OK guys, I dunno if anyone else has noticed this, but Vodafone's amazing new mobile web service is crap. I have a Nokia N95, which I'm sure you all know is quite capable of viewing full web pages. Recently, Vodafone have implemented their new mobile web service, which basically intercepts the message being sent from your phone to the server of the website you're trying to browse that tells them you're using a mobile phone's browser, then sends it's own message to said server saying that you're browsing from a full web browser - a computer. Then, when the server sends back the data, Vodafone reformats it for what they deem to be "optimal" for a phone's browser. This results in a page that is cut into pieces, images with drastically reduced quality, and overall crappy layout.
Now we're by no means the first country to have this system put in place by all-knowing Vodafone; here's a link or two to a British tech blog that's talking about the same thing: http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/vodafonerant/ , http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/vodafonerant/vodawsj/nigel.html
They explain it a little better than me too :)
But the problem is, I want to be able to browse full web pages on my phone without it being cut up and resized and all that bull. Unfortunately, our amazing friends at Vodafone don't give you the choice to turn this crap off!
I have found that Opera Mini isn't affected by it, but I personally prefer Symbian's default browser to Opera. I think it's time someone stood up to the blundering corporate giant that is Vodafone.
Fight the power! :D Sorry for going on so much guys/gals :)
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