[WC site] It's too much now ads everywhere!

[sanjeet_deshwal]

Today App was showing some log in problem.So, I tried Win central mobile site on IE and
Boooooshakaaa....
All wt I saw that a 4 post normal thread is full of 6-8 ads of nearly 320*240 size . We know you want to earn but seriously we already paid for ur app and now this.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I'm sorry you are having issues with ads. Are you using a PC or a mobile device browser? If you're using a PC browser, please see this article. There are many extensions to block ads in Firefox also.

If you are using a Windows Phone, the WindowsCentral app and the Tapatalk app do not show ads.

 

[aximtreo]

If you are viewing in the forum, ads are shown on the right side of the screen. If you scroll over to the right and down, you will see a block ad with an X in the upper right corner. Press the X and the ads go away. This works in IE and Firefox for me.

 

[Scienceguy Labs]

Today App was showing some log in problem.So, I tried Win central mobile site on IE and
Boooooshakaaa....
All wt I saw that a 4 post normal thread is full of 6-8 ads of nearly 320*240 size . We know you want to earn but seriously we already paid for ur app and now this.

I hear ya!
I don't mind separately paying for the app, but the website takes forever to load, and that giant Toshiba ad is killing the experience. ha ha

 

[Laura Knotek]

I hear ya!

I don't mind separately paying for the app, but the website takes forever to load, and that giant Toshiba ad is killing the experience. ha ha

The Tapatalk app is free. It also allows one to upload pictures in forum posts.

 

[Scienceguy Labs]

The Tapatalk app is free. It also allows one to upload pictures in forum posts.

I use that when I want to upload pictures, but I usually use the WCentral app for everyday use. I enjoy it.
My advertising issue was with the website in my PC browser. But it's not really a big deal to me.

 

[Jonnie LasVegas]

I avoid sites like the plague, mainly due to the barrage of ads, but also because how slow this site and most other sites load. VIVA LA APPS!!!

 

[DavidinCT]

Another one.....This is No longer WindowsCentral, it's AdvertisingCentral. I know you got to pay the bills but, this is a nightmare. Full screen ads on the home page? Really ?

In fact I have noted this to other users as well, I will pop in the forums sure but, I barely ever go to the home page any more, always use a RSS reader (or a mobile browser to reply). These ads cause lag on IE, in fact when I try hit close on the front page, the lag makes me hit the site and I get a popup...

Like I said, I know you got to pay the bills, but, you took a good Windows Phone site and turned it into a mess.

RSS reader from now on and when there is a news article I want to see, I go to your competitive sites most of the time now....

Great way to screw up a great WP site...

Is there an option for users to pay a yearly fee (reasonable) that would stop all ads ? I can see you losing customers in the long term, seen a lot of sites over the yeas that got greedy and went this route then failed...

EDIT: Even today, I was coming to this site on a dual core laptop (our kitchen laptop), long running script caused IE to crash, Great Job WindowsCentral..

 

[realwarder]

The main website is slow for sure. There are tools to time web performance. WPC should use them to speed up the site, but ads are a key part of the problem so not sure what you can do other than choose a different provider.

 

[tgp]

I use this site on Chrome with the Adblock Plus extension. It works perfectly! It's fast, smooth, and what I'm trying to read doesn't jump all over the place.

 

[MikeSo]

I don't mind it on the PC since I use AdBlock Plus, but on the cellphone Windows Central is literally unusable in the browser due to all the ads. The app works great though, but any time I have to use the browser (such as polls) I simply don't do it.

 

[neo158]

Another one.....This is No longer WindowsCentral, it's AdvertisingCentral. I know you got to pay the bills but, this is a nightmare. Full screen ads on the home page? Really ?

In fact I have noted this to other users as well, I will pop in the forums sure but, I barely ever go to the home page any more, always use a RSS reader (or a mobile browser to reply). These ads cause lag on IE, in fact when I try hit close on the front page, the lag makes me hit the site and I get a popup...

Like I said, I know you got to pay the bills, but, you took a good Windows Phone site and turned it into a mess.

RSS reader from now on and when there is a news article I want to see, I go to your competitive sites most of the time now....

Great way to screw up a great WP site...

Is there an option for users to pay a yearly fee (reasonable) that would stop all ads ? I can see you losing customers in the long term, seen a lot of sites over the yeas that got greedy and went this route then failed...

EDIT: Even today, I was coming to this site on a dual core laptop (our kitchen laptop), long running script caused IE to crash, Great Job WindowsCentral..

Maybe WC need to take the Neowin approach to ads, don't subscribe/log in and you get ads throughout the pages. Subscribing/logging in just gives you a simple banner ad at the top. Even WinBeta has less ads and loads faster than WC does.