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awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2014, 02:53 PM Jan 2014

Do you use a first gen iPad? [View all]

Not sure where to put this, so I will do it here. Not long ago I lost my star, and cannot afford to replace it at this time. Without a star, reading DU is a nightmare. Half the time I come here the ads totally choke up my first gen iPad. Pages will half load and lock up. I have had it lock up so hard I had to restart it. Ad blockers are only available for iOS 7, which cannot run on my device. I considered just staying away from DU, because it was so damn annoying. If you are in this boat, try the free Mercury browser. DU has been pleasant all day (so far).

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Do you use a first gen iPad? [View all] awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 OP

Threads with lots of embedded youtube videos crash. dawg Jan 2014 #1

It doesn't happen every day... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #2

you can get a star for that Kali Jan 2014 #8

That is why I went with Mercury... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #9

That crashes mine too ... surrealAmerican Jan 2014 #3

Right. It's Safari that crashes. The iPad itself almost never crashes or locks up. dawg Jan 2014 #4

the problem isnt DU. astral Jan 2014 #5

I don't really have trouble when using a browser app. blogslut Jan 2014 #6

I think some of the ads... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #7