Browser Problems on iPhone and iPad

Well, the phone seems to be behaving itself now. I appreciate all the help.

I dumped Firefox from both the phone and the iPad, and since installing Betafish AdBlock on the phone I haven't seen any more of that nonsense on it. Up until a few days ago, I had never seen that problem on the iPad, and I was using Firefox at the time. I swear there was a correlation with the iPhone using cellular data vs wifi data when I'm at home. Not sure why, but it was definitely happening primarily when I was away from my wireless network at home and browsing a news website.

Regarding the various browsers, I've tried many of them and they all seem to have their good and bad points. A few I disliked instantly, but most are ok once you get used to their interface. I think I'll just stick with the one I'm familiar with for now. They all seem to change over time in ways I don't like, so until that happens as long as I can make Safari work for me I'll use it.

:):)

I get one of those on my iPad in safari once in a while. It's giving away a free iPad and always on the Harley Davidson forum.

2oldman wrote:
Try Chrome. Never get those.

Chrome isn't immune. I've had them before and was able to clear them but today I had one that I could not clear. I had to delete Chrome and reinstall it.

NRALIFR wrote:
I guess I should figure out how to get apps to install on both devices when installed on either one so this doesn't happen again.

Thanks for the help.

:):)

When you use App Store go to the bottom and next to the update icon there is a "purchased" icon.
Click on it and it will list all the apps you have, if it's installed on the other ipad/iphone it will let you download it on the one that doesn't have it.

Try Chrome. Never get those.

I use an app called Purify on my iPhone, and addons called NoScript and AdBlock Plus on my Firefox browser. I don't see adds on RV.net, nor am I annoyed by pop-ups. I do have to allow pages I trust to run scripts though.

Thanks Fizz, you made my little noggin light turn on.

Until yesterday, I had been fighting this problem on just my iPhone. It also seemed to happen mostly when the phone is using cellular data vs. wifi, so I had been consoling myself with "Well, at least it's not happening on the iPad". Then yesterday while browsing with Firefox on the iPad, one of those dang pop ups saying I won something opened up. GDI!!! :M I almost threw it out the window.

Your post reminded me that I had installed Betafish AdBlock on the iPad when I first got it. I also THOUGHT I had installed it on the iPhone, but when I checked I discovered that I hadn't. AdBlock doesn't support Firefox, and I use Safari most of the time, so that's why I hadn't seen that problem on the iPad but was seeing it all the time on the iPhone regardless of which browser I was using. AdBlock actually does a pretty good job of blocking that stuff.

Anyway, I just installed AdBlock on the iPhone and it seems to be working better now. I guess I should figure out how to get apps to install on both devices when installed on either one so this doesn't happen again.

Thanks for the help.

:):)

Do a search at the App Store for Ad Blockers.
Some are free, most aren't
They work most of the time.

You might also try a restart on those devices.

You are not alone. I get them from time to time. I do as you just close the browser and keep going. Usually goes away for a while.