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Is their a downloadable WAP browser?

4 replies · 2,530 views · Started 22 October 2007

Some websites keep redirecting me to the full site using the built in N95 browser, is their a WAP one i can download?

srw985 wrote:Some websites keep redirecting me to the full site using the built in N95 browser, is their a WAP one i can download?

Why would you want to wap browse anyway?

pa49 wrote:Why would you want to wap browse anyway?

some sites offer different options to wap browsers as they do to the full version. There might be a download for example that is only available if you enter the site via a wap browser...

at least, thats my guess on this one! 😉

Also, WAP pages are much smaller and simpler - that may be an issue not only if you don't have a data plan, but also if the normal page is complex and takes a long time to render and navigate. I prefer using the mobile BBC News site on my phone rather than the normal site, even though I could use either.

Yes, chaps I know all that, but why would anyone 'want' to wap browse?
It's like going back in time 5 years. And I couldn't really understand it then either.
With cheap data packages (even on PAYG) and good browsers, why bother?
I've never had a download that I couldn't access except by wap and you can display wap pages in a normal browser if you really need the cut down experience.