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AdGuard Family Plan New Users: Lifetime Subscription (Up to 9 Devices)

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StackSocial has for New Users: AdGuard Family Plan: Lifetime Subscription (Up to 9 Devices) on sale for $15.97.

Note: This plan is only available to NEW users.

Thanks to Community Member PowerfulClover2540 for finding this deal

Ensure that you select the 'Family' plan type

About the Subscription:
  • Length of access: Lifetime
  • Redemption deadline: Redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
  • Max number of devices: 9
  • Access options: desktop & mobile
  • Software version: AdGuard Family
  • Updates included
About AdGuard:
  • This intuitive ad blocker offers an unparalleled web experience, powered by its three core features: an advanced ad-blocking module, a comprehensive privacy protection tool, and a robust parental control system. Say goodbye to annoying banners, intrusive pop-ups, and disruptive video ads as AdGuard ensures a clutter-free browsing experience.
System Requirements:
  • Microsoft Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7
  • macOS 10.15 and newer versions (for older OS, specific versions required)
  • iOS 12 and newer versions
  • Android 7 and newer versions

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Receive your redemption code—and instructions to redeem the code for the product—via email immediately after purchase.
    • Please see original post for additional details and give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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StackSocial has for New Users: AdGuard Family Plan: Lifetime Subscription (Up to 9 Devices) on sale for $15.97.

Note: This plan is only available to NEW users.

Thanks to Community Member PowerfulClover2540 for finding this deal

Ensure that you select the 'Family' plan type

About the Subscription:
  • Length of access: Lifetime
  • Redemption deadline: Redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
  • Max number of devices: 9
  • Access options: desktop & mobile
  • Software version: AdGuard Family
  • Updates included
About AdGuard:
  • This intuitive ad blocker offers an unparalleled web experience, powered by its three core features: an advanced ad-blocking module, a comprehensive privacy protection tool, and a robust parental control system. Say goodbye to annoying banners, intrusive pop-ups, and disruptive video ads as AdGuard ensures a clutter-free browsing experience.
System Requirements:
  • Microsoft Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7
  • macOS 10.15 and newer versions (for older OS, specific versions required)
  • iOS 12 and newer versions
  • Android 7 and newer versions

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Receive your redemption code—and instructions to redeem the code for the product—via email immediately after purchase.
    • Please see original post for additional details and give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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luckygecko
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Thank you for your concern.


Pihole does not natively support DNS over HTTPS as a direct upstream resolver. Pihole's blocklists are somewhat all-or-nothing and curating the correct list is a manual process. I find the Adguard search interface much quicker to use. They are good at finding blocklists I've never come across. They curate some themselves.


Likewise, to get around the DNS over HTTPS issue, there has to be yet another layer such as ubound or cloudflared running. So, my internal network has to contact pihole, which contacts cloudflared, which goes out my edge gateway, all adding latency, whereas now with Adguard DNS I can do it all on my gateway since it supports DoH natively. I had 3.2 million DNS requests last month from my network. It makes a difference.


In addition with this Adguard setup, I can have different blocklists for different devices.(the gateway can choose) Again, something pihole can't support directly because it runs as a single instance.


The next time you are 'concerned' you can offer suggestions.
Jmoney611
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Does nobody have Ublock origins? I've yet to watch a YouTube ad since they started putting ads on vids because of ublock
luckygecko
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I pay for AdGuard DNS. It's been more granular and consistent than Pihole. I don't use their app. This 'lifetime' version does not include their DNS services outside their free tier.


What do you use since you imply people are 'wild' in a bad way to spend $16.

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Jan 03, 2025 02:42 AM
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lleung1980Jan 03, 2025 02:42 AM
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I use AD on my desktop, but it is pretty much useless on SD. It would not load any link. Also it will not load links from Google sponsored search too. Is that the same for everyone?
Jan 03, 2025 02:46 AM
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duckeggsJan 03, 2025 02:46 AM
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Quote from konjecture :
When it says up to 9 devices, I'm guessing it means a total of 9 devices at any time? Like if I have a 10th device, then I can disable AdGuard from one of the devices and activate in the new one?
yes lol
Jan 03, 2025 03:01 AM
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DummyThickJan 03, 2025 03:01 AM
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Can someone explain. Does this run on your entire home network and block all ads? Or is it just an application. I'm not seeing the value over something that's free such as ublock origin.
Jan 03, 2025 03:58 AM
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ReveredJan 03, 2025 03:58 AM
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Quote from luckygecko :
I pay for AdGuard DNS. It's been more granular and consistent than Pihole.
I'm concerned you don't know how to use a Pihole...
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Jan 03, 2025 04:10 AM
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mangodrinkJan 03, 2025 04:10 AM
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Quote from konjecture :
When it says up to 9 devices, I'm guessing it means a total of 9 devices at any time? Like if I have a 10th device, then I can disable AdGuard from one of the devices and activate in the new one?
It's pretty easy, if you try to license a new device and you don't have any left the app will just tell you, but you just go to an old licensed device's Adguard app and in a couple clicks you can deactivate its license, and as long as the old and new devices are online you can activate the just-deactivated license on the new device. Normally takes less than 20 minutes, maybe even under 10 if you know where you're clicking.
I haven't looked in a while but I think you can also do deactivations through their website but if you have several devices it can be hard to tell which one you're deactivating.
Jan 03, 2025 04:15 AM
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TonyO6477Jan 03, 2025 04:15 AM
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Quote from AAMC27 :
Is AdGuard any better than free/open source uBlock Origin? I'd assume the major difference is smartphone support. Although, many browsers have built-in blockers these days and I believe mobile FireFox supports uBlock as well.
Yes much better
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Jan 03, 2025 04:16 AM
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TonyO6477Jan 03, 2025 04:16 AM
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Quote from andyroberts :
Very interested in one of these, but I'm equally ignorant.

