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#26 Posted: 6/24/2007 11:21:57 AM The biggest pain about using Covers from my MotorolaQ is that the pages take so long to load b/c of all the data contained at the top of each page. I can't access covers at work, but for those with the same problem I've found a good solution that makes it easier to read the forums.
Save the forum home page of your favorite sport to your favorites. I did this for hockey. I would then go into Lipps/3HockeyGirls thread and save it to my favorites. That way I would only have to wait for one page to load, in order to, read my favorite thread everyday. Call me Capt Obvious, but it saved me at least 20 minutes a day.
Mr Covers- Great idea. I can't 'test' the program for my Motorola Q. Is it not available for that model? |
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#27 Posted: 6/25/2007 8:06:20 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by WhizWithout:
Mr Covers- Great idea. I can't 'test' the program for my Motorola Q. Is it not available for that model?
Hey WhizWithout,
Thanks for all of the input. We're working on adding the forums to this application.
As for the Motorola Q we're trying to figure out how to add this model too.
Cheers,
Mr_C
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#28 Posted: 6/26/2007 11:13:57 AM Have a Nokia e62 phone w/ATT/Cingular carrier. Doesn't seem to sync up. Any thoughts? |
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WhizWithout |
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#29 Posted: 6/26/2007 2:15:39 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by Mr_Covers:
Hey WhizWithout,
Thanks for all of the input. We're working on adding the forums to this application.
As for the Motorola Q we're trying to figure out how to add this model too.
Cheers,
Mr_C
Thanks, keep me posted. I'll definitely download the program. |
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#30 Posted: 6/26/2007 3:44:14 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by jgregson: Have a Nokia e62 phone w/ATT/Cingular carrier. Doesn't seem to sync up. Any thoughts?
Hey jgregson,
We'll have a look at the Nokia e62 phone and get back to you as soon as we can.
Cheers,
Mr_C
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#31 Posted: 6/27/2007 8:45:14 AM
We need a bit more info from you please.
Did it install on your phone?
If so, did you get a no connection to the internet message when you ran it on your phone?
Thanks,
Mr_C
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#32 Posted: 6/27/2007 9:18:03 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by WhizWithout: The biggest pain about using Covers from my MotorolaQ is that the pages take so long to load b/c of all the data contained at the top of each page. I can't access covers at work, but for those with the same problem I've found a good solution that makes it easier to read the forums.
Save the forum home page of your favorite sport to your favorites. I did this for hockey. I would then go into Lipps/3HockeyGirls thread and save it to my favorites. That way I would only have to wait for one page to load, in order to, read my favorite thread everyday. Call me Capt Obvious, but it saved me at least 20 minutes a day.
Mr Covers- Great idea. I can't 'test' the program for my Motorola Q. Is it not available for that model?
Hey WhizWithout
Motorola Q by default does not come with JVM (java virtual machine).
We've found a few places that you can download it to your Motorola Q.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=279600
You would probably just need the smaller version called J9_tiny 6.1.0.20060727-102926.CAB
You can just point your browser to the CAB package or download and copy the cab to your Motorola Q.
We don't have a Motorola Q on site to test, so if you get it going we would love to get your feedback.
Thank you,
Mr_C
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#33 Posted: 6/27/2007 10:07:46 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by Mr_Covers:
Hey jgregson, We need a bit more info from you please. Did it install on your phone? If so, did you get a no connection to the internet message when you ran it on your phone? Thanks, Mr_C
I submitted my mobile number, received the text message, clicked on link and got message "no gateway reply" which I think means I couldn't access the web page.
