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Thread ID: 51521 2004-11-23 05:07:00 streaming video or something on PressF1 chiefnz (545) Press F1
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295343 2004-11-25 06:30:00 Its not constantly downloading that Video Stu - Dont sweat it dude.

It only downloads it when you click on it - Otherwise its using next to no bandwidth at all, probably less than most other ads for that matter!!
Chilling_Silence (9)
295344 2004-11-26 04:25:00 > Its not constantly downloading that Video Stu - Dont
> sweat it dude.
>
> It only downloads it when you click on it - Otherwise
> its using next to no bandwidth at all, probably less
> than most other ads for that matter!!

It loaded and played for me automatically - I noticed the site going slightly slower than normal, then this thing popped up on my screen playing an ad for tv3 or something? I'm guessing it downloaded the video without asking me first. I'd never noticed the thing there before. If it sticks around I might have to do a hard search for a way to block them.

Mike.
Mike (15)
295345 2004-11-26 04:52:00 This is total BULLSHIT. That add should be removed.

C'mon guys!!!!!!! This is press f1, not some stupid site fulled with adverts.

There are enough flashing banners as it is and I am getting PISSED OFF with this video thing: taking up the little bandwith there is on 56k.

I think someone should launch a formal complaint about this PICE OF FLASH/JAVA CRAP!!!!

Or if it isn't going to get removed I will have to find some way to block it (althought I would rather it was never there in the first place), block it along with all the other 'adds' that are starting to piss me off!

f*cough*k you IDG, with you falsh/java crap!!!!!!
crazy monkey (6347)
295346 2004-11-26 05:10:00 :O Goodness me!

Someone had a bad day?
george12 (7)
295347 2004-11-26 05:41:00 PressF1 is a free service. IDG has to make money some way, and instead of charging us to use PressF1, they let advertising companies advertise and then pay them. There's no such thing as a free lunch. somebody (208)
295348 2004-11-26 05:48:00 Geez, looks like somebody forgot to take their meds today!

If you're prepared to use a free service, be prepared to see those sorta things.

Edit your hosts file if you must, but in all reality, that sorta bitching wont get anything done.....
Chilling_Silence (9)
295349 2004-11-26 06:06:00 As much as I would have expressed it quite as harshly as Crazy Monkey this forum is saturated with adds,and i would imagine they create revenue,rather then cover costs .

Again speaking without access to actual figures i bet its pretty damn expensive to advertise on this site .

As for charging us to us Pressf1?

it's us that provide the content,which increses traffic .





And further more,if your comp is saturated with addware,sucking up band-width and resoures,causing an unstable system , . . . . how exactly do they think streaming a movie is going to help? . . . stealing the last tiny amount of bandwidth and resources?


Anyhow,I hope people do complain,and that traffic drops, when i can be buggered i intend to write up a letter .
metla (154)
295350 2004-11-26 07:04:00 > And further more,if your comp is saturated with
> addware,sucking up band-width and resoures,causing an
> unstable system ,....how exactly do they think
> streaming a movie is going to help?...stealing the
> last tiny amount of bandwidth and resources?
Spyware?!? On my laptop?? Where ?:|

> Anyhow,I hope people do complain,and that traffic
> drops, when i can be buggered i intend to write up a
> letter.
Yeah, well, they say that for every letter parliment receives, there's another hundred Joe Bloggs out there who feel the same but cant be stuffed writing.

Im one of those Joe Bloggs who cant be stuffed :p
Chilling_Silence (9)
295351 2004-11-26 07:33:00 Just get bloody Firefox people. Have that and NEVER ever see ads on PF1.

Cheers George
george12 (7)
295352 2004-11-26 07:44:00 I have Firefox and I have Chilling_Silence (9)
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