The website and forum will be intermittently unavailable while we're making some security updates.
File uploads to the download hangar are also disabled until further notice.

Tapatalk

Technical support for the MAIW website and forums.
Post Reply
plumber
Captain
Captain
Posts: 329
Joined: 12 May 2008, 11:02
Version: FS9
Location: Blackpool. UK

Tapatalk

Post by plumber »

Hi, have started to get adverts on this site, anyone know how to stop them please!
Brian H
User avatar
Greg
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 4043
Joined: 12 Aug 2006, 19:56
Version: MSFS
Location: Belgium

Re: Tapatalk

Post by Greg »

I updated the plugin yesterday to the latest version. Adverts should be switched off but I'll check again.
User avatar
Greg
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 4043
Joined: 12 Aug 2006, 19:56
Version: MSFS
Location: Belgium

Re: Tapatalk

Post by Greg »

Alright, it doesn't look good... :smt012

It seems that with the latest plugin version, the site owner is no longer able to turn advertising off except with a subscription. The cheapest sub is $5 per month.

This change of direction is unfortunate, as Tapatalk initially started as a free app and plugin but it seems they have now changed their business model. I'm not going to pay $60 a year just to turn ads off in Tapatalk as our donations barely cover the server expenses at the moment. At the same time, we don't have enough Tapatalk users to even make any money from their advertising. Everybody loses.

You can still make the personal choice not to see any ads by the way by subsribing to the (paid) VIP version of the Tapatalk app, but at the moment I'm wondering if I should stop supporting Tapatalk altoghether...
plumber
Captain
Captain
Posts: 329
Joined: 12 May 2008, 11:02
Version: FS9
Location: Blackpool. UK

Re: Tapatalk

Post by plumber »

Thanks Greg, I will try and put up with it.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
User avatar
gsnde
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 4380
Joined: 05 Apr 2007, 08:13
Version: P3D
Location: South-West Germany
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk

Post by gsnde »

Please don't stop Tapatalk support, Greg.
Cheers,
Martin
________________________________________
The Owl's Nest * Military Aircraft Reference * ICAO Reference * Distance Calculator * MAIW, Military AI & UKMil Reference
User avatar
Firebird
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 12111
Joined: 11 Aug 2006, 21:04
Version: FS9
Location: EGLL

Re: Tapatalk

Post by Firebird »

Does anybody else find that tapatalk is so far behind realtime? I find that quite often I will get notifications of posts up to a day late.
Steve
_______________________________________________________
Image
Quid Si Coelum Ruat
_______________________________________________________
plumber
Captain
Captain
Posts: 329
Joined: 12 May 2008, 11:02
Version: FS9
Location: Blackpool. UK

Re: Tapatalk

Post by plumber »

Just received your response ok


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
User avatar
gsnde
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 4380
Joined: 05 Apr 2007, 08:13
Version: P3D
Location: South-West Germany
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk

Post by gsnde »

Neither me. Almost always instantly...
Cheers,
Martin
________________________________________
The Owl's Nest * Military Aircraft Reference * ICAO Reference * Distance Calculator * MAIW, Military AI & UKMil Reference
User avatar
Firebird
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 12111
Joined: 11 Aug 2006, 21:04
Version: FS9
Location: EGLL

Re: Tapatalk

Post by Firebird »

OK so its just me. The amount of times I get notifications of posts that I read on my PC hours ago is unreal.
Steve
_______________________________________________________
Image
Quid Si Coelum Ruat
_______________________________________________________
User avatar
gsnde
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 4380
Joined: 05 Apr 2007, 08:13
Version: P3D
Location: South-West Germany
Contact:

Tapatalk

Post by gsnde »

This one is as a reply to the notification here....
Comes in sync both on Android mobile and Apple iPad
Cheers,
Martin
________________________________________
The Owl's Nest * Military Aircraft Reference * ICAO Reference * Distance Calculator * MAIW, Military AI & UKMil Reference
User avatar
Firebird
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 12111
Joined: 11 Aug 2006, 21:04
Version: FS9
Location: EGLL

Re: Tapatalk

Post by Firebird »

Weird. None of these posts has come in. The only one in this thread is Brian's original post. I even went in and did a manual refresh but nothing changed. Very frustrating.
Steve
_______________________________________________________
Image
Quid Si Coelum Ruat
_______________________________________________________
User avatar
gsnde
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 4380
Joined: 05 Apr 2007, 08:13
Version: P3D
Location: South-West Germany
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk

Post by gsnde »

Do you have the paid version, Steve? I bought it right from the start when I learned about Tapatalk years ago.
Cheers,
Martin
________________________________________
The Owl's Nest * Military Aircraft Reference * ICAO Reference * Distance Calculator * MAIW, Military AI & UKMil Reference
plumber
Captain
Captain
Posts: 329
Joined: 12 May 2008, 11:02
Version: FS9
Location: Blackpool. UK

Re: Tapatalk

Post by plumber »

I have only had the freeby.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
User avatar
gsnde
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 4380
Joined: 05 Apr 2007, 08:13
Version: P3D
Location: South-West Germany
Contact:

Re: Tapatalk

Post by gsnde »

Maybe that is an explanation (although it would be terrible bad marketing).
Cheers,
Martin
________________________________________
The Owl's Nest * Military Aircraft Reference * ICAO Reference * Distance Calculator * MAIW, Military AI & UKMil Reference
User avatar
Firebird
MAIW Admin
MAIW Admin
Posts: 12111
Joined: 11 Aug 2006, 21:04
Version: FS9
Location: EGLL

Re: Tapatalk

Post by Firebird »

No, Martin. I do not pay for anything on my phone or tablet, but if Brian gets it OK then it has to be something else. If I relied on it more then I would really look into it but as I more or less disregard it I shall not get to worried about it. The one thing I find useful is the pm notification and they tend to come through a lot quicker. I had one this a.m.
Steve
_______________________________________________________
Image
Quid Si Coelum Ruat
_______________________________________________________
Post Reply