It's a pain and a half. Thanks, Toni

Three wks ago, our phone/computer were out. Turned out, at least the machanic said there was a short in an outside wire. The following wk, AT&T had to come back again..
I had my neighbors number, she had ours..So, when I got a call, the caller got her answering machine. and when I called out, my neighbors name popped up on their Caller ID..
I'm fed up w/AT&T. They want me to switch packages. I said 'NO' time and time again, plus, 'take me off your da*n mailing lists'..that lasted 5 days. Once again I'm getting emails and snail mail about that darn U-Verse..I wonder if this is being done intentionally. (paranoid.) If this keeps up, AND I HOPE THERE'S AN AT&T REP READING THIS, I will go elsewhere! Toni T

I'll try both methods..the thing is, Netflix only pops up on GW. That's why I started the thread..thanks much..

Christopher

I get it too, only here at home where I have IE through Verizon. Infernal interruptions which I HATE!!!!!!!

I don't get it in the office which I'm sure is better pop-up blocked, firewalled etc.

Try not to be paranoid on this one Tony, I believe it's whatever ads & marketing cos. that IVillage has engaged w/ FWIW.

I haven't seen an ad in forever... I use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. I also use Spybot S&D to clean out unnecessary adware, spyware and other bots and things picked up in my daily internet travels.

Goblue. How often do Netflix windows pop up? As of now, there's 3 Netflix windows on my toolbar. Sometimes when I 'X' them out, then click on a link/thread/page, I get 'Page Cannot be Displayed.' Often, have to reboot.

Karen, yep, sounds and is paranoid, but this and a few other problems didn't start until AT&T tried selling me U-Verse. You wouldn't believe all that's been happening. W/the computer and phone.
Calling AT&T is a chore.. Waiting takes hours. Who knows if Reps use their real names. Anytime you call they ask if they can discuss new products. The last few times I said, NO! I don't want to change anything nor do I want to add, 'spend more money.' Our bill is high enough..200 for phone/net/Dish per month..Dish is Basic.

Thanks again, All, Toni

I think it is IE and I just don't want to change to another broweser especially Google and their snooping and politics.

Toni, (not sure if you are serious or not) but for another browser, most are free, just google them and download from their site or a reputable site. Cnet.com is one. Most when installing will ask you if you want to make it your default browser or some will just do it.
You might check cnet.com for some other tools such as spyware, adware etc. You might have a bigger problem.

And yes PG is right about GW and their ads. Its whoever pays them the most, I've had other popups on this site also.

I phoned. Told them if this continues I will find another phone/computer company.
I talked to 3 Reps, all read their annoying sales pitch.. change my package to U-verse. I repeated what I've said at least a dozen times the last two months. 'NO.' Also told and emailed them, take me off the sales lists.

Goblue, yes, I was very serious about my browser, lol.
I like Yahoo as my Home Page, 'is Yahoo a brower' because email is handy, news, local weather and I trust it.
But if changing will stop the Netflix pop-ups, it's worth changing.

Regular ads are bad enough, but understanding, they're what keeps GW running..popups are different, especially when there's 3-4 opened at one time.

This wkend, I'll do scanning, etc..Thanks again, Toni

Christopher

The Computer Forum is a great place to visit on Garden Web with very helpful people who will straighten out any problems you run into. Drop over and tell them what is happening. They are the greatest.

Jane

Yahoo is also my homepage. Just imagine faster and no ads.

Yes, the ads are annoying. Ads on pages are bad enough, but pop ups are a pain in the a$$.

I sometimes have a similar problem on Ebay. A window pops up asking for my zip code..I X it out, but as soon as another page is opened, it pops up again.

We might get a different provider..too many problems w/AT&T lately. Toni

It seems to me that it found my favorites and imported them, but then I cannot remember that far back.

I once had ATT, dropped the phone AND the DSL, and now use Comcast for everything.