I dont live in a 4g area so this is hard for me to test. When i was away for work in a 4g area i noticed some web pages would load and some would load halfway and stop. Im rooted running evio rom from caulklin. After playing around for a while it seemed once i uninstalled ad free the problem went away. Can anybody else confirm this or have a fix? Thanks!
Anybody? I cant be the only one.
Can you list some of the site you were having issues with? I use Ad Free and live in a 4G area. If you give me some specifics I can test it out for you.
Yes it does. Noticed this a couple of months ago. When using 4G and ad free, a site will not load passed the first ad. It will get stuck in the ad tag and prevent the entire page from loading. Using 3G or WiFi the site will load. 4G really isn't broken as you can use it for anything else that requires a data connection but you won't be able to load pages with ads.
For example, on 4G, load espn.go.com. It won't load. Now load the adless espn mobile site. It will work.
This is an interesting problem, because Adfree does not interfere with browser operation on 3G or WiFi or with non-browser apps. The issue is specific to 4G and browsers. There must be a simple work around?
Wow I have been having the same issue and did know what the cause of it was. My first thought it must have be the custom rom that was causing this issue. I will uninstall Ad free to see if the issue does in deed go away.
Update: Yup, that did resolved my issue. Thanks OP
AdFree merely replaces the hosts.txt file in the \system\etc directory. Are you guys implying that removing AdFree restores the stock file? I'm having this web page loading issue but I manually swapped out the hosts file without installing AdFree...
If so, that's a tough decision...no ads or full browser......
How did you get the original hosts file. I need it because my uninstallation of adfree didn't fix my problem with the browser not fully loading pages .
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littlerockant said:
How did you get the original hosts file. I need it because my uninstallation of adfree didn't fix my problem with the browser not fully loading pages .
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AdFree has a button to revert your hosts file. So reinstall, revert, then restart.
Maxy6 said:
AdFree has a button to revert your hosts file. So reinstall, revert, then restart.
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Dzammm!!! Fixed a problem I've been worrying about for the past two days in about 2 seconds! Thanks for the help bro, my browser is back to acting correctly.
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First let me say i'm sorry that i didn't find information regarding this issue by searching but I cant seem to find information describing the exact problem i'm having.
I have nand unlocked and while i can connect to wimax, i can not load any pages to completion. The browser progress bar moves but will never finish. I'm about ready to do the start over method. I know it worked at some point, but way to many things have changed since i knew it worked. My MAC appears correct when i do the wimax_mtd in terminal emulator. Does anybody have any insight into my particular problem? Thanks for any help...
I am having this same problem on the most recent Fresh. The page loads very quickly but the progress bar never finishes.
This happens only while connected on wimax. FWIW, I'm pulling up to 13mbps downlink.
It's because of the HOSTS file and/or using AdFree, open said program, and switch from use 127.0.0.1 to use BTC IP
freeza said:
It's because of the HOSTS file and/or using AdFree, open said program, and switch from use 127.0.0.1 to use BTC IP
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Good call... I am using ad free. What is the BTC ip? I don't see the option or another ip listed.
Thanks,
first when i buy evo in september its dont connect at all, after read a bunch of posts here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726877 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726877&highlight=connection finally i got connected , but not loading a pages, sprint service wasting time
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Good call... I am using ad free. What is the BTC ip? I don't see the option or another ip listed.
Thanks,
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Most recent versions of AdFree have removed BTC IP (it was slamming their servers).
You can try 0.0.0.0 for a custom IP and see how that goes.
can you explain more in detail
vasiaeva said:
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First, do you use the program "AdFree"?
I tried 0.0.0.0 and still seems to be doing the same thing, but not as frequently. Any other ideas?
I'm having the exact same problem and it's driving me crazy. It will get 80% full and just stop. It stops so long that it kicks the browser back to 3g to complete the page since 4g stalls.
Jjday7 said:
I'm having the exact same problem and it's driving me crazy. It will get 80% full and just stop. It stops so long that it kicks the browser back to 3g to complete the page since 4g stalls.
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Which ROM are you running? Using ad free?
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Which ROM are you running? Using ad free?
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I'm using rls5 and adfree host files are built in. I also have the app so I can update host files since they already expired since the rom was built.. I have this problem with any rom.
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I'm using rls5 and adfree host files are built in. I also have the app so I can update host files since they already expired since the rom was built.. I have this problem with any rom.
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Same here - on myn and can't load web pages. Tried the 0.0.0.0 and no luck.
I hit revert rebooted and now it works but if I reapply the ad blocking no more web again
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Has anyone came up with any solutions to this problem? I see no reply post in months. I don't have adfree..so I don't know what the problem could be. PLEASE HELP!..The one problem I have not seen touched on this forum
+1 i am also having this issue
4g works great for me when I am tethering. Netflix just screams.
