RTE Player Blocked

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Issue: RTE Player blocks playback due to "adblock software installed", even when no adblock is installed.

Setup: Windows 7 desktop tethered to mobile phone hotspot. Adblock installed on phone. Using Opera and Firefox browser.

So, can't get RTE player to work on my desktop. I have disabled all adblock addons and tried on multiple browsers that don't have any plugins at all. Also disabled Adblock on smartphone. The player works fine when run on my smartphone.

When I use http://ads-blocker.com/testing/ to check I can see that nothing is blocking adds. Strangly though, someting is at least partially, because on google search page I see no adds.

So something on my PC is at least partially blocking adds. And it doesn't seem to be a browser issue. No idea what it could be. Any ideas, I'm stumped.

SkinnyBuddha

I had an issue ages ago where it needs flashplayer but doesn't mention this

me_irl

What antivirus / antimalware programs do you have installed?

Very odd issue all right if you're disabling adblocking for RTÉ.

Is there any program installed on the Win 7 machine that blocks ads apart from the browsers (check the control panel).

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me_irl wrote: »

What antivirus / antimalware programs do you have installed?

Very odd issue all right if you're disabling adblocking for RTÉ.

Is there any program installed on the Win 7 machine that blocks ads apart from the browsers (check the control panel).

I never use antivirus or antimalware programs. I do a windows defender manual scan from time to time but nothing that's always active.

I've looked through my installed program list and task manager and can't see anything that would block adds.

Edit: I have a dual boot system with Win 10 on the other partition that I hardly ever use, very few programs installed and I get the same issue on that too.

Amalgam

I'm in the same boat, Microsoft Edge with nothing installed.

Just curious, are you trying to access the Player through Three's network?

The player stopped working about a year back, just no luck getting anything playing. Windows 10 minimal software, I do have CCleaner and some other 'passive' cleaners, but nothing active.

Gadgetman496

I'm assuming you are all using the standard RTE player?

Are you getting the same results if you use the RTE XL Player?

FanadMan

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

I'm assuming you are all using the standard RTE player?

Are you getting the same results if you use the RTE XL Player?

Never seen the XL version before! Tried it with Chrome with uBlock Origin and it works fine. But normal player won't work - gives adblocker error.

Could be a good one to keep in the favourites

Nollog

I had this problem. I had to delete rte's cookie.

ejabrod

Why would anyone want to use RTE player?

It's shïte

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Amalgam wrote: »

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Just curious, are you trying to access the Player through Three's network?

Yeah I am but I don't think that has anything to do with it although I did think it might. It works on my tablet tethered to my smartphone so I can't see how 3 could have blocked it to my desktop but not to my tablet. Although it's curious your having the same problem and are on 3 too !

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Gadgetman496 wrote: »

I'm assuming you are all using the standard RTE player?

Are you getting the same results if you use the RTE XL Player?

Trust Gadgetman to fix the problem ! Thanks !!!!!

I don't even want to know why the standard one doesn't work. I spent hours experimenting different things to solve to problem and absolutely no mention of the problem in the Player FAQ's !

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