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		jmcdiesel on Aug 2, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Ad-Free Life – Adblocking as a Service "Ads on news sites gobble up as much as 79% of users' mobile data. Why are you wasting valuable data to see ads?" My understanding is that this is a device on your network... your home network. Can you explain how this device/service would help your mobile data?

Bartweiss on Aug 2, 2017 | [–]

I think that's the value proposition: rather than using a Pi Hole in your home, you connect to this service on all your devices anywhere.

jf on Aug 2, 2017 | [–]

I think this presumes that you'd be using the hosted service from your phone.

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