However when I have 4g turned on and try to view web pages on the phones default internet browser or Dophin HD or Mini then pages just don't load. The progress bar get's about halfway and then just stops for up to 5 minutes sometimes and then the page continues to load. I click on a link and again wait for up to 5 minutes and then the new page loads....
If I turn off 4g and just browse with 3g then browser pages open right up no delays at all.
This is very frustrating. Does anyone else have this issue or know what is up or how to fix it?
Do you have AdFree installed? If so, uninstall it. AdFree is known to cause web browsing issues when on 4G.
Yes I do. I am using Koni's Elite Series II mod. I will try uninstalling that app and see.
Thanks!
It didn't help to uninstall Adfree.
Any other Suggestions?
Did you reboot after uninstalling? That might help. I would probably wipe cache and dalvik too. Other than that, I'm not sure what else could be causing it.
I would check in the thread for the ROM you are using and see if anyone else is having the same problem.
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Did you reboot after uninstalling? That might help. I would probably wipe cache and dalvik too. Other than that, I'm not sure what else could be causing it.
I would check in the thread for the ROM you are using and see if anyone else is having the same problem.
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I rebooted but I didn't wipe cache and dalvik. I did check the thread and I couldn't find anything.
Thanks for your help!
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Do you have AdFree installed? If so, uninstall it. AdFree is known to cause web browsing issues when on 4G.
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Can you explain the logic behind how adfree affects 4g? All it is is a front end for updating the hosts file which does nothing but redirect certain ad sites to either local host or some other IP, depending how you have it set up.
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Can you explain the logic behind how adfree affects 4g? All it is is a front end for updating the hosts file which does nothing but redirect certain ad sites to either local host or some other IP, depending how you have it set up.
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No actually I can't explain it. I just know I've seen it mentioned several times and people reported that deleting it solved their problem.
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I still haven't come up with a solution for this. So if anyone can help it would be much appreciated.
Don't just uninstall it -- that doesn't revert the change it made. In fact, you'll need to go back and reinstall it. Open it up and click the revert button. Then you can uninstall it.
I think you can also just delete /etc/hosts, but using Adfree to do it is probably a bit easier.
ok I will try that. Thank you.
So for about a month now, whenever I am trying load a page on my Evo's browser, it will load about half way and then just hang there for (sometimes) several minutes. Its done this on 3g, 4g and wifi. I've tried all kinds of sites (both mobile and non mobile) and it is usually the same story.
I've tried 3 different roms and I've tried both the stock browser and Dolphin with the same results. I noticed it started doing this about a month after I did that whole IP fix by changing it to 0.0.0.0. But since then I restored the default settings and the problem persists. Suggestions? Or did Sprint change something and now this is just how it is?
I'm running myn warm 2.2 rls5 with the stock kernal, 3.70 and rooted using unrevoked.
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So for about a month now, whenever I am trying load a page on my Evo's browser, it will load about half way and then just hang there for (sometimes) several minutes. Its done this on 3g, 4g and wifi. I've tried all kinds of sites (both mobile and non mobile) and it is usually the same story.
I've tried 3 different roms and I've tried both the stock browser and Dolphin with the same results. I noticed it started doing this about a month after I did that whole IP fix by changing it to 0.0.0.0. But since then I restored the default settings and the problem persists. Suggestions? Or did Sprint change something and now this is just how it is?
I'm running myn warm 2.2 rls5 with the stock kernal, 3.70 and rooted using unrevoked.
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Its certainly not sprint if its occurring on wifi too.
Have you tried wiping your data partition?
Several times. Didn't help.
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Several times. Didn't help.
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Well are you restoring data or apps when resetting up your phone?
enzeruken82 said:
So for about a month now, whenever I am trying load a page on my Evo's browser, it will load about half way and then just hang there for (sometimes) several minutes. Its done this on 3g, 4g and wifi. I've tried all kinds of sites (both mobile and non mobile) and it is usually the same story.
I've tried 3 different roms and I've tried both the stock browser and Dolphin with the same results. I noticed it started doing this about a month after I did that whole IP fix by changing it to 0.0.0.0. But since then I restored the default settings and the problem persists. Suggestions? Or did Sprint change something and now this is just how it is?
I'm running myn warm 2.2 rls5 with the stock kernal, 3.70 and rooted using unrevoked.
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there's a fix. download an app from the market called ad free. Once its installed, open it and hit "revert". Then reboot. Browser will be fixed. Its because the ad blocking hosts on your rom are out of date, so the browser chokes. This will bring ads back to apps, but you should be able to update the hosts file again, then be ad free with normal browser speeds. Its a known issue, only for some people.though. ad free hosts are cooked into some roms, and they get out of date. Just give it a shot.
