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Does anyone else suffer from Dell Computer advertising pop ups when using the National Rail website? Today it seems to be happening with almost every other click. 

Yes, I have the same problem. I am on tabbed browsing, and have the departures board for Maidenhead up as I am getting the train soon. Even when I am on a different tab, that advert is appearing every few seconds.. Think there might be a problem with their site?

Thanks - at least it's not just my PC!

I just came back to my Pc after about half hour and there were fifteen such adverts all stacked up! nice...  :D

Is there anything more likely to make you NOT want to buy a Dell Computer?

I'd recommend downloading a decent popup blocker. Tucows is the best place to search for one.

I'd also suggest some anti-spyware software might be useful as well - everyone has their favourites, but to my mind the best of the free ones (and not just because of the nostalgic rail related name!) is Spybot S&D

http://www.tucows.com/preview/310138

I don't normally visit it as I'm a National Express East Coast aficionado myself, but I've looked at the National Rail site a couple of times this morning as a result of this posting and haven't been popped up at so far... fingers crossed....

Thanks for the advice Phil.

I've got Pop up blocker which can be turned off, even with it off, I don't have any Pop Up's occuring on the Natinal Rail Web site, would suggest you go into your PC control and delete Cookies.

Firefox + Adblock Plus =  (http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/studsmatta.gif) (http://www.millan.net)

Or an even better browser with a blocker - Opera  (http://www.opera.com).

added to spam watch hehe... to be fair it doesnt come up as much on firefox

i had wondered why i kept hearing my pop up blocker clicking every time i went to a new page.. this explains it ! :D

It's disappointing that something that is allegedly funded by ATOC needs so many advertisements.

I agree, especially pop ups, which are a particularly irritating method of trying to peddle your wares.

..but why today...? This doesn't usually happen to me on this National Rail website, or not recently anyway....?

Can't explain the masses of them, but it has had these pop ups for a while, sometimes they even get through a pop up blocker which is rather annoying.

Thanks Ollie,

I have emailed National rail website the following...

"Hello, Every time I click on something on your web site today, I get a pop up advertising dell computers.. I didn't want to buy one first time round, and certainly not after the 50th time either.. This doesn't usually happen on your web site.. Is it a problem with it? I hope it's not an enhancement? Thank you Jo"

Will let you know the reply...

I've done something similar, (albeit not quite so witty) but I'm not holding my breath for a response.

Well I've never been described as witty before.. Thank you!  ;D And yes, I'm also not holding out for a response any time soon!

Particularly like that you ask if it's an enhancement  ;D

I have a mac with safari and I haven't had the pop up.

Probably because Safari has its own pop up blocker included.

Download it for PC and Mac @ Apple.com

i second that i never use ie i always belived that security wise it was flawed as proved recently firefox is my prefered browser but i have used safari the only reason i dont use it more is that silverlight doesnt work that well with it

I got a very speedy reply...

"Thank you for your eMail regarding advertising on the National Rail Enquiries website.

Our site is currently experiencing technical difficulties which is causing the pop-under advertisements to continually appear on top of our page. Our Technical Team are currently working to rectify this and normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible.

Once again please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused and I trust that this matter will shortly be resolved."

 ;D

I must say I am impressed with the quick response.

Glad the situation is being looked into.

I got the same message. I presume by "normal service" they mean the normal irritating pop-ups (unders?), but without every click resulting in one.

It seemed to have calmed down by yesterday afternoon,  so I presume they had already sorted it.

Hmm, I just managed to get a total of 29 "pop-ups" whilst I was on National Rail web site, so not totally sorted. However they do seem to pop up and then immediately sit in the back ground now rather than actually popping up and staying there! Which is an improvement. :)