I hate adverts.

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3rd January 2024, 20:15
HEN12Y

I hate adverts.

I'm on my phone, and *BAM* a full screen find my ideal wife here advert that I cant x off for 20 seconds.

Whats the weather like today? Lets check, it's going to be clou.... Nope no idea, apparently I want to buy this new bitcoin trading course and I can't see what the weather is like at all.

TV ads, are almost as bad, but pop ups on my smart phone really wind me up.

I have however found a few easy life hacks, some free, some easy, some a bit more complicated and some which are paid but minimal cost to do which I thought I'd share. I'll add a few more as I go, but firstly

iPhone or iPad users
https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html
Scroll down to method 2 install manually.
Download configuration profile for default server
Follow graphics to install on your phone.
What this does is without any installed apps or software or VPNs on your phone, causes your phone to use AdGuards DNS servers rather than Apple's. This is basically the internets phone book which looks things up for you. If anything ever tries to look up an advert server, it refuses it meaning the advert doesn't get delivered to your phone. Regardless of if you are on WiFi or mobile or roaming, you'll pretty much never see an advert on your iPhone again. Completely free

Android users
Go to same link and copy the dns.adguard-dns.com DNS address into the Private DNS section of your phone as pictured, this does the same thing in the Android ecosystem. Completely free.

Blocking ITV/C4/Five and catchup ads at the router level
Most routers have a built in firewall. If you feel competent enough to go into it and add a couple of sites to manually block then add the below, you can ignore the bottom LG... ones if you don't have an LG TV. If you watch ITV Player it 'usually' goes to a blank screen for a few seconds before returning to the programme rather than forcing you to watch 3-5 minutes of adverts now. Sometimes I have seen a bug though whereby the screen just goes blank for the advert length, this isn't fool proof, but is pretty good. Do be careful playing around with your routers firewall and other admin settings, enter things slowly, carefully and double check else you might turn your internet off basically...!
tom.itv.com
c5ads.ott.skymedia.co.uk
toots-a.akamaihd.net
2a7e9.v.fwmrm.net
p.videologygroup.com
2356e.v.fwmrm.net
cdn.ss.anno.channel4.com
webstats.channel4.com
cdn.http.anno.channel4.com
securecdn.videologygroup.com
monitor.channel4.com
-again this is completely free and painless
Example:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e4276a40c1.jpg

Blocking harassing ads on your home network.
Same principle as AdGurd on your phone. Your router usually has a pre-set DNS server in it. If you are with Virgin, it will use Virgins DNS server to look up addresses, some 3rd party routers are pre-set to use Google, or Cloudflare, or Quad9 or some other DNS provider, there's no real noticeable different to be honest. Find your routers Upstream DNS server and change it to the below number groups
Default servers AdGuard DNS will block ads and trackers.
IPv4:
94.140.14.14
94.140.15.15
Example:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...02325cb8f0.jpg

To follow:

Blocking all ads on your home network

Blocking ads on your mobile while not at home and not using Adguard DNS

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3rd January 2024, 20:41
TaketheCannoli

Following with interest, thanks a lot. They really are a modern scourge.
3rd January 2024, 20:51
sickie

Well I can definitely say using adguard dns on the iPhone works.

Sent from a technical device
3rd January 2024, 20:52
reggie747

Total Adblock. Sorted.
3rd January 2024, 20:53
Ventura

Didn't you do something similar with pi hole for computers?

Also you could install Graphene OS, Calyx OS or e/os.
3rd January 2024, 21:21
Onelasttime

Quote:

Originally Posted by reggie747

Total Adblock. Sorted.

Yep. Used this for a while now.
3rd January 2024, 21:22
ralphy

Adguard user here. :thumbsup:

https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...age2E6bxH.heic

R
3rd January 2024, 21:40
zelig

Superb.

Works great on iPad & iPhone.

Many thanks [emoji1317]

z
3rd January 2024, 21:51
HEN12Y

yeah I'm a bid AdGuard fan. It used to only work blocking ads in safari, but now without running a 3rd party app it blocks ads across your entire iphone. Running it as an app is slightly easier, but then you end up with un-necessary apps consuming battery. I'm also not sure if the iphone adguard app, modifies the local phones DNS or sets up a synthetic VPN like DNSCloak app does, which is also free and can block all adds on your iphone.

Yes I also has a raspberry pi, and pihole. That's going to be the third chapter!
3rd January 2024, 22:01
Ventura

You're very tech savvy. I thought you were in oil?:confused: Though that doesn't mean you wouldn't be
3rd January 2024, 22:07
HEN12Y

good memory! yes I am, but I'm more involved in the high frequency trading space of oil contracts, which is a lot of maths, computers, code, and shouting at people!!
3rd January 2024, 22:10
HEN12Y

editing this between phone and browser has made some of it go Greek...!? i'll tidy up the formatting later, currently being summoned to watch tv...!
4th January 2024, 10:15
Ventura

I doesn't block YouTube ads does it? I use Brave browser, which blocks ads on YouTube. I tried this on YouTube app. There seems to be less ads but there are still ads. I presume that it won't work for YouTube?
4th January 2024, 10:51
gunner

Like a late Christmas present - thanks!
4th January 2024, 11:06
cyrusir

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ventura

I doesn't block YouTube ads does it? I use Brave browser, which blocks ads on YouTube. I tried this on YouTube app. There seems to be less ads but there are still ads. I presume that it won't work for YouTube?

youtube premium is very cheap if you subscribe via india or somewhere, something like a euro a month, well worth it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/VPN/comment..._only_115_per/
4th January 2024, 11:28
HEN12Y

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ventura

I doesn't block YouTube ads does it? I use Brave browser, which blocks ads on YouTube. I tried this on YouTube app. There seems to be less ads but there are still ads. I presume that it won't work for YouTube?

