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Browser - Opera 8.5 beta
Device - Qtek 9000
Connection - GPRS T-mobile
Location - USA
For some reason, when using GPRS, going to hotmail, it takes me to msnmobile instead of the regular hotmail webpage despite using Opera.
Not only that, it doesn't take me to the mobile hotmail page, even after I log on.
Anybody knows a solution around it?
Tried searching for hotmail but nothing came up that provided me with the solution.

Actually Opera does not offer a user-configurable User-Agent to enable identification of Opera as IE6 so you are forced to mobile websites.
A work around which I did is as follows:-
1) Open your usual hotmail site on your windows xp computer.
2) When the site has fully opened the address bar on your windows xp web browser will look something like this (http://by20fd.bay20.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/hmhome? *******)
3) Copy and paste this entire address to a word document on your windows xp computer and save the word document.
4) Using active sync transfer this word document from your windows xp computer to your pocket pc and open with Word Mobile
5) Run Opera on your PPC and copy and paste the address from your word mobile document to the address bar in the opera window.
6) Press the go button and the website will display.
7 Now you can save the open website as one of your Favourites and this way you will not have to follow the entire procedure each time you want to go to the hotmail site.
It works for me and hope it does for you sas well.
Kind Regards

nope, still automatically redirects to mobile.msn.com
Really frustrating! :evil:

Okay go to the mobile MSN account as opera would take you. Then enter your username and password and log in. Also click the radio button for opera to remember both the username and password i.e. the uppermost radio button. Exit opera then retry the procedure in my above post.
Regards

srmz said:
Actually Opera does not offer a user-configurable User-Agent to enable identification of Opera as IE6 so you are forced to mobile websites.
Kind Regards
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try adding a new section to the opera.ini file in \Application Data\Opera :
[User Agent]
Spoof UserAgent ID=1
Full options are:
Opera = 1
Mozilla = 2
Internet Explorer = 3
Mozilla, no Opera mention = 4
Internet Explorer, no Opera mention = 5
Let me know
MaX

aefelix
Thanks for the info
YES! It works. Changing the User Agent file does allow it to go to the regular hotmail webpage. Don't forget to soft reset.
FYI, I'm using the Opera 8.5 beta on my Qtek 9000.
Google.com still doesn't work on GPRS though. Works great when connected to PC via Activesync....just not through GPRS.
One other thing I need to mention also, after adding the User Agent to the ini file, the top bar where the address and all the icons are, have a background issue. The icons and the address bar all show up fine, but just the background is a little messed up. Nothing you can't live with.
Thanks again Aefelix.

aefelix
Thx, will try that now...
I noticed something though, i normally use WAP over GPRS to browse, i tried it and it didn't work (copy hotmail link and paste it).
But then when i was hooked up via WIFI, it worked on PIE without changing any setting!
How could that be? :shock: :?

Jamps...
I've also noticed that when I use Wi-Fi, hotmail works just fine.
But please do try AeFelix's fix and see if it works for you too.

Hi Aefelix,
Tried modifying the Opera.ini by adding the User Agent section as advised.
Now it takes me to the regular hotmail login page and allows log in as well. But after log in none of the links such as Mail, Calendar, etc appear to work. So I cannot actually go beyond the page which appears after the log in is through.
Anybody else experienced this and any suggestions??
Kind Regards

WAP settings on 8125???

I am wondering if there is a way to configure my cingular 8125 to go to the real web site and not the wap version. it does this for espn, yahoo, cbssportsline and others. i would prefer to browse the real net.

I believe this is a function of the websites checking your browser version and returning content they deem appropriate.
Check by installing another browser on your device, perhaps one that is not widely used, and try loading those same web pages.

there is a registry tweak for PIE that makes websites think its a regular desktop browser. i did it before on my ipaq. i don't know it right now, sorry.
Other than that if you want a better browser and you want to view regular html websites get the OPERA browser. I use it all the time. Its like Firefox but mobile.

i have tryed to download the opera browser but something isnt working right. can someone help with that

Best IM Messenger App?

what's the best Messenger app?
I've tried the following.
- WebMessenger: sucks cause you have to login to there server and rely on them to connect to AIM, YMSG, Etc
- Agile Messenger: font is way to small to read and use.
- AOL's AIM Pocket Pc: old app for 2003, works nicely but boots off other desktop connection. It needs to be updated.
- OZ IM: Doesn't work unless you have T-zone
any others i can try?

