I can't access site from my smartphone.

Page 1 of 1 [ 11 posts ] 

KenM
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 15 Oct 2005
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,491
Location: Mass. USA

02 Jan 2013, 5:20 pm

For the last week or so, everytime I try and access wrong planet from my smartphone, it does not load. It just keeps saying its loading and never goes through.

I have a HTC Thunderbolt droid from verizion on 4G if it matters. I don't have issue going to site from my computer.



Cornflake
Administrator
Administrator

User avatar

Joined: 30 Oct 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 69,470
Location: Over there

02 Jan 2013, 6:05 pm

I've used WP occasionally from my HTC Sensation with no problems - apart from the basic ones of trying to navigate a website on a small screen... :wink:
*checks right now*
Yep, it's fine for me. I'm using the Dolphin browser which so far has been pretty good.


_________________
Giraffe: a ruminant with a view.


meems
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 1 Dec 2010
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,869

02 Jan 2013, 9:54 pm

I have a really crappy phone and I access WP alright if I use Dolphin or Opera as a browser. My default browser isn't useful at all. What browser do you use?


_________________
http://www.facebook.com/eidetic.onus
http://eidetic-onus.tumblr.com/
Warning, my tumblr is a man-free zone :)


alex
Developer
Developer

User avatar

Joined: 13 Jun 2004
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 10,216
Location: Beverly Hills, CA

02 Jan 2013, 10:02 pm

it should work. what browser are you using?


_________________
I'm Alex Plank, the founder of Wrong Planet. Follow me (Alex Plank) on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexplank.bsky.social


KenM
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 15 Oct 2005
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,491
Location: Mass. USA

03 Jan 2013, 4:41 pm

The default browser that is with the phone. I also shoud have said I have gotten through to site from this phone and browser before. Just last week or so I can't for some reason. Has not been an update to phone, either.



Cornflake
Administrator
Administrator

User avatar

Joined: 30 Oct 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 69,470
Location: Over there

03 Jan 2013, 4:46 pm

Grab a (free) copy of Dolphin from the Android Marketplace and see how that goes for you.
The stock browser provided with my phone was terrible and I dumped it immediately in favour of Dolphin and have had no problems since - here, or elsewhere.


_________________
Giraffe: a ruminant with a view.


meems
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 1 Dec 2010
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,869

03 Jan 2013, 5:29 pm

Mine did the same thing, so I started using Dolphin which worked, and at some point switched to Opera because I liked how it looked better. The default browser on my phone is terrible.


_________________
http://www.facebook.com/eidetic.onus
http://eidetic-onus.tumblr.com/
Warning, my tumblr is a man-free zone :)


KenM
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 15 Oct 2005
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,491
Location: Mass. USA

04 Feb 2013, 1:41 am

Well, I was able to access the site from my smartphone again for awhile. But since I started to see that redirect from my computer, I am back to not being able to access site from my smartphone at all.

Its a android google phone. I saw the other thread about someone else not able to access on google chrome. May be related.

I am happy with the browser on my phone. I am not going to get a whole new browser for my phone just so I can come here. Never had any issues except this one. I know its not my end. Whoever runs the site needs to make sure it works.

Very frustrated with site right now.



Who_Am_I
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Aug 2005
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Posts: 12,632
Location: Australia

04 Feb 2013, 5:52 am

Surely you could just download the Dolphin browser and only use it for this site? It wouldn't mean switching browsers completely, and it's not like downloading something to your phone is an onerous task.


_________________
Music Theory 101: Cadences.
Authentic cadence: V-I
Plagal cadence: IV-I
Deceptive cadence: V- ANYTHING BUT I ! !! !
Beethoven cadence: V-I-V-I-V-V-V-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I! I! I! I I I


Cornflake
Administrator
Administrator

User avatar

Joined: 30 Oct 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 69,470
Location: Over there

04 Feb 2013, 9:17 am

KenM wrote:
Its a android google phone. I saw the other thread about someone else not able to access on google chrome. May be related.
Which browser are you currently using? Saying it's the one that came with the phone doesn't help much because your phone company might have bundled in all sorts of stuff, including a browser. Mine certainly did - and most of it was poorly functioning rubbish, too. :lol:

Quote:
I am happy with the browser on my phone. I am not going to get a whole new browser for my phone just so I can come here. Never had any issues except this one. I know its not my end. Whoever runs the site needs to make sure it works.
As Who_Am_I says, it's not like you have to switch over completely and, whatever the reason might be for your current browser failing, several people have reported that there are no issues when running Dolphin or Opera.

Have you checked in your current browser to see if it's blocking something that might be required because of the new CloudFlare checking?
WP is doing additional things now and your browser may need to be told to allow it.


_________________
Giraffe: a ruminant with a view.


Kinme
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 13 Apr 2012
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Posts: 4,002
Location: Spaghetti

06 Feb 2013, 4:11 am

Opera, Dolphin, Firefox, and countless other browsers will work. You have to be patient and let the site load.