Travel Technology - Anyone use wap browser emulator for netbook and slow connection ?

I would like to find a free wap browser emulator that I can use on my dell mini 9 netbook ,

I have it tethered to a very slow hookup on a cellphone, (slower than 56k dial-up)
so if I check my email on the wap sites it will be mostly text and load quicker,

I looked at WINWAP but the one for the desktop you have to buy,

This is just to be used as a back-up , but at least I will be able to read it and use a regular keyboard, I never could do that on a cell phone screen and keyboard,

thanks for your ideas

Rally

Any browser that supports user agent switching should do the trick.

Here's an extension for Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59

I would like to find a free wap browser emulator that I can use on my dell mini 9 netbook ,

I have it tethered to a very slow hookup on a cellphone, (slower than 56k dial-up)
so if I check my email on the wap sites it will be mostly text and load quicker,

I looked at WINWAP but the one for the desktop you have to buy,

This is just to be used as a back-up , but at least I will be able to read it and use a regular keyboard, I never could do that on a cell phone screen and keyboard,

thanks for your ideas

Rally

Have you tried just disabling all images, rich content and other heavy stuff?

Any browser that supports user agent switching should do the trick.

Here's an extension for Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59
Two thoughts --

1) Don't some websites a) still show you an HTML page even if the user agent indicates you're on a mobile device and b) rely on a separate URL for WAP content, e.g. wap.thesiteyourelookingfor.com or m.thesiteyourelookingfor.com?

2) And even if the site does return wap content based on a modified user agent string, what is Firefox going to do with it? Usually it can't display pages designed for a mobile phone.

b) rely on a separate URL for WAP content, e.g. wap.thesiteyourelookingfor.com or m.thesiteyourelookingfor.com?
Yes, but changing the UA string will stop the separate URL from kicking you over to the full-fledged site.

2) And even if the site does return wap content based on a modified user agent string, what is Firefox going to do with it? Usually it can't display pages designed for a mobile phone.
I've never had a problem.

It all depends on what the OP actually wants to do. GMail, for example, has a Basic version that works well on slow connections: https://mail.google.com/mail/
You can also turn off image downloading, disable flash, etc.

Hi, I would rather have a seperate browser for WAP sites ,

I can load the WAP sites I need to go to in the favorites and get thru my emails and a couple other sites quick,

If I have full WIFI then I can use IE7 or Firefox and the use the full websites.

turning images / flash etc on and off all the time is a hassle if I end up doing it a few times a day.

I am tethering on a cell phone , but it would also help others if they end up somewhere and only 56k dial-up is available.

thanks again

Rally

Hi, I would rather have a seperate browser for WAP sites ,

I can load the WAP sites I need to go to in the favorites and get thru my emails and a couple other sites quick,

If I have full WIFI then I can use IE7 or Firefox and the use the full websites.

turning images / flash etc on and off all the time is a hassle if I end up doing it a few times a day.

I am tethering on a cell phone , but it would also help others if they end up somewhere and only 56k dial-up is available.

thanks again

Rally

Did you try user agent switching with the mobile sites you want?
It's really simple to switch in Firefox.

Otherwise, I'd just buy WinWap. It's just $23, and you say you use it a lot.

I've never had a problem.Good to know.

Firefox never knew how to handle wml files (So I used the Klondike wap browser/emulater), but this was back with the 3.0x versions. Maybe the 3.5 browsers support it.

Firefox never knew how to handle wml files (So I used the Klondike wap browser/emulater), but this was back with the 3.0x versions. Maybe the 3.5 browsers support it.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/62