Catch a wake up News24

[rpm]

When will news24.co.za wake up and make it easier for local only bandwidth users to view their content?Why is it that when you only have local bandwidth to use we have to wait for sites like these to load for eons before we can see the content. The reason in the case of www.news24.co.za is [...]

Catch a wake up News24

 

[medicnick83]

Oh yes... I totally agree with this post!

News24 is the slowest damn web site ever... I don't even bother, actually, I read the 'interesting' posts here on MyBB

 

[twiga]

I support this 100%

I get so irate when trying to visit their website while capped (same goes for the dumb internationally hosted adverts on www.iol.co.za)

 

[antowan]

It frustrates met endlessly! I read Beeld and Rapport most of the time and have to wait for these damned pages to load. IOL as you mentioned twiga is also a big problem...

 

[Deenem]

dumb internationally hosted adverts

Firefox + Adblock Plus, I wouldn't visit IOL without them...

 

[bwana]

Add:

127.0.0.1	ad.za.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1	google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 	 js.revsci.net

to your hosts file. There's no need for you to play nice if they wont.

 

[Moederloos]

Agreed - news24 is a PITA.

 

[antowan]

Add:

127.0.0.1	ad.za.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1	google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 	 js.revsci.net

to your hosts file. There's no need for you to play nice if they wont.

Excellent tip bwana!