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Post by Lt. Hathaway on Nov 18, 2013 23:41:28 GMT -5
I'm reliably informed that most people who comment on the forum using their Android device use the $2.99 ProBoards app. Do you? I'm having some issues convincing myself to try it. I would never publicly accuse them of breaking their own site to encourage app sales, but it's hard to imagine a web page re-skin app for a site I only read one forum on is worth as much as, say, a Trese Brothers game. I'm willing to be convinced by the wisdom of the collective, though! Is it fantastic in some way, or is it just the good old forum, except working?
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Post by fallen on Nov 18, 2013 23:44:28 GMT -5
Lt. Hathaway - from the previous thread, it seems like people who use their mobile for ProBoards use the app. I was guessing at the numbers from the poster counts. I wouldn't count me as reliable  I never use mobile, 100% laptop. Great thread to gather the collective wisdom. Is it worth it folks?
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Post by evmaker on Nov 19, 2013 0:13:50 GMT -5
I use the Chrome app on my phone, both because it syncs with my desktop and laptop for bookmarks and whatnot, and because it has never had an issue with these forums (for me anyway).
If it didn't I might have considered the proboards app but I still probably wouldn't do it for the simple sake of what you've already said, I'd only be using it for one forum, which I would probably just wait until I had my laptop or desktop to post with.
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Post by slayernz on Nov 19, 2013 2:07:11 GMT -5
I use Dolphin browser on my phone and have the "recent" threads as my home page  That way, the first thing I see when I open up my phone's browser is ST forums |
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Post by grävling on Nov 19, 2013 3:38:42 GMT -5
Last time I read the reviews of the proboards forum app, people were saying that you could not moderate using it, nor add file attatchments. Has this changed? Assuming the reviewers knew what they were talking about, this would make the whole thing pretty useless for me.
The best expereince I get is using chrome on my tablet, and firefox/opera on my laptop. My phone cannot run chrome, so I use Opera there, and it is less satisfactory, as proboads detects that this is a mobile and sends me to their mobile pages, and Opera respects this. Chrome doesn't, which is why you get the same pages as you would get if you had been using your laptop -- which is what you want.
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Post by HateSolstice on Nov 19, 2013 8:27:54 GMT -5
I use the default browser on my phone and have no issues. Or I'll use my desktop if I'm sitting at it. I'm not paying $3 for an app that does the same thing I can do for free, and just as efficiently.
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Post by Officer Genious on Nov 19, 2013 11:11:58 GMT -5
I use the default browser on my phone and have no issues. Or I'll use my desktop if I'm sitting at it. I'm not paying $3 for an app that does the same thing I can do for free, and just as efficiently. This, and as grävling said, the site recognizes the Amazon Silk browser as mobile. Until it doesn't. Amazon really confuses this site. |
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Post by fallen on Nov 19, 2013 11:27:32 GMT -5
Sounds like so far ProBoards App has 0% usage on TB forums! Sorry Lt. Hathaway - seems I over-estimated |
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Post by chronic on Nov 19, 2013 17:14:09 GMT -5
Sounds like so far ProBoards App has 0% usage on TB forums! Sorry Lt. Hathaway - seems I over-estimated I use it when I'm on mobile.. It's definitely not the best, but when I am using my tablet or laptop for other work I like to browse via it. The app it self is decently organized it has a various amount of features, you can change your homepage and bookmark things. All in all it's a simplified app, but it works. Quite obviously it doesn't pretend to be anything greater but it does what it is meant to well. That said I am going to check out Dolphin tonight. |
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Post by eldur on Nov 19, 2013 18:53:05 GMT -5
Sounds like so far ProBoards App has 0% usage on TB forums! Sorry Lt. Hathaway - seems I over-estimated I use it when I'm on mobile.. It's definitely not the best, but when I am using my tablet or laptop for other work I like to browse via it. The app it self is decently organized it has a various amount of features, you can change your homepage and bookmark things. All in all it's a simplified app, but it works. Quite obviously it doesn't pretend to be anything greater but it does what it is meant to well. I use the app for the same reason. |
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Post by captain nemo on Nov 19, 2013 19:52:59 GMT -5
Sorry only use Firefox for the forums, mostly desktop but sometime on my tablet.
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Post by Jacob on Nov 20, 2013 12:02:49 GMT -5
I'm reliably informed that most people who comment on the forum using their Android device use the $2.99 ProBoards app. Do you? I'm having some issues convincing myself to try it. I would never publicly accuse them of breaking their own site to encourage app sales, but it's hard to imagine a web page re-skin app for a site I only read one forum on is worth as much as, say, a Trese Brothers game. I'm willing to be convinced by the wisdom of the collective, though! Is it fantastic in some way, or is it just the good old forum, except working? Sent beuns instructions on how to send you the proboards Apk file. He'll contact you during the next few days, if everything works with well. He's got it from me. Sent from Bravestar Control Center, Boston Core. Causing Havoc and Chaos in the NBZ since its beginning. |
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Post by Jacob on Nov 20, 2013 12:04:45 GMT -5
Last time I read the reviews of the proboards forum app, people were saying that you could not moderate using it, nor add file attatchments. Has this changed? Assuming the reviewers knew what they were talking about, this would make the whole thing pretty useless for me. The best expereince I get is using chrome on my tablet, and firefox/opera on my laptop. My phone cannot run chrome, so I use Opera there, and it is less satisfactory, as proboads detects that this is a mobile and sends me to their mobile pages, and Opera respects this. Chrome doesn't, which is why you get the same pages as you would get if you had been using your laptop -- which is what you want. you're able to add attachments -photos-, idk about mod features. Sent from Bravestar Control Center, Boston Core. Causing Havoc and Chaos in the NBZ since its beginning. |
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Post by grävling on Nov 20, 2013 17:41:53 GMT -5
Thank you for telling me about the progress they have made.
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Post by Lt. Hathaway on Nov 20, 2013 20:14:42 GMT -5
Jacob, Thanks for the information. So far I don't want the app, thanks for the offer!
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I never use mobile, 100% laptop.
That way, the first thing I see when I open up my phone's browser is ST forums 
