Forums On Mah Phone?

[ElfLady]

I know that personally I do a lot of posting through my phone's internet browser, but on this new forum this is quite buggy. Is there any way that we could improve the mobile web interface?

[kaitlyn]

we need an iphone/itouch friendly skin.

[ElfLady]

Yeah, I think that would be a good idea. ^_^

[kaitlyn]

lol i didnt know if thats what you were trying to say or not. it would be awesome though!

[Cortney]

Ah, easier said than done. I'll definitely point this out to Patrick (the Proboards guy), though.

[ElfLady]

Yeah, it might be a bit difficult ^_^ (I'm a demanding person, I apologize ) I spend a lot of time without a computer, bored out of my skull, but my phone has internet, so I say: "Hmmm, I wonder what's happenin' on teh SPOTM."
Maybe if I describe what I mean, it will help?
Meh, I'll try it:
So I come here, and it's fine, if a little slow, but then, once I click on a certain forum, the topics don't show up about 70% of the time. Once I finally click on a thread, the responses don't show up about 90% of the time. Once I get the replies to show up, then it's fine. It just disappoints me a bit, but it's okay if you don't do anything, no one else appears to have this problem. Doesn't Google help reformat websites for mobile access? I dunno, but I think that's what I heard...

[Deleted]

Hmm I can use the forum on my iPod touch fine. Which phone are you using? And I'm sure if Proboards are willing that they could create a mobile template and host in a /mobile directory or something easily enough.

[ElfLady]

I'm using a Samsung Comeback on TMobile, which has a browser called web2go (it's a TMobile thing).

[kaitlyn]

I dont have interenet on my phone, but on my itouch i use it. its hard because when you take a normal sized webpage and shrink it to fit an itouch makes it hard to use. (yes i know you can zoom in, but still.)

[ifyouwantblood]

I use a itouch too, my only problem there is that the picture/link on top comes after everything else. Pushing it down and often causing me to click the wrong thing.

[fredrik]

Yeah, I know about that, but in general, I don't think we should have an iPhone version, but rather a more like JavaScript free (or with little JavaScript) and mobile friendly version of the site, because as someone said in another thread (I don't know who/where), the site relies heavily on JavaScript, and many mobile browsers doesn't support that well.

[VampiricPadraig]

A forum (as big as this) shouldn't be used on a mobile phone if you are on a PrePay/PayAsYouGoSystem. All the graphics and text needed PER page would cost you alot of money.

If your money on your phone is empty or you get a massive bill at the end of the month. Do NOT blame us.

Just warning ya's.

[ElfLady]

XD
Thanks for the advice Paddy. ^_^
But I have unlimited web, so it's cool. ^_^
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