# Does anyone know how to........

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-to/36853>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 13, 2000, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-to/36853 "2000-10-13T23:03:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-to/36853/1 "2000-10-13T23:03:24Z")

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hide the ad bar on [Free.net](http://Free.net)?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2000, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-to/36853/2 "2000-10-14T00:42:56Z")

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There’s a similar question currently on page 2: [Hacking? A banner question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=41792). You might want to check there. Please note, of course, that we don’t really condone doing this, as those ads are the only way that free ISPs make money on the deal, and if people start disabling them, they might not be able to continue to support them.