Youtube Sucks

[talkativesprout]

and in English......

ISPs use cheap function starved routers to customers because they are free, DD-WRT replaces the in built software on compatible routers and sort of takes them from a 3 inch on the slack to a raging 6 incher you can hang a wet donkey jacket on.

adding VPN functionality, ad blocking etc etc. I'm not a full geek and most of it goes above my head but i believe it uses real magic to make ads fall into the internet abyss before hitting our screens

 

[Tuearts right boot]

ISPs use cheap function starved routers to customers because they are free, DD-WRT replaces the in built software on compatible routers and sort of takes them from a 3 inch on the slack to a raging 6 incher you can hang a wet donkey jacket on.

adding VPN functionality, ad blocking etc etc. I'm not a full geek and most of it goes above my head but i believe it uses real magic to make ads fall into the internet abyss before hitting our screens

Really....

 

[Fourinarow]

Only problem I'm finding with this is you can't stream it the tv? Without screen mirroring your whole phone?

I guess you'll have to use screen mirroring.

I currently use my old Samsung phone that has a smart view option to link it to the TV and watch YouTube, stream sport etc.

 

[yeseye]

Was considering YouTube Premium myself now with the ads situation…

But £13!!! Thought it would be £5 or something.

Same.
I thought fuck it and was going to bite the bullet and subscribe which I thought would be £1.99 per month.
I nearly had a heart attack.
When a longish ad starts I press back and usually a new ad appears which is 5 seconds or so.

 

[normskih]

A bit more involved but i have a DD_WRT capable spare router (It runs firmware not intended for it to run adding functionality it was not intended. (strictly speaking I think its a small linux distro)https://dd-wrt.com/

A Pi-Hole works similar magic which can be a lot easier to work on

Are you from planet earth;)

 

[talkativesprout]

Are you from planet earth;)

lol I am, just not from your time. However, good news Utd are still on 13 premier league titles and due to the advancements in medical Science Pep is still managing City in the year 3475.

 

[Magicpole]

Anyone else notice the massive recent increase in ads when viewing Youtube? It's fucking awful. Worse than watching commercial TV.

It's recently to the point that a 1 hour Youtube viewing session mandates about 25 minutes of unskippable commercial content (or maybe more).

With any luck whatsoever another platform will emerge to offer Youtube competition. Fucking waste of my time to watch commercials for 25%+ for the content I'm interested in.

I have been losing the plot over the same issue. Beyond a fucking joke. I have a pathological hatred of ads, so this is very distressing and my shouting out obscenities ratio, per hour, has nearly tripled. Something needs to be done.

 

[Marklr]

I hate how they delete comments. Somebody was using racial slurs in the comments, so I called them a "racist" in the comment reply. My comment got deleted, but the racist one remained. It's crap if you want to debate or make a point. I suppose it's not the place for intelligent conversations.