 Poster: A snowHead
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With all this "on the ground" info flying in from those already in resorts (and even in their cars travelling there), how do you access the site remotely. Are you dipping into internet cafes or sustaining big mobile bills by using mobile broadband?
I have a Blackberry but don't really understand it as it is all configured by my IT people to integrate with our servers. It does, however, browse the web by GPRS. I have tried loading up Snowheads but it is SLOW and messy, due to the small screen. Am I missing something, like a PDA friendly version of the site, which can be accessed from anywhere?
Also, do any of the resort snow forecast sites have a mobile version which is easy to use?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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iPhone for proper internet on the move yes. Unless you want to carry round a laptop.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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sproggski, flowa used her blackberry for up to the minute reports from lifts and piste side restaurants without any problems when she was over here, looked like the normal site set up to me, but I'm not very technologically minded.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Surely there can't be Nokia 6310 users young enough to still have grannies?
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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sproggski,  ( I suspect the prof was not being entirely honest about phoning his granny)
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And I have just sent this post from the blackberry. Its great when past the clutter at the top of the screen.
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| AxsMan wrote: |
sproggski, Get an iPhone, and find a wifi access point 
(Cue ProfPool to say something to the effect that iPhones aren't worth it and you'd be better off using a laptop and phoning your granny on a Nokia 6310  ) |
Similar, but no, if you get an iPhone, you're stuck with O2. It's just like apple / M$ / HD-DVDs / etc etc. You're stuck with the stupid DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Lots of Nokia phones will run on any network, or, if they currently don't, won't suddenly "Break" on a software update.
I have a Nokia E90 Communicator. I think it'll be more robust than an iPhone, and it even has a qwerty keyboard on it. It's not the smallest thing though, but it still has the COOL fsactor, and it's less common, so I think the cool factor is higher.  It's available on diferent networks. It has Wireless G amongst other features.
What ever you do, get it as an upgrade, if you don't like their deals, pretend you want to leave and suddenly, you'll get much more from them.
my 2P.
AxsMan, do you work for Apple?
P.s. thought this was funny:
http://www.xkcd.com/86/
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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brian
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sproggski, if you set the Board Style in your forum profile to "crisp" you get a more small screen friendly version of  s.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hey, just did this from my blackberry. Don't ask why but never considered trying before. Easy but not terribly quick. I shall report in from the mountains in a weeks time.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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On my Blackberry now, it helps to keep any photos to a minimum in the memory and clear up all the clutter that seems to get put on the phone by having lots of bookmarks, also do not enable that thingy that helps you to view images etc. can not remember the name of it at the moment
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You know it makes sense.
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I've managed to post using my orange SPV M700 using GPRS or 3G, I guess any windows smartphone or other pda should be okay. Though a mobile opimisied snowheads would be much better.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Thanks, Admin, that's fantastic! You have totally changed ny handheld experience (fnarr fnarr!).
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I was looking for those login's the other day, could you put them somewhere more readily accesible ~~ a sticky in Suggestions and requests perhaps?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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admin, Oh, I can't believe I've only just found out about this. Been off "grid" for the holidays and hate to think what charges I've incurred (now there an addiction if ever there was one...)
Marvellous!
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Spikyhedgehog, said
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| iPhone for proper internet on the move yes. Unless you want to carry round a laptop. |
Don't forget there are also PDAs - I've just got a Dell Axim off eBay with wifi & bluetooth, so you can access the web; send eMails; phone using skype etc; use tomTom with a bluetooth gps etc etc...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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just sent to my SPV M3100 to try later - big thanks should make life lots easier especially as hotel we're going to (allegedly) has wifi
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That's a really useful link admin. I too have tried snowheading from my blackberry but it was just way too slow. So thanks for enlightening us!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Last thing I'd use to use internet mobile is the iPhone tbh, I'd rather use wap on a nokia 3310 ffs
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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some smart person has developed a potential way of using your iPod touch to browse the internet via any 3g phone with a wireless connection capability.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Timmaah wrote: |
| Last thing I'd use to use internet mobile is the iPhone tbh, I'd rather use wap on a nokia 3310 ffs |
For what reason? Don't think I know the 3310 - does it have a better browser?
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You know it makes sense.
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Spikyhedgehog, thanks. Probably doesn't have a better browser then? 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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rob@rar, that would be a definite no
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Spikyhedgehog wrote: |
| Shallimus wrote: |
| Spikyhedgehog wrote: |
| iPhone for proper internet on the move yes. Unless you want to carry round a laptop. |
Why iPhone? My N95:
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But it doesn't have proper internet.
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Yes it does. Define 'proper'. The built-in browser is perfectly serviceabe, and Opera Mini is even better.
We're taking one of these with us: http://eeepc.asus.com/global/ - about A5 size when closed. £219 from Toys R Us.
Not actually taking it on the slopes, but there's bound to be an access point somewhere.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| This is the 3310, everyone has to have owned one at some point in the past. |
.......and the present  or my husband does anyway
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Don't let my wife see that - she will want an upgrade! 
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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iPod Touch - browsing on it now! Great bit of kit.
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