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wap.google.com screwed (Mobile Web) |
funkay
Joined: Jun 08, 2005
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Has anyone noticed that when you search for something on wap.google.com (searching in "mobile web", which you choose in search options) lately, the results are totally different to what you searched for. Either that, or my phone is seriously screwed, lol.
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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Are you talking about the xhtml site or the wml one?
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aet419
Joined: Jun 03, 2005
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R u stupid. LOL
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funkay
Joined: Jun 08, 2005
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XHTML = www.google.com/xhtml
WML = wap.google.com
I'm talking about the WML one.
& aet419, who are you asking? |
whizkidd
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@funkay, some wap 2.0 browsers open the xhtml site of google when you type wap.google.com instead of the wml one. And the results for the xhtml site is completely different from the wml one. Edit: ok i see that you've mentioned about the "mobile web" option. Thats the wml site! And yes, the google wml site is famous for bringing up totally irrelevant results. But on the whole i find it really useful. _________________  Never put off till tomorrow what you can avoid all together.
[ This Message was edited by: whizkidd on 2005-06-10 05:28 ] |
REO
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
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@funkay
Yes it is happening with my phone as well as my sons.
You type in a search ... for example, "esato", and it will give you another
crazy or obscene title indicating that it can not be found.
the result has nothing to do with the original word or phrase used.
I typed in tag tag and it said something like ... " Hot Lipps was not found. they must have some type of bug in their search engine.
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funkay
Joined: Jun 08, 2005
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Thanks REO for replying.
I wonder if wml google has been hacked, cause alot of the search results you get (regardless of what you search for) are about celebrities, xxx-rated content, advertisements, "something for free", etc, or just plain don't make sense.
Well, i'm glad it's not just my phone then!!!  |
REO
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
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@funkay
I was going crazy, went through every setting in my phone.
Almost did a reset, which I've never done and was afraid to lose valueble files. I'm glad I waited.
iphone rocks... |
andy75
Joined: Sep 20, 2003
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Its been like that for months now, also if I click any of the links I either get "Not found" or some other error (can't remember exactly as I gave up long ago)
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funkay
Joined: Jun 08, 2005
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It only started happening for me today, and I've been using it for weeks without 1 problem like this, until now, where EvErY search I do gives weird results. |
whizkidd
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Is there some "contact us" option so that we can tell google their wap site is f***ed up? 
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Pradhika
Joined: Jan 11, 2005
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Yes the search results are horrible. :-(
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twerg
Joined: Sep 04, 2004
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I have been using wml and xhtml versions for yonks and have all but given up on them. For me wml is only good for the mobile web, entire web 9 times out of 10 returns errors. Same for xhtml, i can get 1 or 2 pages into a website then errors occur. Picture results work find thou.... Wish they would fix this, its frustrating! I sent then an e-mail once but no reply.
Think iv had better luck using google through http://gateway.oceanlake.com/ give it a try.
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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I've also given up on the wml version of Google. Noticed problems last year but in the last couple of months it's been giving crazy results when you're searching for the most simple things.
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whizkidd
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All you guys try http://www.fonpilot.com its a basic wap search engine. EDIT:Even that is f****d up!   _________________ :grin: Never put off till tomorrow what you can avoid all together.
[ This Message was edited by: whizkidd on 2005-06-10 10:23 ] |
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Posted: 2005-06-10 05:47