Do I need one for iPhone/Safari? (I use Chrome a little on the same device)

Is this a good one? Seems like a solid deal.
On iphone it only works for safari

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Jan 03, 2025 04:17 AM
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BraveFlag327Jan 03, 2025 04:17 AM
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Quote from DummyThick :
Can someone explain. Does this run on your entire home network and block all ads? Or is it just an application. I'm not seeing the value over something that's free such as ublock origin.
That's what I'd like to know as well.
Jan 03, 2025 04:26 AM
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turns2stoneJan 03, 2025 04:26 AM
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Quote from DummyThick :
Can someone explain. Does this run on your entire home network and block all ads? Or is it just an application. I'm not seeing the value over something that's free such as ublock origin.
This runs on your device i.e. phone, laptop. uBlock origin ain't runnin' on your iPhone/iPad.

I got this same deal a couple of years ago and it's the best $16 I've spent. Even if it stops tomorrow, I got my money's worth.
Blocks all YouTube ads, website ads, etc.

Lately it's giving me some trouble with Amazon product photos, but you can easily pause it and let that (java?) content load. Regardless, it does a great job, with the occasional glitch.
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Jan 03, 2025 04:28 AM
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SamW5482Jan 03, 2025 04:28 AM
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Quote from DummyThick :
Can someone explain. Does this run on your entire home network and block all ads? Or is it just an application. I'm not seeing the value over something that's free such as ublock origin.
Yes, it does..you change DNS server IP and adguard will block ads.. native ads will not be blocked though
Jan 03, 2025 05:15 AM
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luckygeckoJan 03, 2025 05:15 AM
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Quote from Revered :
I'm concerned you don't know how to use a Pihole...

Thank you for your concern.


Pihole does not natively support DNS over HTTPS as a direct upstream resolver. Pihole's blocklists are somewhat all-or-nothing and curating the correct list is a manual process. I find the Adguard search interface much quicker to use. They are good at finding blocklists I've never come across. They curate some themselves.


Likewise, to get around the DNS over HTTPS issue, there has to be yet another layer such as ubound or cloudflared running. So, my internal network has to contact pihole, which contacts cloudflared, which goes out my edge gateway, all adding latency, whereas now with Adguard DNS I can do it all on my gateway since it supports DoH natively. I had 3.2 million DNS requests last month from my network. It makes a difference.


In addition with this Adguard setup, I can have different blocklists for different devices.(the gateway can choose) Again, something pihole can't support directly because it runs as a single instance.


The next time you are 'concerned' you can offer suggestions.
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Jan 03, 2025 05:33 AM
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lyrebirdJan 03, 2025 05:33 AM
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So if I use this in my iPhone, I won't be able to click through deals link, right?
Jan 03, 2025 05:46 AM
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HondaBoy619Jan 03, 2025 05:46 AM
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Does AdGuard apply the DNS to all device traffic on iOS? Would be worth it for mobile games that have ads when I'm away from my home network (where I have a pi-hole)
Jan 03, 2025 05:51 AM
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turns2stoneJan 03, 2025 05:51 AM
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Quote from lyrebird :
So if I use this in my iPhone, I won't be able to click through deals link, right?
yeah pretty much breaks those.
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dcmanryanJan 03, 2025 07:21 AM
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Websites have caught on and many links I try now know and detect I'm using an ad blocker. It's gotten really bad the last year. So bad if your only reason for buying this is ads on websites for mobile save your money and just use Duck Duck Go or Brave as your browser as both are far better than this. I bought the lifetime like this deal a few years ago so this is from experience. YMMV as web sites vary. It also won't work with the Slickdeals app as links won't open.
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