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Aldrew
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From: Milton Keynes, UK
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Hi, maybe I'm been an idiot. But I'm trying to link to this rss feed, http://www.mopoke.co.uk/weather/detailed/2679.xml I have tried doing form both the browser and the RSS reader. But when I try I just get that it's not supported? Why? Any one got any ideas? Or know of a good weather rss feed I can use instead.
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masseur
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my unbranded one also says its not supported. I tried the Esato RSS of http://www.esato.com/rss
edit: although that does work fine on the M600
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Minstrel_Man
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Really? The rss feed for easto works on my K800
doesnt the BBC rss have weather on it? |
Aldrew
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Esato feed works fine on my K800. Have it on my feeds now and although it's a very good site. It's not going to help me know what the weather is going to be like... Unless, Esato is thinking of adding this feature? Masseur, could you bring that up at your next esato meeting?
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Minstrel_Man
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Info - http://www.channel4.com/news/weather/rss.jsp?type=uk&city=London
RSS Feed - http://www.channel4.com/news/weather/uk_city_rss.jsp?city=London
They dont do milton keynes but london is close enough.
Let me know how it goes cos my battery has just died on me.
edit - for everyone else who wants this on the left hand side toolbar there is a button to browse more cities, this service is available in cities worldwide. so now you can see the weather on your phone instead of looking out the window 
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Aldrew
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Although I beg to differ with you about London, been close enough. It's 30-45 mins on the train.. I tried the channel4 feed(but to bedford, a little closer) but still getting the same, not supported. I'm begining to think that the reader on the 800 is rubish. |
Minstrel_Man
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my geographay aint the best, although read the site where you got the feed in the original post and he does say its not 100% reliable try emailing him. |
Aldrew
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I will forgive about your geographical error. But try harded next time 
I don't think it's his site as it works on my PC, also I couldn't get the Channel 4 feed to work either. So it's either me, doing something wrong or the K800 doesn't support that many RSS feed types? if there are differant feed types? not sure how it works.
But thanks for your help. |
Minstrel_Man
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RSS = Really Simple Syndication
Really Simple??? Is that utter boll**ks or what?
I cant see there being different feed types becuase its just basic HTML. |
Aldrew
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Thats pretty much what I thought a RSS is a RSS can't really be any differancies. But so far the only one's I've used on the phone are the BBC news(which was pre installed) and esato. Both of which work. Just can't get a weather one working. I'll just have to do it the old fashioned way and go direct to the BBC weather site, it's just that's going to cost more in GPRS/3g charges.
I'm now waiting for RRSS, might be able to use that. |
Minstrel_Man
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I Tried the SE one which worked.
found another waether one, but it very much looks like the same layout of site as the first one you found...
http://weather.nearperfect.com/weather/
again london is the nearest city
rss feed - http://weather.nearperfect.com/weather/world.rss/010/c00032
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masseur
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rss uses xml which only resembles html in appearance but its not bound by the rigid syntax built into html.
Indeed xml tags are totally user defined (we create a schema here to define their syntax for our trading purposes) and generally (well the only place I have seen xml used) it is used for exchanging data
rss simply uses xml where the tags are predefined by the rss standard
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Minstrel_Man
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http://www.rssweather.com/icao/EGGW/wx.php
another one, this one looks pretty good but when you click on what the feed should look like it brings up a blang page for me. |
masseur
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btw, not only does my generic K800 not open RSS when the url is typed, it doesnt even have the RSS option in the more menu of the internet function but I cannot imagine why not 
not that its something I use much anyway but...
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Aldrew
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@Minstral, That rssweather works. I have linked it to Cranfield airport which is as close to Milton Keynes as I'm going to get. Might Email the BBC, tell them I pay my licence fee and there fore they should start a weather rss feed. See what happens. Thanks for all your help.
@Masseur, I don't (on my O2 branded) have a rss option in the internet browser. The reader seems to be seperate app. and teh only link I can find for it is in my shortcuts, in the pop up links thingy(can't remember what you call it, the little button between the C and menu button.)
Edit: Activity menu 
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