From memory I think YouTube usually delivers ads through the same stream as its content, therefore it’s quite tricky to block them for free with out also blocking the YouTube content itself. The free methods work fine when the advert gets delivered to your webpage or app from a different source to the actual web page.

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4th January 2024, 11:34
chrisparker

Is this thread an advert?
4th January 2024, 12:18
thorpey69

Wow! I can now browse TZ without adverts firing at me from every direction. Thank you very much.
4th January 2024, 12:21
guli

I use Lockdown app on iOS
4th January 2024, 12:22
guli

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisparker

Is this thread an advert?

So cynical [emoji13]
4th January 2024, 13:56
Bravo73

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyrusir

youtube premium is very cheap if you subscribe via india or somewhere, something like a euro a month, well worth it.

Easier said than done, unfortunately.

I have tried several times with ExpressVPN but no joy, so far.
4th January 2024, 14:03
Neil.C

Never see any ads.

I have adblocker and only access the net on my desktop.
4th January 2024, 16:02
snowman

A little OT, but it's gambling ads on YT and TV channels that REALLY piss me off.

Accas, w**kers in red leprechaun hats and all the rest of it boil my liquid excretia for some reason.

I'm not a gambler (seems to be a mugs game to me) and neither am in danger of becoming a compulsive one, but given that cigarette advertising is banned for the physical harm it does, it can hopefully only be a matter of time before gambling ads are banned for the mental and social damage gambling does.

M
4th January 2024, 16:12
cyrusir

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bravo73

Easier said than done, unfortunately.

I have tried several times with ExpressVPN but no joy, so far.

i did it some time ago but has worked very well for me. Probably used Nord at the time.
4th January 2024, 17:52
smokey99

A lot of these ad blockers appear to be geared towards Safari users.

Even as Iphone user I tend to use Google rather than Safari and wondered if anyone knows whether they work for Google search and if not why not?
4th January 2024, 18:02
cyrusir

Quote:

Originally Posted by smokey99

A lot of these ad blockers appear to be geared towards Safari users.

Even as Iphone user I tend to use Google rather than Safari and wondered if anyone knows whether they work for Google search and if not why not?

dns level will work everywhere,

when you say google do you mean chrome browser?
4th January 2024, 18:36
smokey99

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyrusir

do you mean chrome browser?

Yes, Chrome....... I knew that didn't sound right when I typed it.
4th January 2024, 19:54
HEN12Y

Quote:

Originally Posted by smokey99

A lot of these ad blockers appear to be geared towards Safari users.

Even as Iphone user I tend to use Google rather than Safari and wondered if anyone knows whether they work for Google search and if not why not?

See first post, follow iPhone instructions to install the AdGuard profile, no apps, no VPNs needed, just block all adds on your phone in all apps and in all browsers at once. Free of cost.

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5th January 2024, 09:54
acg

Urbanvpn free trial and Ukraine worked for me.

I use a separate gmail account for it in case google throw a fit and delete the account

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bravo73

Easier said than done, unfortunately.

I have tried several times with ExpressVPN but no joy, so far.
5th January 2024, 11:14
Mj2k

Quote:

Originally Posted by HEN12Y

See first post, follow iPhone instructions to install the AdGuard profile, no apps, no VPNs needed, just block all adds on your phone in all apps and in all browsers at once. Free of cost.

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Thank you for this, just installed on my phone and AccuWeather is advert free!
5th January 2024, 14:40
Neil.C

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowman

A little OT, but it's gambling ads on YT and TV channels that REALLY piss me off.

Accas, w**kers in red leprechaun hats and all the rest of it boil my liquid excretia for some reason.

I'm not a gambler (seems to be a mugs game to me) and neither am in danger of becoming a compulsive one, but given that cigarette advertising is banned for the physical harm it does, it can hopefully only be a matter of time before gambling ads are banned for the mental and social damage gambling does.

M

Let's hope so. With the advent of the net gambling has become far to easy for people with that inclination.

I heard they are putting a stop to gambling sponsors on Premiership football shirts soon.

Not before time.
5th January 2024, 19:28
Chris_in_the_UK

Thanks for this - works a treat on my iPhone.

Struggling with my Virgin Superb 4 router - looks like the DNS settings cannot be changed via the admin login?
5th January 2024, 21:12
HEN12Y

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_in_the_UK

Thanks for this - works a treat on my iPhone.

Struggling with my Virgin Superb 4 router - looks like the DNS settings cannot be changed via the admin login?

I think virgin lock their superhubs preventing this change. You can manually set adguard on all your devices in your home, or you could buy a 3rd party router like Asus, set your superhub from modem mode, to router mode, and connect everything to your router instead of superhub

Or, you could disable DHCP server on your superhub, and buy a raspberry pi, install pihole, and use that to block ads and act in place of the DHCP server in your modem, thus is more complex and has as yet to be added to the initial post!

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5th January 2024, 21:36
Chris_in_the_UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by HEN12Y

I think virgin lock their superhubs preventing this change. You can manually set adguard on all your devices in your home, or you could buy a 3rd party router like Asus, set your superhub from modem mode, to router mode, and connect everything to your router instead of superhub

Or, you could disable DHCP server on your superhub, and buy a raspberry pi, install pihole, and use that to block ads and act in place of the DHCP server in your modem, thus is more complex and has as yet to be added to the initial post!

Gone down the Adguard route for now on my MacBook.

Considering the modem mode option.