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KatBro
Sophomore
8 years ago

Data usage with IPads

Hi folks,   Can anyone give me some insight into how much data IPads use over WiFi, in general, compared to a PC?   This is with no video or audio streaming.   More, less, about the same?   Is th...
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GabeU's avatar
GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
8 years ago
KatBro wrote:

Hi folks,

Also, does anyone know how to turn off auto-play ads/audio/videos in IPad?   I know how on PC, but can't figure it out on the IPad.

 

Cheers,
Kathy 

Are you referring to videos on certain sites, like Facebook, and ads on general web pages?  

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    KatBro
    Sophomore
    8 years ago

    Yes, I am referring to the video/audio ads that start automatically on general web pages, and the autoplay videos that often start on news sites or TV station sites, sometimes even on government websites.   

     

    I wasn't referring to social media. 

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      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      8 years ago
      KatBro wrote:

      Yes, I am referring to the video/audio ads that start automatically on general web pages, and the autoplay videos that often start on news sites or TV station sites, sometimes even on government websites.   

       

      I wasn't referring to social media. 

      Ah.  Okay.  Hopefully someone will have an idea of how to do this with an iPad.

       

      With PCs I gave up after Chrome did away with being able to control plugins.  The HTML5 and Flash apps only stop them from playing, not downloading, so that's worthless.