The Dogmother Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 (edited) Do you have a Hotmail account? I am so hacked off with the Flash banner ads they have at the top of their page at the moment (for Philadelphia, but the McDonalds one does it too). These ads multiply - rolling down the page, pushing my email window off the bottom of the screen. I'm not going anywhere near them, let alone rolling over them. It gets so that I can't read my emails and have to shut that window down and start again Sorry, rant over Edited November 2, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 not seen that one yet but thanks for the warning. I've got a Bank of Scotland ad at the mo. Annoying but not taking over then screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHen Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 I would never use hotmail Would you like a googlemail email? If so - let me know and I'll send you an "invite" - or anyone else that would like one, I've got loads of invites... They have ads along the side - but NO banners and you hardly notice them - also - loads of space and no auto deleting emails unless you have deleted them yourself..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Thanks Jackie, but it's usually fine. Just this ad the last few days has got on my nerves. Everyone knows my Hotmail addy and it's the log on for some sites I visit, so the idea of changing it is a complete nightmare - thanks for thinking of it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 No problems for me Clare! Well I say that... sometimes when I close a hotmail window or click on one it keeps opening new pages of hotmail. So I usually get 54 pages of hotmail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I use hotmail all the time and don't have any adverts on mine at all I don't know if they get blocked by my security software (McAfee) or if my £15 a year subscription (for a permanent email address) means they don't target me with adds Well worth the money if that solves the problem though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 It worked! They've gone this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Well Claremail works. The computer is still playing up and when I try to sign in it will let me type in my e-mail and password and then does nothing. Still have to go to the library to sort it out...... But saying that Dad was trying to get me an account on outlook express as he can get his e-mails on hotmail through that. I'll just ask him to sort it out tonight. As it's very annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 My hotmail account occasionally has those annoying adverts, but they usually have a wee 'x' hidden in a corner somewhere to get rid of it. I always roll over them by mistake, and it drives me mad. The I finally get into my inbox, and discover it's full of spam, and I wonder why I bothered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 The spam filter on my hotmail is fine -99% of the rubbbish is filtered out. The ads were impossible though, but it's fixed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 The ads were impossible though, but it's fixed now. Good news Clare How did you fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 I clicked on the comments button on the new version of Hotmail and told them what I thought of it! I'm sure that it's just coincidence, but it was sorted out 24 hours later - the offending ad had been pulled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
