Bye bye, Tapatalk

[mlcor]

I’m jettisoning it. Here’s the email I just sent them, for your amusement:

Just wanted to say congratulations, you’ve finally made the free version so obnoxious that I’m giving up on Tapatalk. The forced five second ads were bad enough, but the last straw was the one that hijacks your browser to sell you something (I don’t even know what, I wouldn’t let it load, since it comes across as a possible virus).


Also, given that only one of the forums I’m on is still on your platform, I can’t justify paying to get rid of the ads, even if I wanted to stay.


Well done, and goodbye.


So, back to posting through my phone’s browser, which sucks, but I can’t take it any more…

[pacifico66]

I can see the frustration I apparently got in on a grandfathered one time buy in so no ads if for some reason something changes I will jettison it as well i can't stand ads since I retired I take particular offense to these types of things I want simple I earned it ..


Sent from my SM-S918U using Tapatalk

[Mediocre]

I never tried it, but threads of late make it sound terrible

[Samanator]

I can see the frustration I apparently got in on a grandfathered one time buy in so no ads if for some reason something changes I will jettison it as well i can't stand ads since I retired I take particular offense to these types of things I want simple I earned it ..


Sent from my SM-S918U using Tapatalk

Initially, when I bought it, I got in on the similar deal that gave me the new ad version for lifetime for like five dollars. So far they honored it so I keep using it on my mobile devices.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[geoffbot]

So weird, no ads here and I'm on the non pro one. Like I say though maybe it's an android thing.

Sorry that you have to use the desktop version - not sure I could cope with that myself

[tribe125]

Sorry that you have to use the desktop version - not sure I could cope with that myself

It’s fine on an iPad, which is the only way I access the forum. I wouldn’t think of visiting forums or blogs on a phone - too tiny.

[hayday]

I post WRUW threads with TapaTalk, but I do everything else on a laptop/desktop. Posting pics on TapaTalk has become annoying. Several more clicks to make.

[skywatch]

I'm laptop only here. I tend to use my phone as a phone or text device, or maps when necessary. I can imagine the frustration, and thank goodness IWL has managed to stay ad-free. Perhaps it's time to make another watch-sale donation thread, to make sure we can stay that way. I might have one to donate, come to think of it...