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What does the internet look like on mobile phones?
madlh100
06-04-2011
Does the website need to be mobile friendly or does the phone's browser just convert the web page to mobile form?

I've never used the internet on my phone so I'm just wondering what to expect.

Thanks.
davethorp
06-04-2011
Depends on your phone. Smartphones such as the iPhone or an Android phone will render whole webpages very well and the sites remain usable. Other phones sometimes will also render full websites but some may need another browser like opera mini to work well

A lot of sites do have mobile versions which are cut down in terms of graphics and interface to make them easier to load and navigate using your phone. Any decent site should have a toggle to allow you to switch between the mobile and PC versions
neo_wales
06-04-2011
"I've never used the internet on my phone so I'm just wondering what to expect."

So you have an internet ready phone now? Just turn it on and have a look should answer your question.
alanwarwic
06-04-2011
It really depends on screen resolution and to some extent the screen size.

On my Pulse Mini it's a pain with the main culprit being the 320 by 240 screen resolution.
The San Francisco is superb, although the 3.5" screen is too small for its high resolution screen.
The 4 or 4.2 inches size would certainly be better for internet.
flagpole
06-04-2011
http://i56.tinypic.com/4trltz.png
http://i51.tinypic.com/106mwj6.png

on my N8
dreamfish
06-04-2011
I remember the days of WAP. How times have changed!
Scots rool
07-04-2011
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“http://i56.tinypic.com/4trltz.png
http://i51.tinypic.com/106mwj6.png

on my N8”


My BlackBerry is rubbish on DS, yet it's fine for FB.
alanwarwic
07-04-2011
Those pics seem very big so zoom to 3.5" in size.
twingle
07-04-2011
I phone is fine for resolution and reading but it may be user era on my part I can never get to various pages easily on DS. Any suggestions appreciated!
psionic
07-04-2011
This is on an iPhone 4
http://i52.tinypic.com/n2lco3.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/235kj5.jpg

There are also factors such as what resolution they were uploaded/shared as. So cannot directly compare.
Scots rool
07-04-2011
Originally Posted by psionic:
“This is on an iPhone 4
http://i52.tinypic.com/n2lco3.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/235kj5.jpg

There are also factors such as what resolution they were uploaded/shared as. So cannot directly compare.”

I'm not sure what's going on re my BlackBerry.......when I try to access DS the text is tiny & I have to keep zooming in to read it, it isn't easy either to navigate to different threads either. It's fine on FB as I mentioned earlier. All seems a tad odd.
QTC13
07-04-2011
Originally Posted by Scots rool:
“I'm not sure what's going on re my BlackBerry.......when I try to access DS the text is tiny & I have to keep zooming in to read it, it isn't easy either to navigate to different threads either. It's fine on FB as I mentioned earlier. All seems a tad odd. ”


Exactly the same here on my BlackBerry!

I'm not too concerned tho - some of the drivel on here (DS) sometimes isn't worth reading anyway
Scots rool
07-04-2011
Originally Posted by QTC13:
“Exactly the same here on my BlackBerry!

I'm not too concerned tho - some of the drivel on here (DS) sometimes isn't worth reading anyway”

Thank goodness someone else has the same problems.

LOL you have a point there.
Confusing
07-04-2011
Originally Posted by psionic:
“This is on an iPhone 4
http://i52.tinypic.com/n2lco3.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/235kj5.jpg

There are also factors such as what resolution they were uploaded/shared as. So cannot directly compare.”

What's that little blue envelope? I've never seen it before.
psionic
07-04-2011
Originally Posted by Confusing:
“What's that little blue envelope? I've never seen it before.”

Unread email.

It is Jailbroken though.
Pencil
07-04-2011
Originally Posted by madlh100:
“Does the website need to be mobile friendly or does the phone's browser just convert the web page to mobile form?

I've never used the internet on my phone so I'm just wondering what to expect.

Thanks. ”

Unless the phone has 3G or is WIFI enabled, basic mobile browsing is awful.

It takes minutes for a page to load and when it does, unless the site is specifically optimised for mobile browsing (in other words, content is listed simplistically) just moving from one side of the webpage to the other takes minutes.
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