Mobile Version of the BarrowDowns? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Leyrana Silumiel · 12-26-2008, 06:01 AM

Is there a mobile version of the BarrowDowns? I'd love to be able to read the forums from my Blackberry's browser. And if there isn't, will there ever be a mobile version (a la wap.crackberry.com)?

Not sure if this is the right forum to ask, but I figure it's worth a shot.

The Might · 12-26-2008, 08:50 AM

Does the page need a such mobile version?
Now, please correct if I am wrong, since I must admit my knowledge is fairly limited when it comes to these new fancy mobile phones... but I thought that you can access any page you want to. I am mean, I at least tried to access some pages with a friend's phone and they all worked and I don't know if they all had this mobile version.

Beregond · 12-27-2008, 01:46 PM

I'm pretty sure there is not a specific mobile version of the forum, as in wap.barrowdowns.com, and I seriously doubt if there will be in the future. (to my knowledge, and I run a forum) vBulletin boards don't have an official mobile version of their software, and though I imagine a mobile-friendly customization could be found from a third party, I've never seen a forum like this one optimized for such devices. I don't think it would be high on the agenda for the owner of this forum, unless there was a large demand for it, and sorry to say, I don't think there is. That's tough for you.

BUT, that doesn't mean you can't access the forums (forum.barrowdowns.com) on your mobile device. I tried it just now on my non-blackberry cell phone and it worked...it takes a lot of scrolling, but I posted in this very thread from my phone. I imagine the bigger screen on a blackberry will make the experience much nicer. Have you tried it yet? Good luck!

TM, you're right, most new cell phones can access most (not all!) webages, with varying degrees of usability. Some sites have specific mobile versions simplified for a phone. m.ebay.com is an example.

Aganzir · 12-27-2008, 05:50 PM

The Downs works well enough also on a mobile phone. My own phone is too old and can't show all the threads - it just doesn't have the capacity for it. However my mom's phone is newer and works well & fast. Lommy and I have actually viewed a whole Paper Telephone round on it. Its screen was maybe a bit too small for all the pics to show correctly but we got the main idea.

12-26-2008, 06:01 AM	#1
Leyrana Silumiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 58	Mobile Version of the BarrowDowns? Is there a mobile version of the BarrowDowns? I'd love to be able to read the forums from my Blackberry's browser. And if there isn't, will there ever be a mobile version (a la wap.crackberry.com)? Not sure if this is the right forum to ask, but I figure it's worth a shot.

12-26-2008, 08:50 AM	#2
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Does the page need a such mobile version? Now, please correct if I am wrong, since I must admit my knowledge is fairly limited when it comes to these new fancy mobile phones... but I thought that you can access any page you want to. I am mean, I at least tried to access some pages with a friend's phone and they all worked and I don't know if they all had this mobile version. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

12-27-2008, 01:46 PM	#3
Beregond Playful Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,251	I'm pretty sure there is not a specific mobile version of the forum, as in wap.barrowdowns.com, and I seriously doubt if there will be in the future. (to my knowledge, and I run a forum) vBulletin boards don't have an official mobile version of their software, and though I imagine a mobile-friendly customization could be found from a third party, I've never seen a forum like this one optimized for such devices. I don't think it would be high on the agenda for the owner of this forum, unless there was a large demand for it, and sorry to say, I don't think there is. That's tough for you. BUT, that doesn't mean you can't access the forums (forum.barrowdowns.com) on your mobile device. I tried it just now on my non-blackberry cell phone and it worked...it takes a lot of scrolling, but I posted in this very thread from my phone. I imagine the bigger screen on a blackberry will make the experience much nicer. Have you tried it yet? Good luck! TM, you're right, most new cell phones can access most (not all!) webages, with varying degrees of usability. Some sites have specific mobile versions simplified for a phone. m.ebay.com is an example. __________________ "Hope and memory shall live still in some hidden valley where the grass is green." Last edited by Beregond; 12-27-2008 at 01:57 PM.

12-27-2008, 05:50 PM	#4
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	The Downs works well enough also on a mobile phone. My own phone is too old and can't show all the threads - it just doesn't have the capacity for it. However my mom's phone is newer and works well & fast. Lommy and I have actually viewed a whole Paper Telephone round on it. Its screen was maybe a bit too small for all the pics to show correctly but we got the main idea. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.