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there's a fix. download an app from the market called ad free. Once its installed, open it and hit "revert". Then reboot. Browser will be fixed. Its because the ad blocking hosts on your rom are out of date, so the browser chokes. This will bring ads back to apps, but you should be able to update the hosts file again, then be ad free with normal browser speeds. Its a known issue, only for some people.though. ad free hosts are cooked into some roms, and they get out of date. Just give it a shot.
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Ah yes, forgot about that bug.
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Well are you restoring data or apps when resetting up your phone?
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Yeah I am. I'll do a fresh install of all my apps again and clear the cache before I do.
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there's a fix. download an app from the market called ad free. Once its installed, open it and hit "revert". Then reboot. Browser will be fixed. Its because the ad blocking hosts on your rom are out of date, so the browser chokes. This will bring ads back to apps, but you should be able to update the hosts file again, then be ad free with normal browser speeds. Its a known issue, only for some people.though. ad free hosts are cooked into some roms, and they get out of date. Just give it a shot.
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I'll try this fix too.
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Yeah I am. I'll do a fresh install of all my apps again and clear the cache before I do.
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Always a good idea and do what k2buckley said, should resolve your issue.
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Always a good idea and do what k2buckley said, should resolve your issue.
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Yeah, adfree did the trick. matt, k2, I appreciate both of your responses!
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enzeruken82 said:
Yeah, adfree did the trick. matt, k2, I appreciate both of your responses!
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No problem let us know if you need any other help.
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Hi Guys, I'm running Warm 2.2 on an EVO first edition (bought the day it was released) and lately I've been getting this really annoying lag problem with the internet browser.
This happens in all browser, the default android browser, firefox and dolphin but doesn't really happen with other internet applications, so I'm thinking it's a port 80 problem perhaps..
Basically - websites take a very long time to load, doesn't matter if i'm on Wifi, 4G or 3G, the site will start to load just fine, advance to about 30%, and then get stuck there for around a minute. It will eventually continue and load just find, but that lag makes it completely unusable. This happens on ANY website. Though you feel it less on sites that are optimized for mobile since they require less data transfer.
Has anybody seen this before? is this a common thing? what do you think the solution is?
Any help would be appreciated
It happens to me too, way too often over 4G. I think it has to do with Adfree, do you have it installed?
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Hi Guys, I'm running Warm 2.2 on an EVO first edition (bought the day it was released) and lately I've been getting this really annoying lag problem with the internet browser.
This happens in all browser, the default android browser, firefox and dolphin but doesn't really happen with other internet applications, so I'm thinking it's a port 80 problem perhaps..
Basically - websites take a very long time to load, doesn't matter if i'm on Wifi, 4G or 3G, the site will start to load just fine, advance to about 30%, and then get stuck there for around a minute. It will eventually continue and load just find, but that lag makes it completely unusable. This happens on ANY website. Though you feel it less on sites that are optimized for mobile since they require less data transfer.
Has anybody seen this before? is this a common thing? what do you think the solution is?
Any help would be appreciated
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It's a known issue, and has been covered many times in Myn's gigantic thread. Anyways, download the app 'ad-free' from the market. Open that app, and hit the big button that says 'revert'. Then reboot the phone. That will revert your hosts files (your internet stalls because Myn's has ad free hosts files cooked into the rom, to get rid of adds, and they are out of date, causing the browser to stall). Once you hit revert, your internet will be normal again, but you'll have adds.. If you don't want adds, go back into the ad free app, and hit 'download hosts files' or whatever the other button is. Then reboot. That should take care of it! FWIW, ad free always breaks my browser on 4g, with whatever rom i use. Not everyone reports that, but it's my experience. So i just don't bother blocking ads anymore, and have full speed browser.
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It's a known issue, and has been covered many times in Myn's gigantic thread. Anyways, download the app 'ad-free' from the market. Open that app, and hit the big button that says 'revert'. Then reboot the phone. That will revert your hosts files (your internet stalls because Myn's has ad free hosts files cooked into the rom, to get rid of adds, and they are out of date, causing the browser to stall). Once you hit revert, your internet will be normal again, but you'll have adds.. If you don't want adds, go back into the ad free app, and hit 'download hosts files' or whatever the other button is. Then reboot. That should take care of it! FWIW, ad free always breaks my browser on 4g, with whatever rom i use. Not everyone reports that, but it's my experience. So i just don't bother blocking ads anymore, and have full speed browser.
