WAP Mobile Version of Mac-Forums?

mynameis · mynameis #1 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 12:20 PM

Has it ever been considered or tried? I know there is a beta plug-in for vBulletin that would make enabling this pretty easy...

iRye · iRye #2 (**permalink**)

09-07-2007, 10:20 PM

I really wouldnt mind that!

Shannonb · Shannonb #3 (**permalink**)

09-08-2007, 12:12 AM

That would be lovely. I expect it to be done by tomorrow. lol

mck_tj05 · mck_tj05 #4 (**permalink**)

09-08-2007, 07:01 PM

that would be awesome so we can all cruise it on our iphones

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #5 (**permalink**)

09-08-2007, 07:54 PM

well the iphone has full safari so thats not the phone that will benefit from this.. its the other mobile phones that would benefit. and I would love it if this was to ever be done.. a "mobile.mac-forums.com" site.

kaidomac · kaidomac #6 (**permalink**)

09-09-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PowerBookG4

well the iphone has full safari so thats not the phone that will benefit from this.. its the other mobile phones that would benefit. and I would love it if this was to ever be done.. a "mobile.mac-forums.com" site.

Despite having a full browser, iPhone users would still benefit from a mobile version. Forums in particular cause the mobile Safari browser to crash more often than most other sites, I've noticed. It's also a small pain to navigate the various sub-forums, PM inbox, new posts, and so on. I personally love mobile-optimized sites such as Get Leaflets, Amazon, and Meebo - they are MUCH easier to use with my fingers on the iPhone.

MacNNJ · MacNNJ #7 (**permalink**)

10-31-2008, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mynameis

Has it ever been considered or tried? I know there is a beta plug-in for vBulletin that would make enabling this pretty easy...

I would like to revisit this again. The mobile sites are so much easier to view, even on the iPhone. Google, Yahoo, & eBay are just some examples of mobile sites. I think a mobile forum site is everythingq.com. I used to belong when I owned a Motorola Q before my iPhone.

Eric559 · Eric559 #8 (**permalink**)

10-31-2008, 07:08 PM

I wouldn't want a WAP one. An iPhone tailored version of the phone would be much better.

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #9 (**permalink**)

10-31-2008, 07:23 PM

Agreed. Wap is dead, but a mobile / touch interface optimized version would be nice.

cwa107 · cwa107 #10 (**permalink**)

10-31-2008, 08:31 PM

I agree. I often try to surf the forum on my iPod Touch, and now I can see where everyone is coming from. It's tough to get my fat fingers to click on some of the teensy tiny buttons.

MacNNJ · MacNNJ #11 (**permalink**)

11-02-2008, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kaidomac

Despite having a full browser, iPhone users would still benefit from a mobile version. Forums in particular cause the mobile Safari browser to crash more often than most other sites, I've noticed. It's also a small pain to navigate the various sub-forums, PM inbox, new posts, and so on. I personally love mobile-optimized sites such as Get Leaflets, Amazon, and Meebo - they are MUCH easier to use with my fingers on the iPhone.

Why is it that some forum sites make Safari and the iPhone crash?

I have noticed that one of the other forums I belong to has made my iPhone crash many times and freeze up a few times, and that site does NOT have a mobile version available yet. They might do it with the next vBulletin upgrade.

RiDE · RiDE #12 (**permalink**)

06-16-2009, 05:57 PM

Any chance of this yet? I'd love to see M-F with a mobile friendly version. Or has it already happened and I'm just to seeing it???

Thanks!

cwa107 · cwa107 #13 (**permalink**)

06-16-2009, 06:06 PM

There's an iPhone optimized version for Premium Members.

schweb · schweb #14 (**permalink**)

06-17-2009, 03:47 PM

Yep, become a premium member (link in my sig) and one of the benefits is an iPhone skin for MF.

PowerBookG4 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 08, 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,190 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 8x3.0ghz 12gb ram 8800GT , MBP 2.16 2GB Ram 17 inch.	09-08-2007, 07:54 PM well the iphone has full safari so thats not the phone that will benefit from this.. its the other mobile phones that would benefit. and I would love it if this was to ever be done.. a "mobile.mac-forums.com" site. My Website Blog I love my hosting company! I was on the M-F honor roll for Febuary:2006
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Aptmunich #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	10-31-2008, 07:23 PM Agreed. Wap is dead, but a mobile / touch interface optimized version would be nice. Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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cwa107 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,920 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	10-31-2008, 08:31 PM I agree. I often try to surf the forum on my iPod Touch, and now I can see where everyone is coming from. It's tough to get my fat fingers to click on some of the teensy tiny buttons. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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cwa107 #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,920 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	06-16-2009, 06:06 PM There's an iPhone optimized version for Premium Members. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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schweb #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 13,213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| LED Cinema Display \| iPhone 4 \| iPad 2	06-17-2009, 03:47 PM Yep, become a premium member (link in my sig) and one of the benefits is an iPhone skin for MF. schweb \| community leader flickr » facebook » twitter » tumblr » google+ » about.me Mac-Forums: On Twitter \| On Facebook \| On Flickr
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mynameis #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 3,378	09-07-2007, 12:20 PM Has it ever been considered or tried? I know there is a beta plug-in for vBulletin that would make enabling this pretty easy...
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iRye #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 01, 2007 Location: Cow Town, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,991 Mac Specs: PowerBook G4 15 inch 1.5 GHz, iMac	09-07-2007, 10:20 PM I really wouldnt mind that!
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mck_tj05 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2007 Location: little bit north of dallas Posts: 198 Mac Specs: MBP C2D, 1 GB ram, 120GB HD	09-08-2007, 07:01 PM that would be awesome so we can all cruise it on our iphones
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Eric559 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 18, 2007 Location: Central California Posts: 3,185 Mac Specs: 2.16GHz C2D MacBook w/ 2GB RAM & 120GB HD. HTC Droid Incredible.	10-31-2008, 07:08 PM I wouldn't want a WAP one. An iPhone tailored version of the phone would be much better.
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RiDE #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 13, 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas! Posts: 3,558 Mac Specs: Mac's	06-16-2009, 05:57 PM Any chance of this yet? I'd love to see M-F with a mobile friendly version. Or has it already happened and I'm just to seeing it??? Thanks!
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