Mobile site with mobile data unusable - ads

[fightoffyour]

Recently when I've been browsing the site on mobile using data (wifi is fine), when I click on a topic after a few seconds the page is taken over by adverts redirecting the page. It happens on every topic, and browsing back to the topic is not even possible. It is rendering the site on mobile data completely unusable.

[limpid]

Every time someone has got to the bottom of this it's been a browser issue.

Please follow the instructions at the top of this forum.

[fightoffyour]

Clearing cache and cookies didn't help. Disabling Javascript did. I'm on Safari iOS so I'm not going to use an alternative browser.

[darrenm]

Clearing cache and cookies didn't help. Disabling Javascript did. I'm on Safari iOS so I'm not going to use an alternative browser.

Why?

[fightoffyour]

Because it's good for everything else?

[limpid]

Thanks, but temporarily installing another browser means we can tell whether it's your browser or not. No-one is questioning your brand loyalty.

It makes no sense that it only happens on mobile. Sounds like your mobile network is piggy backing the ads.

[villa368179]

I have this problem also. I installed chrome and the same thing happened. I have another browser on my phone (puffin or something) and it didn't do it. Disabling Javascript in Safari stopped it from happening. When it happens, it always seems to flash up an Amazon Prime advert banner before the redirect. Not sure if that helps at all!

[darrenm]

Because it's good for everything else?

I wouldn't know, sorry.

[limpid]

Sounds like there is a problem with one of the ad providers when accessing via your mobile networks. It would be interesting to know if you are both on the same network.

VT doesn't serve different ads based on network connection type (as it can't tell what kind of connection you have).

[villa368179]

It must be that, I hadn't given it a thought as I always just use mobile data (as it's unlimited and usually 4G) so I have just tried accessing VT while on WiFi and that stops the problem. Interesting. I'm on 3 by the way. Can anything be done my end or is it purely a 3 issue?

[darrenm]

Tapatalk?

[limpid]

It must be that, I hadn't given it a thought as I always just use mobile data (as it's unlimited and usually 4G) so I have just tried accessing VT while on WiFi and that stops the problem. Interesting. I'm on 3 by the way. Can anything be done my end or is it purely a 3 issue?

As annoying as I know it sounds, it will fix itself. These things happen with ads from time to time.

As Darren says, you could try Tapatalk. Another option is visiting the "Store" link at the top of the page and choosing an "Ad free" package, which you can do for just a month.

[villa368179]

Okie dokie, thanks for your help and I hope that it's helped the OP!! I'll give tapatalk another whirl and have a look at the packages. 

[fightoffyour]

I'm on 3 too by the way. And tapatalk seems to work now since the latest forum update (not sure if coincidental) so I'll try that. Thanks.

Edited November 17, 2015 by fightoffyour

[AlwaysAVFC]

I'm also on 3 and have this problem. It's happened before but sorted itself out, recently though it's been constant.

I hadn't actually realised it was only when using data.

[limpid]

Interesting. Are any of you prepared to try and navigate their customer service? Unfortunately I don't think you'll have much luck 

It's likely to fix itself at some point. It's likely that whatever is causing this means that VillaTalk isn't getting any revenue when it happens, but I don't have a contract with your network so I don't have any recourse. All I can offer is taking the "advert free" package in the VillaTalk store - you can just buy a month.

Sorry.