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Ditto buckley. Once I revert back I just go ahead and don't block them and it runs fine for me. I would suggest doing this also
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Because it sure seems like it... I can get on most major websites (XDA, Google, youtube, Facebook, etc) just fine on my phone, but when I go to (nsfw alert!) xvideos.com and load a video there, or even on serebii.net it turns up as http error 504. However if I use wi-fi I can view these sites just fine.
Did T-mobile end up shafting us with this filter, or is this something I can correct? I've tried disabling everything related to knox (all six of the apps that appear when you search Titanium Backup for knox) and restarting, no dice.
EDIT: I've just tried wi-fi tethering with my note 3, and going to serebii.net still gives a error 504 timeout.
EDIT #2. Oh yeah, forgot to mention this is a stock firmware with root, knox warranty 0x1, with TWRP recovery installed. justin case there is or isn't an update released since Oct. 2nd to now, my baseband version is N900TUVUBMI7
Serebii probably isn't working cause even on wifi and 4G lte, it won't load. X videos works fine either way for me.
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If you have AdAway or some other ad blocking system on your phone, I've seen some sites blocked when they are prefaced with an ad site, but other than that I've not seen any blocking.
I have the same concern I cannot seem to load any flash videos from no sites ?? Did you find a fix
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I have the same concern I cannot seem to load any flash videos from no sites ?? Did you find a fix
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Flash? What browser are you using. Flash is not supported by most now and you have to add flash to those that support it.
I meant to say the player the browser uses not sure if its flash but it just wont play any internet videos at all like before
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Ahhh, big screen bieng used for noble purposes!
Theres no filter... I would delete Ad Away if you have it and install AdFree, then give it a go. It can also be due to all those sights bieng chock full of advertisements the TMO signal in your area just isnt good enough. Its going to try to load more then the other sights, and thats where 504 timeout errors can occur if page does not load in time properly.
run a traceroute on the phone on and off wifi to sites with the issue and see where it falters.You can also check ping, but check routing first. Use the apps on playstore with same name its TraceRoute & TracePing.
Okay. I'll be sure to give it a go tomorrow, for I have to work soon.. and yeah nowadays serebii.net is working again. Also my ad blocker is simply called AdBlock.
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Ahhh, big screen bieng used for noble purposes!
Theres no filter... I would delete Ad Away if you have it and install AdFree, then give it a go. It can also be due to all those sights bieng chock full of advertisements the TMO signal in your area just isnt good enough. Its going to try to load more then the other sights, and thats where 504 timeout errors can occur if page does not load in time properly.
run a traceroute on the phone on and off wifi to sites with the issue and see where it falters.You can also check ping, but check routing first. Use the apps on playstore with same name its TraceRoute & TracePing.
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I thought adfree wasn't working anymore.
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I thought adfree wasn't working anymore.
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Didn't work for me. AdAway does though. Has trouble sometimes updating but eventually gets it. Don't need to update often.
Any idea what is the cause of this ? How do I get ad away ? I just dont understand why all of a suddent it stopped being able to play online videos .
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I thought adfree wasn't working anymore.
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Didn't work for me. AdAway does though. Has trouble sometimes updating but eventually gets it. Don't need to update often.
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All I know is, its working just dandy on jedi rom & I havent had any issues with it. It replaced AdAway which Im sure theres a good reason for... west have you done the ping and trace tests yet? 504 is generally a time out issue so, give it a shot on wifi & also on tmos network. and how many bars do you have in area your trying it in?
No I have not tried those yet but I can assure that when I do try to load any sort of video on the stock browser or chrome or any browser I download I get the error timeout which is unusual . I'm on stock non rooted so don't know what the issue is I will run those test . By the way are you all having the prevention information notification, for some reason I believe it's that what is triggering the whole filtering
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Because it sure seems like it... I can get on most major websites (XDA, Google, youtube, Facebook, etc) just fine on my phone, but when I go to (nsfw alert!) xvideos.com and load a video there, or even on serebii.net it turns up as http error 504. However if I use wi-fi I can view these sites just fine.
Did T-mobile end up shafting us with this filter, or is this something I can correct? I've tried disabling everything related to knox (all six of the apps that appear when you search Titanium Backup for knox) and restarting, no dice.
EDIT: I've just tried wi-fi tethering with my note 3, and going to serebii.net still gives a error 504 timeout.
EDIT #2. Oh yeah, forgot to mention this is a stock firmware with root, knox warranty 0x1, with TWRP recovery installed. justin case there is or isn't an update released since Oct. 2nd to now, my baseband version is N900TUVUBMI7
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It's your ad blocker. I know adfree from bigtincan was down for a while, but it's working now, adaway and root toolbox causes too many problems.
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