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  • 27-06-2010 9:24pm
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    Alex M
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭


    new to i-phone , trying to gain access to a website but am being told the device im using is not supported to allow access to certain parts of the site. any ideas ?
    a result would be appreciated


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    jamesd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,425 ✭✭✭jamesd


    Maybe that section of the website uses flash which is not supported on an iphone/ipad.


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    Alex M
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭Alex M


    how can i get around this


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    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,485 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    Unfortunately if it's flash-based there's not much you can do.

    However, a bigger problem is that a number of badly written sites have an unnecessary check for the browser. The major one here is eFlow, who will not accept anything other than IE or Firefox on Mac or PC. However, if you fool the site into thinking it's IE, it works fine.


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    WayneEnterprise
    Registered Users Posts: 602 ✭✭✭WayneEnterprise


    Alex M wrote: »
    how can i get around this

    App called Cloud Browse lets you view flash.


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    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 8,986 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    WayneEnterprise wrote: »
    App called Cloud Browse lets you view flash.

    Basically Cloud Browse runs Firefox on a remote server, and lets you VPN into it to see the browser. A handy solution if you're really stuck , but speed and security will be issues.

    I have to laugh at this line from the description:

    "Worried about privacy or security? Cloud Browse runs the browser on a separate machine and not on your iPhone, so no need to worry about websites grabbing your private information or hacking into your phone."

    ...um, yeah, but you do need to worry about entering any passwords or viewing any sensitive information on it, becasue they'll all be available to anyone with access to the remote machine.

    (Also, it's only available from the US store, but that's a minor detail as it's free, and so can be got with an easy to set up US account)


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