PLEASE

KILL

THAT

WOMAN

IN

THE

PURPLE

T-SHIRT.

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I'd like to get one. Does anybody know about how well they work in Dublin?

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#1, what the heck are you talking about?

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#3:
To the right of the headline in this window, or the top headline in the home page, is an ad space.

At work, I use (ugh) Windows and (ugh again) FMSIE. I'm not permitted to install another browser or and adblocking filters, if such exist for FMSIE.

So I see all those ads. Well, not all. Just one. Every time I get the same ad. It's for GM cars and features a woman in a purple T-shirt jumping up and down to get my attention. She will jump forever, until the mouse rools over the ad, even if it's unintentional. Then she launches into her pitch.

I cannot stop this ad from appearing. I cannot get the animation to not play. It is more annoying than having "My Heart Will Go On" stuck in your head. (Sorry about that.)

I have begged for that ad to be pulled, as it's constant playing and touch sensitive play-trigger are unacceptably invasive and aggravating. What's the use of cookies if they don't track that I have (1) seen that ad hundreds of times and (2) not clicked on it ever? I used to recommend this site to fellow Mac fanatics. Not anymore.

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This is a good change. I just don't get why it was illegal.

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It was illegal because you needed a broadcasting license in order to use one, due to an outdated law.

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@James: I have an iTrip. It works well for me if you stay in the Area. You need to find a free frequency. If you travel you will experience problems because of radio channels you come close to that use the frequency. I haven't tested it in dublin, but you need to find a frequency, that is 0.2 Mhz away from any other used frequency. So you need to find a 0.4Mhz gap that is unused.

I would love the idea of an frequency that is reserved for iTrips in at least the whole country.

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How much does Griffin pay you guys under the table to brand generic FM transmitters "Griffin iTrips" in every post? It's stupid.

Take it from me, we sell a dozen different transmitters, and the iTrip is by FAR the worst of them. Those of us who have been at the store long enough know not to let people buy them in the first place, because they'll be returning them anyway. Stick with Kensington or Monster.

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I mean, seriously:
http://www.tuaw.com/2006/09/05/griffin-itrips-to-be-legalized-in-ireland/
http://www.tuaw.com/2006/03/03/griffins-itrip-comes-to-switzerland/
http://www.tuaw.com/2005/12/22/ipod-plus-itrip-fm-payment-system/

It only lets me do three URLs...

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Broadcasting rights in the UK are based on Article III, paragraph IV of the Magna Carta written in 1215.

You need to pay a licensing fee to watch TV:
http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/international/bbc.html

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I have a Monster and it's awful. I was thinking of going with a Griffin iTrip specifically because of the DX mode that boosts the signal.

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Scott F, why so many anger? Where did you see woman in red?

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Scott F - You have two choices:
1. get a new job that will let you install something usefull on your computer
2. get a thumb drive and install the portable firefox browser on it and do your surfing from the thumb drive.
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

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LOL! 'London: Where Pirate Radio Thrives' haha. It's not that bad geez. And London only represents a tiny area of the UK. But I am so glad anyway, I bought one yesterday on eBay.

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Um, James, Dublin's not in the UK.

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Jon, if you can't get a good signal from your iCarPlay, then you've either got a broken one or you will never be happy with an FM transmitter. But I can't stress this enough... stay away from the iTrip. Kensington's got the best one:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6084001/wo/FMqpWEtI8dMi2IKSiC6lZUiOwaW/5.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.4.3

You can read the hate on the iTrip from people that own it here:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6084001/wo/FMqpWEtI8dMi2IKSiC6lZUiOwaW/1.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.1.3

Believe me, I took returns on at least 300 of those pieces of shit after last Christmas, I'm going to make damn sure I don't have to deal with that again. We had to use crates to return them to Griffin, it was so bad.

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So it's not illegal now to use an iTrip in the UK.

However if you have ripped your CDs to iTunes and your iPod then you have broken the law in the UK, as that is still illegal!

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Hey johnmc, I was actually aware that Dublin is not part of the U.K. Dumbass.
FYI... water is wet.

Thanks to everyone (except johnmc) for their advice. As there's no Apple store in Dublin, just dealers, I'll use the online store and get one of the ones you recommended.
Cheers!

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I have an iTrip, and travel around the UK often... It works poorly as there are no empty frequencies as there are here. I leave mine home now, and rent Ford Mondeos from Hertz that have a auxilary jack in the glovebox. Save your money.

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I have a Griffin and I love it. I don't live in the UK or go there but it works great in Missouri!!!

Don't try to use it in Kansas City!! It dose not work!!

Anyway, what was with the girl in the purple?? I don't see the ad.

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