Comments on: Web-Based RSS Reader for Cell Phone?

Question: Web-Based RSS Reader for Cell Phone?

Ignatius J. Reilly — Tue, 30 May 2006 08:07:40 -0800

Does anyone know of a web-based rss reader that I can access on a crappy cell phone browser?

I have a new web-capable phone (lg VX9800), and I'm having trouble finding an rss reader that will work for me. The browser is not java-enabled, so I don't think I can load the reader onto the phone.

What I am looking for is a web-based rss reader that I ca actually read on the web browser. Basically, the page must not have java or javascript anywhere on it. Does such a thing exist? Has anyone devised a different workaround to this problem?

By: mikepop

mikepop — Tue, 30 May 2006 08:28:56 -0800

You could setup an account at Winksite and fill it up with RSS feeds. Works on very basic mobile browsers.

By: Ignatius J. Reilly

Ignatius J. Reilly — Tue, 30 May 2006 08:43:42 -0800

You are a very good person. This is exactly what I was hoping to find.

By: soundslikeobiwan

soundslikeobiwan — Tue, 30 May 2006 12:27:27 -0800

Bloglines (which I love) has a mobile style, as in http://bloglines.com/myblogs

By: SubFuze

SubFuze — Tue, 30 May 2006 14:18:19 -0800

Google Reader recently added a mobile friendly version of their reader. You can read about it on their official blog post.

By: Ignatius J. Reilly

Ignatius J. Reilly — Tue, 30 May 2006 14:31:42 -0800

Sub, soundslike:
I had tried out both of those, but neither ever gets past the login page on my browser (on the phone, that is). I think that Verizon cripples the browser on purpose to restrict access to most interesting stuff, and it is a bitch to load software. mikepop's suggestion was the only one I've found that actually rendered.

By: esinclai

esinclai — Tue, 30 May 2006 19:24:28 -0800

There's also an available mobile format for Newsgator Online, which has the advantage of synchronization with their several desktop clients. It's not free (and the synchronization is undergoing some tuning for scaling recently...), but it works well on my T-Mobile and Treo.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Tue, 30 May 2006 20:16:54 -0800

I have Verizon, am using an LG-VX 8100, and the Bloglines mobile works great for me. Never had any problem with it. What model of phone are you using?

By: costas

costas — Wed, 31 May 2006 12:07:58 -0800

Shameless plug: I built memigo just for this: you get XML feeds, but you also get a version formatted for PDAs: the extra trick: the links (can) go to either printer-friendly or PDA-friendly articles directly. Not an RSS reader per se, but close...

By: sjvilla79

sjvilla79 — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:29:30 -0800

Glad I searched and found this thread. Cheers.