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Title: Forum feature I accidentally found
Post by: HighTechRedneck on September 27, 2010, 08:31:25 AM
Ok, so maybe other people knew about this already and I have just been in the dark.  But here it is ...

I was using Google to look for something and one of the results "looked funny".  I studied the URL (page address) and discovered the forum has a couple of text only abbreviated formats available specifically for use with cell phone web browsers.

To see the most basic go to:

www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?;wap (http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?;wap)

or for a little more color and function:

www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?;wap2 (http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?;wap2)

The key is adding the ;wap or ;wap2 on the end of any forum link.  (it does require the ? after the index.php)

For example to go straight to the All Topics board it would be:

http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?board=1.0;wap (http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?board=1.0;wap)

or

http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?board=1.0;wap2 (http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?board=1.0;wap2)

Not much use for most users, but for those accessing using their cell phone, it is simple, easy to navigate and uses far less bandwidth.
Title: Re: Forum feature I accidentally found
Post by: Ed Hackenbruch on September 27, 2010, 09:42:24 AM
Two or three times in the last few weeks that has shown up on our computer when i was getting on the board and i thought maybe we were having some sort of meltdown! :)  I went off and came back on and got the regular pages. Now I think that it might be because we have been in an area where our air card sometimes goes to national access instead of broadband access. Just moving it an inch or two will get it to go back to broadband.
Title: Re: Forum feature I accidentally found
Post by: Mex-Busnut on September 27, 2010, 12:54:56 PM
You might mention these WAP versions of the busonversions.com website are specifically designed to work on tiny screens, such as PDA's, Blackberries or Iphones. However, I have yet to be able to see any of our posted photos on my Blackberry.
Title: Re: Forum feature I accidentally found
Post by: Ace on September 27, 2010, 12:58:29 PM
I could NEVER acquire pics on my Blackberry but on my HTC EVO I can see the page as if it were my laptop! Pictures and all!
Title: Re: Forum feature I accidentally found
Post by: Mex-Busnut on September 27, 2010, 01:03:26 PM
I have had my Blackberry for a year. I hate it.
Title: Re: Forum feature I accidentally found
Post by: Kenny on September 27, 2010, 01:26:51 PM
Website works perfectly on my Droid X. Pictures and video
Title: Re: Forum feature I accidentally found
Post by: muddog16 on September 27, 2010, 01:33:04 PM
I use my Iphone all the time, without anyproblems!  Pictures show up just fine!  I do find it a pain in the butt using the Iphone to make posts.....LOL!
Title: Re: Forum feature I accidentally found
Post by: Nick Badame Refrig/ACC on September 27, 2010, 04:28:23 PM
Mike,

My HTC Imagio with Android platform shows everything perfectly. Just zoom in or out if your like me and

can't seem to read anything up close anymore... lol

Nick-
Title: Re: Forum feature I accidentally found
Post by: ruthi on September 27, 2010, 04:53:14 PM
Found it, but haven't figured out how to post on my iphone though.  ???