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#34 Posted: 6/27/2007 10:26:09 AM OK. Was able to download and install. What "address" do I use to access mobile? |
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#35 Posted: 6/27/2007 10:31:42 AM I go http://www.covers.com/mobile and get message "requested page cannot be displayed". Any thoughts? |
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#36 Posted: 6/27/2007 12:46:23 PM Hello there, I am interested in getting this but I took a look at the list of phones & it has several LG phones. It even had the LG CU500 but not my phone the LG CU400. My phone is java enabled, but is my phone not supporting this or what?? |
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#37 Posted: 6/27/2007 3:53:45 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by jballz: Hello there, I am interested in getting this but I took a look at the list of phones & it has several LG phones. It even had the LG CU500 but not my phone the LG CU400. My phone is java enabled, but is my phone not supporting this or what??
Hello jballz,
Your phone will support this application.
Cheers,
Mr_C
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#38 Posted: 6/27/2007 3:57:23 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by jgregson: I go http://www.covers.com/mobile and get message "requested page cannot be displayed". Any thoughts?
Hey jgregson,
From the Website
On the covers website itself, not your phone, put your phone number in the first option on this page and press submit and a text message will be sent with a link to the download.
From your phone
Or you can navigate to http://www.covers.com/mobile/get.html on your phone and you'll get a download now link.
Cheers,
Mr_C
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#39 Posted: 6/28/2007 7:32:53 AM
We added the forums to the phone now too. So you can check out your favorite posts on the phone.
We also added send to a friend, so you can send the application to friends you think would like to have it on their phone too.
Cheers,
Mr_C
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#40 Posted: 6/29/2007 12:40:53 AM |
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#41 Posted: 6/29/2007 12:44:59 AM |
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#42 Posted: 6/29/2007 7:25:27 AM
Thank you for the feedback. We'll add alerts, starters and matchup info to the list of possible new features. Great to hear your opinion.
Cheers,
Mr_C
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#43 Posted: 6/29/2007 8:41:18 AM Have downloaded and installed the software on my Nokia E62. When I go to covers.com/mobile I get the message - the requested page cannot be displayed. Is that the correct address for the mobile version of Covers?
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#44 Posted: 6/29/2007 10:55:09 AM
Hey jgregson, Most devices save the application under the
‘Applications’ menu in your phone or PDA. You may also find it in the
‘Downloads’ menu. It’s called ‘Covers Mobile’. Do you see it on either of these areas on your phone? Thank you, Mr_C
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#45 Posted: 6/29/2007 11:17:19 AM Found it under Apps, opened and connected. Navigation difficult as you have to press the shift key every time you want to enter a number to move around the site. Am I missing something? |
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#46 Posted: 6/29/2007 11:30:58 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by jgregson: Found it under Apps, opened and connected. Navigation difficult as you have to press the shift key every time you want to enter a number to move around the site. Am I missing something?
Hey jgregson,
We'll look into this a bit further and get back to you.
You shouldn't have to use the shift key at all. Can you navigate using the number pad and using the number 5 as submit?
2 = up
8 = down
5 = submit
4 = left
6= right
Thanks,
Mr_C
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#47 Posted: 6/29/2007 11:41:19 AM Maybe I am stating the obvious but the number keys are also letter keys and when I press a number nothing happens. Have to press the shift key then a number key to navigate. |
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#48 Posted: 6/29/2007 12:26:13 PM
Sorry about that. We don't have a Nokia e62 phone on site, so we're trying to troubleshoot without the phone present.
We'll look into alternatives, so we can get around certain users having to hit the shift key.
Thank you for your feedback.
Sincerely,
Mr_C
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#49 Posted: 7/3/2007 4:06:17 AM on a blackberry using the app. the colors are a little hard on the eyes and really contrasted, not fun to look at for any length of time, especially the side menu. I couldn't find a way to change the colors at all. how about a way to change that or make it a simple white background with black text.
also, wondering instead of an app why not just make the site itself more mobile friendly? |
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#50 Posted: 7/3/2007 7:08:42 AM
Thank you for the feedback. We'll look at both of those possibilities in the future. The future will demand website design to be more mobile friendly, so we'll get down that path sooner than later.
Cheers,
Mr_C
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