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Where's WAPpy?
shrinkwrapped Started conversation Mar 3, 2001
What's happened to the WAP services? Will they still be available?
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shrinkwrapped Posted Mar 9, 2001
As I didn't get a reply, I asked the same question in the Testers' forum, which did get a response. Apparently, BBC Online doesn't "do" WAP, so now neither does h2g2. Which is shame, because it was one of the most (potentially at least) exciting features!
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Mercury Posted Mar 27, 2001
Surely they can ditch WAP can they. I thought it was part of the whole h2g2 access information anywhere kind of theory. I dont remember anyone having to carry a PC round with them in the hitchhiker books - they had the hhgttg - and ive got my WAP phone.
Isn't it weird how the BBC featured the h2g2 site on the Tommorrows World episode showcasing WAP phones - saying how good is was to access information on the move , but are unwilling to continue the service now they have taken it over ?
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dasilva Posted Mar 27, 2001
Anyone tried this as text only through a PDA yet? I'm gonna give it a go see what happens - Auntie Beeb usually has text only versions of her sites...
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HappyDude Posted Mar 27, 2001
h2g2 is yet bettie (text only) complient but there working on it expect a bettie complient text only skin at some-point.
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dasilva Posted Mar 29, 2001
Tried it in text only mode from a Palm the other day - get's the normal pages OK, but can't read the frames of the conversation pages...soooooooooo close! 
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HappyDude Posted Mar 29, 2001
If you click the preferances button, there is a no frames option, it works ok with Lynx.
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dasilva Posted Mar 30, 2001
If you can read this then "YAY!"
I'm writing from the Palm!
Settings:
PDA: PalmIIIx/OS3.5/HandWeb Browser
Mobile: Nokia 7110 (Irda modem)
BBC Website Settings: Text Only mode!
H2G2: "Single page" in "Classic View"
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dasilva Posted Mar 30, 2001
Part 2:
It didn't like "Alabaster" for some reason, so use "Goo"...
NOTE TO MODERATOR: Please note the previous posting was not intended as an advert, merely technical details of my own solution to the Mobile H2G2 Problem until WAP service is/isn't resumed, without having to lug about a whopping great laptop... cheers Mark 
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dasilva Posted Mar 30, 2001
*grins* Personally I'm a Palm fan, at least until the Linux Pocket PC's come out...though Psion's go down a storm in the UK
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HappyDude Posted Mar 30, 2001
I've been thinking about getting a handheld for a while, but its a market I don't know a lot about.
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dasilva Posted Mar 30, 2001
Click the link from my page to mail me, before I get moderated for advertising...
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