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best internet app for excalibur

hello,
i was wondering what's the best internet application apart from internet explorer, i know there's opera - is there anything else that is easy on the eyes and makes the internet experience like the desktop - in other words zooms to the size of the screen? please help, thanks.

any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

can someone just suggest an app, please?

Opera Mobile works well.
http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/products/

thanks for the prompt reply.

I would have answered but internet App is a loose term. Any application that connects to the internet would be an internet app. If you would have said browser I would have told you Opera, DeepFish, or JB5.

oops, you're right - sorry i meant internet browser, lol. what was i thinking?

BTW, this is another kind of thread that should be posted to the Smartphone General forum.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=323651

deepfish?? jb5? are they good??
can someone post some links.. plz..

Deepfish is a microsoft browser that certain users who signed up for the beta have. It's currently still being developed and registration numbers aren't being handed out at this time. If you google JB5, it's the first link.
Deep fish is comparable to Opera Mini, & iPhones Safari. Same concept. True webpage that you can access and zoom in on.

i like using opera mini 4 beta the best. the full page browsing is really cool. the two downsides though is that it zaps your battery and it doesnt keep you logged into web pages

hey thanks for the reply, but when you mean it doesn't keep you logged in?

MiniMo
There's a new browser on the block that I'm surprised no one has mentioned: MiniMo. The MiniMo project is an attempt to make a Windows Mobile version of Mozilla (as in the underlying technologies used in FireFox, such as the Gecko rendering engine). So far, it's at version 0.2, but has major flaws. It grinds my Dash to a halt very often, it has too many on screen buttons, navigation is a pain in the neck without a touch screen, and it has major stability issues (ranging from the program just not starting to locking up the entire device).
While this won't help you now, it's something to look forward to, and at least its current progress is accessible, unlike JB5 and DeepFish, and at least it's free, unlike Opera Mobile.

Auto-Refresh Browser

Opera PC version got this, and it works like a charm, need a phone version of this.
Is there a browser that have a option to auto-refresh?

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I don't think you will find a browser with that option. It's reasonable to do on PC because:
1) Internet connection costs next to nothing nowaday on a PC
2) PC has more CPU power
3) PC doesn't have to worry about the battery drain issue.
All those things are not true (or partly not true) with a smartphone so that feature will be one of the last things developer put on their todo list.

there are a few sites that have auto-refresh, mostly sport scores site.
with tmob its all unlimited data, there is no cap.
u tried browser like deepfish, skyfire, teashark?

Shining Light said:
there are a few sites that have auto-refresh, mostly sport scores site.
with tmob its all unlimited data, there is no cap.
u tried browser like deepfish, skyfire, teashark?
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To be honest I tried a few share of them to write down that remark unless they added something new after all that beta testing. But as I said before that will be one the last features they have on their todo list.

Hulu on evo

seeing as Hulu blocked android's version of flash, (they say 'licensing issues' because they don't want us getting their content on the go for free, even tho it's ad supported, they all want us to go through itunes and amazon and pay for each episode of the office or whatever show you like) would it be possible to have the android browser use a different browser profile, such as using it and it shows up as a regular chrome browser from windows to the website? I remember that safari on the mac/pc has this built in with the dev mode turned on, and I know firefox can do it with an extension (probably chrome too), but would it be possible on android to be able to get hulu? (I've not had an android phone yet so I still have no idea. Still stuck with Apple's itorture 3gs, can't believe I bought another iphone after the 3g. only 12 days until EVO!)

I 've read some reviews saying they got to view hulu just fine and others stating the exact opposite.
I dont know what to believe.

stock no, there are many reports of froyo working with hulu though. So now that root has come to the evo maybe they can install custom roms too. if thats the case im sure someone will bake a delicious froyo rom

lol, one day later I get my answer here
The funny thing is I texted the guy at engadget with the Evo 4g review unit (the phone number is in a picture with a sticky not on the box) and he never replied back. Coincidence? lol I think not. I can even show the texts to prove it but I sold my iphone today so i'd have to restore my moms iphone to get the texts back, and I'll only go that far if I really must

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all you have to do is make Hulu think you're using a desktop browser, which can be done simply by entering "about:debug" in the address bar and switching the UAString setting from Android to desktop.

apexi350z said:
all you have to do is make Hulu think you're using a desktop browser, which can be done simply by entering "about:debug" in the address bar and switching the UAString setting from Android to desktop.
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Actually I think about:debug only works in the Android browser. I think they Sense browser won't do that. At least that didn't work for me.

all you have to do is make Hulu think you're using a desktop browser, which can be done simply by entering "about:debug" in the address bar and switch
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Actually I think about:debug only works in the Android browser. I think they Sense browser won't do that. At least that didn't work for me.
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Sense browser will do that. Yes, hulu will load and even start to play sometimes, but I have not seen it actually play more than a second or two of video. I gave up after playing with it for a bit.
I really wish hulu would step up their game and jump on the mobile bandwagon like everyone else.
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mytharak said:
Sense browser will do that. Yes, hulu will load and even start to play sometimes, but I have not seen it actually play more than a second or two of video. I gave up after playing with it for a bit.
I really wish hulu would step up their game and jump on the mobile bandwagon like everyone else.
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As far as I know, its not Hulu's fault. It's the licensing agreement(s) with content providers (NBC, Viacom, etc.) that doesn't allow mobile distribution. But I agree, they are only hurting themselves by not adapting to current demands, especially with big, beautiful devices such as the Evo 4g getting into the hands of consumers.

the about:debug setting has been disabled by hulu. you have to find another workaround. you'll find the solution in the xda section for the only device that currently has froyo

Internet explorer for android??

