that betting ad is blocking the quote button and I can't even see the x to close it. It is making the forum a pain to use on the iPad (I just inadvertently opened a Nespresso ad that appeared just as I went to press the next page button). It isn't making my blood boil but it makes using the site frustrating.

Mikey, will give it another try thanks.

napoleond

Just done the DNS thing. Jeez!!! Internet is miles quicker!!

Pross

Thank you Mikey23, I am now ad free. I suggest you all do the same if using iPad / iPhone. I can now see the full width of a post but none of the rubbish you lot post makes any sense still

gmb

MattC59 wrote:

Mikey23 wrote:

Was a prob with iPad and safari... So after advice I changed my DNS to 74.53.155.162. There is a YouTube vid on this. Sorted...

This !
It worked a treat for me.

+1.

Absolute bliss!

GiantMike

Just got "badlocker". Wish I'd done it earlier. Smoother, quicker. Just better.

Mikey23

I was a little concerned at doing this in case I was introducing something catastrophic to my iPad but it's been very stable for a couple of months now ... Here's a link that you guys might like to follow if you want to check it out

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr ... p=24729048

I find it quite sad that this has to be done.. Pity no one listens to the punters...

GiantMike

Sooooooooooooo much quicker.

matt-h

Sweet. Thank god I found this page
Cheers 8)

Matt

rolf_f

Pross wrote:

Thank you Mikey23, I am now ad free. I suggest you all do the same if using iPad / iPhone. I can now see the full width of a post but none of the rubbish you lot post makes any sense still

You also need to download 'Idiotblocker' - guaranteed to make this forum entirely post free! 8)

meursault

wtf? you can't even type adbl0cker, but it works fine on google chrome, even on work machine where I have no admin rights.

diamonddog

Wonderful!! Just installed you know what for IE on the work computer and the nasty jumpy ads are gone.

CiB

Does that suggested DNS IP include 'family friendly' filtering? I've already changed my router to at least show some effort at being a responsible parent, and if it's a case of allowing ads through or having unfettered access to the darker side of the net for the kids, I know which one wins out. Does the suggested advertising blocking DNS include smut filtering?

Mikey23

I'm not sure.. Best check out the ref I gave

diamonddog

Damn they're back! :evil:

arran77

Mikey23 wrote:

I'm not sure.. Best check out the ref I gave

Is it really that simple, I'm not techy in the slightest and would be worried that I'd bugger the ipad up :roll:

Doctor House

I don't know what all the fuss is about. The ads introduce me to lots of new products which I otherwise might never have been aware of. In the run up to Christmas this is especially important for me because I have no friends or family and so have to buy my own Christmas presents. So far I have bought myself a copy of Dead Rising 3 and Ryse, Son of Rome. I can hardly wait for Christmas morning!

arran77

Doctor House wrote:

I don't know what all the fuss is about. The ads introduce me to lots of new products which I otherwise might never have been aware of. In the run up to Christmas this is especially important for me because I have no friends or family and so have to buy my own Christmas presents. So far I have bought myself a copy of Dead Rising 3 and Ryse, Son of Rome. I can hardly wait for Christmas morning!

Don't forget to send yourself some money in a card too so that you can have a flutter on that gambling site that the bear advertises

rolf_f

Doctor House wrote:

I don't know what all the fuss is about. The ads introduce me to lots of new products which I otherwise might never have been aware of. In the run up to Christmas this is especially important for me because I have no friends or family and so have to buy my own Christmas presents. So far I have bought myself a copy of Dead Rising 3 and Ryse, Son of Rome. I can hardly wait for Christmas morning!

And I'm sure Santa will be bringing you a lovely new set of car tyres - whether you have a car or not!