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Author: Phil Waclawski
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Subject: Re: Adblockers for Ipad/Safari
I've done stuff like that for myself (I used a cheap lil travel router with
openvpn on it as well)...I just do not see mom doing this, and without
someone local to help her...I hate Apple and all the walled gardens.

Phil Waclawski

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 7:23 AM, Aaron Jones <> wrote:

> Build a raspberry pi, turn it into a repeater, and do it on that. It still
> adds a device but that pi could connect to the hotspot for her and she
> connects to the pi.
>
> No matter what you will increase complexity, but this might be viable if
> she doesnt mind one more little piece of tech in the house.
>
> If you need me to, i can map it out for ya or let you see how I run mine.
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron
>
> On Oct 12, 2017, at 2:40 AM, Phil Waclawski <>
> wrote:
>
> Sadly, my mom uses a verizon hotspot, and is in michigan so I have to help
> her by phone/email. Can you install an ad blocker on the hotspot?
>
> Phil Waclawski
>
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 2:20 AM, Aaron Jones <> wrote:
>
>> Run an ad blocker at the router level.
>>
>> https://lifehacker.com/5680670/turn-your-dd-wrt-enabled-
>> router-into-a-whole-house-ad-blocker
>>
>> Apple isn’t going to let real ad blockers work.
>>
>> The link includes one option. You have a ton of ways to do it so pick a
>> router level tool and go from there.
>>
>> On Oct 12, 2017, at 1:57 AM, Phil Waclawski <>
>> wrote:
>>
>> So, my mom called me, anxious because yet another pop up seemed to claim
>> her ipad was about to implode unless she went to google play and install
>> something, supposedly free, to save her ipad.
>>
>> Google Play is of course android, and it seems unlikely, assuming it
>> actually takes her to Google play, that anything will even work on an Apple
>> device.
>>
>> So trying to find a good adblocker for safari on ipad to keep this kind
>> of stuff from popping up.
>>
>> It looks like apple has partially lobotomized some of the ones that were
>> doing too good of a job, so what can folks recommend?
>>
>> Phil Waclawski
>>
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