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Tohe

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#38855 5-Aug-2009 13:00

Hey All

I recently became a subscriber and I can't believe how much faster it is to browse and how great it is not to have all the adverts.
Well worth the $$$ spent.

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#242995 5-Aug-2009 13:16

Advertising scripts are notorious for blocking execution of the page and slowing down the entire page load.

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#243006 5-Aug-2009 13:35

Geekzone without ads is bliss.

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#243008 5-Aug-2009 13:37

tonyhughes: Geekzone without ads is bliss.

Almost, Geekzone without ads is brilliant. Geekzone without ads and the ability to ban spammors is bliss :D

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#243046 5-Aug-2009 15:18

I have to say sometimes I have to use it with the Ads option off so I can see what ads we have...

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#243049 5-Aug-2009 15:20

I browse logged out sometimes, so I can understand what the n00bs browsing experience is like.

lol

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#243051 5-Aug-2009 15:21

By the way, thanks for subscribing!

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#243151 5-Aug-2009 18:12

I turned off JavaScript and now the ads are gone and it loads way faster. Its great

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#243152 5-Aug-2009 18:13

Good for you. Obviously you don't recognise the need to pay for our bills.

Go ahead. Freeload.

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#243155 5-Aug-2009 18:28

Ok, turned it back on. I guess i'll just have to subscribe soon

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#243156 5-Aug-2009 18:30

I know some people are not bothered by ads - I am not, unless they are popups, popunders and things with screaming noises.

If I visit a site with these kinds of ads I simply don't go back. But reality is that everyone on the Internet needs to pay for their bills. We try to block anything that would annoy me personally - so you can be sure there won't be any ads with this kind of content, or other bad stuff...

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#243163 5-Aug-2009 18:43

Yip like Tohe decided to support the community that seems to take up alot of my day surfing :) and its great with out ads :)

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#243172 5-Aug-2009 18:50

Its a great site so I'm happy to view a few ads if it helps you keep it going.

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#243337 6-Aug-2009 07:34

Tohe: Hey All, I recently became a subscriber and I can't believe how much faster it is to browse and how great it is not to have all the adverts. Well worth the $$$ spent.

Sorry, I should have also mentioned that I wanted to support the Geekzone community too, I do seem to spend a lot of time on here and it's helped me out in a lot of ways. It wasn't just for getting rid of the ads.

freitasm: By the way, thanks for subscribing!

Sweet as bro!

underwatervrg: Yip like Tohe decided to support the community that seems to take up alot of my day surfing :) and its great with out ads :)

Good stuff bro! Nice to see someone else jump on board! Che Neat Alright!

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#243363 6-Aug-2009 09:19

Also turning off the sidebar makes the forums load extrememly fast. Here on an Xtra ADSL connection, over WiFi I can load a forum page well within 1 second.

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#243381 6-Aug-2009 10:22

I work in advertising so I'm immune to ads! They barely get a glance from me I can safely say I've never clicked one.

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