# Ads and a Windows tablet **URL:** \ **Category:** useful info\ **Created:** [July 14, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874 "2021-07-14T22:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rizak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rizak/32/4190_2.png) [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874/1 "2021-07-14T22:01:00Z")
Everybody talks about the ‘mobile experience’. Well, for me, the mobile experience sucks. I am bombarded with ads (my trigger) on every app. I hate ads. I avoid them at all costs. I haven’t paid for television for over 20 years now, and I can tell you that ads are the thing I do not miss. When we’d go out to a movie, I would stay out in the lobby until the ads were finished so I could come in for the trailers. I studiously avoid billboard or bus advertising. It just drives me crazy. I used to be able to avoid ads in Instagram by spending a day or so just reporting every single ad that came through my feed. This would last for months. I guess the policy was changed, because that doesn’t work. I can still avoid them if I use Firefox. Facebook was the same. A couple of days of diligent reporting would get me a free pass for months. Now, it doesn’t seem to work. I’ve been reporting ads for a week and they just keep coming on every 4th post. That’s 25% advertising. It is the same if I go to the browser. I’ve never been able to use YouTube on my phone without seeing ads. This isn’t a problem as I don’t consume that kind of content when mobile. Now, I know that I have ad blockers on my Windows machine that take care of all of that and really want that kind of behaviour on a portable device. I noticed these Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1 tablets. They’re rugged and built for warehousing and other types of tasks, so I know they’re durable. Plus, they run Windows so I know I can get my favourite ad blockers to work. Before I go this extreme route (these things are quite large), is there anything that I’m missing? Is there a fix to the ad problem on Android? A 10" or even a 7" ruggedized tablet is going to be bulky and heavy. I can tether it to my phone, which isn’t a problem, but I can also get one with a wireless pack if I want. They’re quite expensive and hard to get when new, but I found a vendor who sells refurbished units starting around $500. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qPrT7YVCm9I/hqdefault.jpg "EP#6: Top Ten Facts On The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPrT7YVCm9I) > **[Refurbished and New Tough, Rugged Tablets- Unbeatable Prices](https://www.bobjohnson.com/tablets/?_bc_fsnf=1&Model=FZ-G1)** > > Offering rugged tablets such as the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1, Durabook U11, Getac F110 and more ---
**Author:** ![Rizak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rizak/32/4190_2.png) [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874/2 "2021-07-14T22:45:53Z")
This guy kind of reminds me of Ants In My Eyes Johnson from Rick & Morty. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G4BkGJj5BXg/maxresdefault.jpg "Ants In My Eyes Johnson | Rick and Morty | Adult Swim") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4BkGJj5BXg) ---
**Author:** ![TechnoMistress](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/technomistress/32/3981_2.png) [@TechnoMistress](https://cog.discourse.group/u/TechnoMistress)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874/3 "2021-07-15T12:00:44Z")
> [@Rizak](#): > > Facebook was the same. Look at an extension called [F.B Purity](https://www.fbpurity.com/). I added it to Chrome recently and voila! No more ads (and I was able to get rid of a couple of other Facebook things that annoy me too). Doesn’t work on tablets or phones, though. ---
**Author:** ![Rizak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rizak/32/4190_2.png) [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874/4 "2021-07-16T11:41:56Z")
I use the Social Fixer plugin for Firefox. I like it better. Ive got pc browsers tamed already. The problem is with mobile. ---
**Author:** ![sig](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/sig/32/286_2.png) [@sig](https://cog.discourse.group/u/sig)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874/5 "2021-07-17T19:16:16Z")
At home I have a [Pi-Hole](https://pi-hole.net/) and it helps quite a bit for the network as a whole. Relatively low maintenance. ---
**Author:** ![Rizak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rizak/32/4190_2.png) [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874/6 "2021-07-17T20:41:53Z")
Yep. Lovely. Still does nothing for my mobile problem. ---
**Author:** ![sig](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/sig/32/286_2.png) [@sig](https://cog.discourse.group/u/sig)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874/7 "2021-07-18T04:23:37Z")
Oh, you’re thinking _mobile_ mobile. Sorry, I was thinking more like, “I shall browse the web from my couch instead.” I am pretty rarely outside of my network even when we’re not having a global health crisis. ---
**Author:** ![balance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/balance/32/1888_2.png) [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874/8 "2021-07-18T14:05:28Z")
You could have it set up a VPN to your home, which then runs through the aforementioned pi Hole. Bonus privacy and you’re always “at home” for regionality of streaming services and such. ---
**Author:** ![Rizak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rizak/32/4190_2.png) [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/ads-and-a-windows-tablet/1874/9 "2021-07-18T14:22:55Z")
Okay, well I guess I’ll put a flag down to mark that warren of interconnected tunnels for future exploration.