Thread: Pop Up/Ad/Image Blockers

Hi friends I have a query am not sure could be a lame question too.
I have a BSNL limited net plan i.e 2.5GB D/L limit so I just read somewhere in this forum that the person has blocked avatars, images to reduce the d/l. So does it help. I mean if i block images on my browser or any other software the image content must have already passed till the application. So does it actually help.

Originally Posted by shirish_kal

Hi friends I have a query am not sure could be a lame question too.
I have a BSNL limited net plan i.e 2.5GB D/L limit so I just read somewhere in this forum that the person has blocked avatars, images to reduce the d/l. So does it help. I mean if i block images on my browser or any other software the image content must have already passed till the application. So does it actually help.

to avoid advertisements banners and flash then you can use IE7Pro for your internet explore.... its an add-on for IE freely available

Use Adblocker plus. It is a firefox add on.

My question was will having a blocker for ads,images reduce my D/L usage as my connection has limited D/L (2.5GB)

Yes. You can save the bandwidth.

Originally Posted by shirish_kal

My question was will having a blocker for ads,images reduce my D/L usage as my connection has limited D/L (2.5GB)

yes u will save bandwidth.use firefox+adblock plus......its handy.after installing just right click the image u want to block and u will see the opition.

install adblock plus addon:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

If your target is to save bandwidth, my recommendation would be to use Opera, its got many useful features that allow you to save bandwidth considerably, eg. Opera Turbo and Cached Images only feature. I use these two whenever my monthly limit is near. Curiously or unfortunately, Opera doesn't work correctly with IBF, the quick reply function is broke, or buggy!

I am sorry if I am being too pesky but wont the blocking occur at application level. I mean the router has forwarded the data to my PC and the application gets it probably compares it and then decides whether or not to display it. Isn't it same as downloading as the ISP has given the corresponding to my router

If you're talking about opera. It's uses the opera servers as a proxy. The data first goes to their servers, from where only essential content is forwarded! Images too are compressed and you get an option to reload the images in full quality! Flash content, Java classes and similar plug ins contents are blocked, resulting in high bandwidth savings! Explaining won't make you understand, try it and experience it for yourself!

Well if thats the case then it will be saving the bandwidth but wt abt firefox and other apps

The one reason why I love FF is because of these add-on's such as flash block, ad block, etc.

Firefox add ons are real handy.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

Firefox add ons are real handy.

yeah.....
i use Adblock plus,IDM addon, and Ant.com Video downloader+player.
really handy

Originally Posted by shirish_kal

Well if thats the case then it will be saving the bandwidth but wt abt firefox and other apps

Others also save bandwidth..........
The adds are loaded automatically like anything else, when you are not using any add-blocker but when you are using that it first checks if it is add or the normal image.......
If it is a image, it is loaded but if it is detected to be a add then the browser never loads it.
A thing cannot be loaded automatically if the browser does not requests it to the web server.
Thus this saves your bandwidth..............

Try a free/trial download of Tweakdun 2.2 or 3.0
( search in Google /Yahoo/Bing)TweakDUN_d497.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/TweakDUN_d497.html
and check download with / without
popup blockers/.adblock flashblock etc.
it also shows speed total download etc for each
session or day.