AgileMessenger is the best. IF you find that font too small, change your glasses.

i use verichat by pdaapps.com. I like that one alot. have tried most of the others, and think this one is the best.

devGOD said:
what's the best Messenger app?
I've tried the following.
- WebMessenger: sucks cause you have to login to there server and rely on them to connect to AIM, YMSG, Etc
- Agile Messenger: font is way to small to read and use.
- AOL's AIM Pocket Pc: old app for 2003, works nicely but boots off other desktop connection. It needs to be updated.
- OZ IM: Doesn't work unless you have T-zone
any others i can try?
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I personally use Verichat...but quite honestly, I'm thinking about switiching back to the good ol Hiptop for reliability reasons (geez..did I just say "hiptop" and "reliability" in the same sentence without a negative precursor?).
If you could email me AIM PPC 2003, I'll email you back a cookie . Seriously, I'll hook ya up with something if it will work for me. I dl'd AIM off the UK site, and there was no bottom bar...which meant I could be online, but not go away, etc. Highly disappointing.

how can i make it so i can use agile over EDGE?.. im only able to make it work over WiFi.

the new agile beta is great, I use it on edge!

alexk said:
the new agile beta is great, I use it on edge!
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Can you pls provide more details... do you have Full Internet plan with T-Mo? or are u using T-MobileWeb ($5.99) plan?
I have T-MobileWeb and near Detroit area, Agile does not work over GPRS/EDGE (I get EDGE here). Only works over WiFi

yeah i only have the 5.99 tmobile web plan. and can not get that to work using EDGE. is that why?

Can't access sites with usr/pwd

Hi, i've got a big problem accessing sites like ebay or libero (for italian people) where i've to insert user and password. when i browse the site everithing is ok but when i try to insert username and password for the authentication it doesn't work and the main page is dislpayed again as one of them is wrong but no error message is shown, simply is reloaded the main page.
Any suggestion?
Thanks

maybe it use java or something pocket internet explore really is not much of a browser anyway
try using opera mobile

Try to install "Opera Mini" broswer which is free and check if your problem is related to IE browser.

Thanks for the answer, i'll go to try and let you know

that's great.
problem solved with Opera 8.60
thanks

acocco said:
that's great.
problem solved with Opera 8.60
thanks
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Great. So the issue was missing Java functionality in pIE.

Anyone know how to prevent Opera for accessing mobile msn?

I am using MSN as my homepage, but opera would not allow that. It always take me to MSN Mobile instead of the normal MSN page. Anyone know how to prevent this for happening?
Thank,

Strange... I just set my homepage to "http://www . msn . com" and it does not take me to the mobile site when I start up Opera. Settings --> Start page --> User defined... What version of Opera are you using? I tried this with 9.7.

Opera 9.7 takes you to MSN.com, but Opera 10 beta goes to MSN mobile.
This is my experience with Opera.
I uninstalled Opera 10 and went back to 9.7

dragion said:
Opera 9.7 takes you to MSN.com, but Opera 10 beta goes to MSN mobile.
This is my experience with Opera.
I uninstalled Opera 10 and went back to 9.7
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Yes, I have Opera version 9.7, but it still go to MSN Mobile instead of MSN site.

See if your opera settings are mobile or desk top, that makes a big diffrence

samthu said:
See if your opera settings are mobile or desk top, that makes a big diffrence
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There is no setting for that in version 9.7 or any other version of Opera mobile, or is there? If there was, how are you able to change it?

set a custom user agent. msn is reading the opera user agent and (correctly) figuring its a mobile.
look up setting a custom useragent and set it to something like firefoxes user agent. (There are websites that list user agents)

Make sure you set the homepage when its on the desktop version and not the mobile version. Go to the website and access the desktop version then set the home page.