Hi all I did a quick search on this and couldnt find much info. I have a friend with an Evo, she is a realtor and wants to access her MLS site. When she does so with the Evo the site says that it is built only for internet explorer. Any way around this, I have tried several setting combinations and even several other browsers all with no avail. Any kind of IE emulator out there? I'm relatively new to Android, the Evo is my first non BB phone in quite some time so forgive me if this is a "noob" question. Any info would be appreciated.

Well i think the problem is that the page she is trying see has hard coded browser restrictons.
So if the creator of the page dont change the code there is noting you can do.
Beside why destroy linux by porting IE ?
That like puting a old-beetle engien in your porche.
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Ok, so she actually sent me on a wild goose chase. She can access her MLS from a wireless specific site which she forgot about. So once we figures out the correct address presto all fixed. Sorry for taking up space. Mods feel free to delete as irrelevant.
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I thought it was a bit funny she couldn't acces that.

Change her user-agent to that of IE in the Android browser.

How do you change the user agent

Sometimes the MLS software requires active X controls that are only available in Internet Explorer. The MLS should have another way to access listing data through a mobile device. Any idea what MLS software she is using?

T-Mobile Now Blocking BROWSER Strings

Be aware that T-Mobile is now checking Browser User Agent strings and is apparently blocking those with various things in them -- "Cyanogen" being, apparently, one of them.
Guess how I found this out?
Opera and similar will still work (of course) but this is a particularly-evil thing for them to be doing, as it now means that if you develop up something you're going to have to take some care to EXACTLY match a stock browser ID or it's likely you'll get bounced.
They've used this trick for quite some time to detect tethering, but now it appears they're just denying PHONE strings that are perfectly legitimate and from actual PHONE firmware if it's not theirs.

I'm not sure what's happening but I was able to not only search for it but browse the cyanogenmod.com website. That's serious censorship stuff if TMO is actively blocking access selectively like that.

No no you're missing the point.
Your browser sends a "User Agent" string that the web server can use to customize for the sort of device you are. This is why some sites come up with a "mobile" interface optimized for a smaller screen.
Well, carriers can intercept that -- that's how they detect tethering if you go around their "tethering manager" garbage, incidentally. AT&T has done this for a long time and T-Mobile started doing it a few months ago.
As of this evening I got an error while testing a CM7 build on another device stating that my browser agent string was invalid. The only thing odd about it is that it identified as a T-Mobile device with a Cyanogen firmware build on it, and they refused to let it go through. Opera of course works as do other browsers, but the stock Android one was refused.
Very naughty, in my opinion, and this is going to make custom firmware a bit more fun as developers and such will have to "spoof" an official T-Mobile browser UA or they're likely to find it doesn't work at all.

download Miren browser, and move on.

Well yes, other browsers work fine. But this is just another kick in the nuts from the "T".

Genesis3 said:
Well yes, other browsers work fine. But this is just another kick in the nuts from the "T".
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Kick 'em right back in the nuts with the APN workaround.

Ok I dont understand your logic.
You can download Dolphin browser on a stock phone, and change the user agent to desktop, iphag, or custom...
This is a silly post because it dosnt mean youre rooted, tethering, or have a custom rom.
As for T-mobile governing you, its their equipment (switches, access points...) they can do what they want basically. We are here to find ways arround that.

Point being that it's just going to be another thing that people will have to deal with, and its pointless from a carrier perspective.
I can see them looking for the common laptop and desktop stuff and screaming "Tether!" if they find it, but barring an obvious mobile browser because it's not one of "theirs" is rather foolish -- and annoying.

tzbigworm said:
download Miren browser, and move on.
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Am I the only one who can't find Miren in the Android Market anymore? Weird.

fbueller said:
Am I the only one who can't find Miren in the Android Market anymore? Weird.
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It seems to be gone now. Search for black Miren browser on Google. That's what I did and the black version is awesome.

This does not happen for me I'm the self alpha cm rom. I can get to any website just fine. Using the stock cm browser. I even installed cm on another device. It still works.
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I just had an issue with this for the first time a day ago.
Using opera, I tried to visit my bank and kept getting blocked/redirected to a wifi tethering uosell page. Also, tethering stopped working.
Rebooted, opera is working again, but no wireless or usb tethering.
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Genesis3 said:
No no you're missing the point.
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Actually I do understand the need to prevent unauthorized tethering. My comment was pointed directly at the censoring of specific websites which appears to be happening to the OP. TMO has the right to block unauthorized tethering but to wall off specific sites is an entirely different animal. Sorry I wasn't clear in my original reply.
Cheers

When doing about:debug in the stock browser on 2.3.6, I couldn't even find the setting to change the UA string. I think they removed it?

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When doing about:debug in the stock browser on 2.3.6, I couldn't even find the setting to change the UA string. I think they removed it?
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It is about:useragent in Samsung phones.
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Eh this is lame. T-Mobile is doing some really lame things now.

Can someone tell me how to replicate this? I am on a custom ROM and can browse Cyanogenmod.com website just fine.

I use Opera Mobile and Firefox Mobile with desktop user agent strings and have no problems. Then again I haven't tethered in months.

To those that think webpages are being censored you're misunderstanding; when you browse on a mobile device there is a little bit of code that tells the webpage what kind of device you're on and what software its running. This is called a user agent. Tmobile has started blocking devices on custom software (read roms) from accessing the web at all. This will only happen on roms that have had the user agent modified for example cyanogenmod.
It is not a censorship issue its a net neutrality issue.
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that doesn't sound likely at ALL.. it sounds more like a glitch than anything else.