Mobile discussion board

[peter]

I had no idea but the board is functional from a mobile cell phone browser. I am in my car (not driving) as I post this.

I had seen some post in the past about reading the board from a smart phone and tried it from my old phone but it just not quite there yet.

I just got a Sprint Blackberry Curve (free with two year contract) and viewing the site with the browser that came with the phone was a little funky too.
...But after downloading the Opera mini browser I was amazed. Operamini.com

Opera is pretty close to iphone browsing.

The Microsoft browser is no good for sites that that are not specifically optimized for cell phones.

Can read articles and all that too. Comes in real handy when standing in line etc.
You can look at board as it appears on your computer and zoom in and then the text is put in a collum? so you don't have to scroll left and right.

After a week I am still amazed!

The Sprint Telenav GPS is also amazing. Very easy to use and very powerful. You can phone in an address where you want to go and it puts it on the map.

I have been looking at smart phones for several years but they never inpressed me. This Blackberry Curve is truely impressive. There is a one to two week learning curve as you use it but basically you can make calls, get mail,use gps, browse the web right out of the store.

I first bought an HTC touch screen but could not hardly make a call on it plus I was accidently calling an assortment of folks my address book accidently at odd hours like midnight.

Here is my take after pretty extensive research:

Sprint cheapest provider.
Verizon best coverage but you pay for it.

Iphone best browser and easiest to use if you like typing on a touch screen. I can't handle it plus I am proud of the fact that I have never bought any thing from apple. Thirty bucks more a month.

Palm treo with windows 6.1 has familiar windows interface and got great reviews but everyone at the sprint store said "do not buy it" basically they would not sell it to me. Doesn't quite add up. Maybe all the cards were not on the table.

Blackberry curve
Fits in your pocket.
Buttons-no touch screen.
Free at least when I got mine.
Great screen.
Easy to use.
My quess is black berry and apple will be the leaders but who knows.
I wanted windows operating but all things considered learning the blackberry operating sysyem is worth it.

Be careful the are addictive and appropriately called "crackberrys"

That's my story and I'm stickin to it.

Peter

[HawgHunter75]

I usually check the site often while on the road from my iPhone, I have had no problems at all to speak of.

Kudos !!

[know1]

Yeah - I've accessed it from my Windows Smartphone before as well using Internet Explorer. The Skyfire browser is pretty slick to display the board as well.

One thing I will say, the board isn't really optimized for viewing from a mobile browser. There are other boards that are either set up differently for mobile browsers or actually have a mobile version available. Something like mobile.fishin.com that cuts out a lot of the images and ads.

The National weather service has a mobile version that is really fast on a mobile phone. I use it a lot when fishing.

I'll probably be getting an iPhone or Google phone in the next couple of months and will probably be browsing even more from handheld devices.

[peter]

Give Opera a try. It would be interesting to see how you think it compares to Skyfire.

Anybody else had have any experience or comments with mobile browsers viewing Fishin.com?

Peter

[know1]

I've heard a lot of good things about Opera, but probably won't download it since I'll be getting a new phone pretty soon. I may do it after that.

I've posted comments to other boards that have mobile versions before. For us UK sports fans, the mobile version of the catspause.com works really well for any browser.

Skyfire is pretty neat in that it even displays flash and videos.

[smuckey41]

i have the iphone and i love it. it is amazing what you can do on a phone these days. i was a little ifey about it till my wife talked me in to it. daily planers, gps,music player, note pad, quick weather butten, and a camera. i cant beleave you can even talk on it to. i have all the lakes i like to fish on my weather butten so i can see what the weather is at everyone with a click of a butten. this thing is cool


chuck

[peter]

I've heard a lot of good things about Opera, but probably won't download it since I'll be getting a new phone pretty soon. I may do it after that.

I've posted comments to other boards that have mobile versions before. For us UK sports fans, the mobile version of the catspause.com works really well for any browser.

Skyfire is pretty neat in that it even displays flash and videos.

sounds like skyfire is something to check out. the baility to view flash videos is a big advantage. Most internet videos are flash these days.

Thanks for the info. I have heard a lot of good things about the iphone and guess I did slam it a bit unjustifiably.

Peter

[tritontr196]

Peter,

I've got the BB Curve thru verizon also. I've had mine about 6 months now and its been pretty nice. It does have it's limits just like the iphone, g1 or any windows mobile device. If you are a RSS junkie give viigo a try. Since we are on the subject, I was wondering if setting up feeds for the board is something in the works? Anyway enjoy the Curve and dont get too addicted!!