NOT true. It is not FUD I am setting there with the same connection with two different pieces of equipment. In addition, Apple has stated so much and conversations with ATT also confirmed.
The iPhone DOES NOT support a flash player plug in. Therefore flash CANNOT run on the iPhone. While a Mac / PC sitting there side by side with the same connection works fine. On Jan 4, 2010, at 04:57 AM, Christopher Woods wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com >> [mailto:vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Dale Eshelman >> Sent: 17 December 2009 17:02 >> To: Nancy >> Cc: vnc-list@realvnc.com >> Subject: Re: AT&T as service provider >> >> Likely you are not getting all the information on the screen >> to make the ATT connection. I have run into these situations. >> It seems ATT (or partner) many times uses flash for login to >> connections (why I don't know). So when I compare the screen >> on my laptop to the screen on my iPhone / iPod touch, they >> are not the same. The ability to select the provider (for >> example) from a list does not show up on the iPhone / iPod >> Touch. Apple tells me it is because ATT is using flash. >> >> The iPhone / iPod Touch does not support Flash. It is a hog >> on memory and battery life. So this may be the reason. ATT >> after 3 years of conversations with them, has yet to fix it. >> As I have told Apple and ATT, this makes the iPhone / iPod >> Touch worthless - and I told both of them so much. Most of >> the time I cannot use them because of this issue. >> >> So I am guessing this might be the issue. However, the way to >> tell is to use a laptop and look at the same screen. > > > I must disagree; imho all of that is FUD. Whether or not a device supports > Flash is irrelevant in this case - if the iPhone is on AT&T, and has the > standard iPhone AT&T data connection, I would stake money on it being that > nonstandard ports are restricted to HTTP and a handful of others by AT&T to > manage their network usage, and VNC traffic ports fall outside of the scope > of allowed ports. > > The iPhone still fails, but for more and different reasons ;) </flame> > > I've encountered this exact same problem (but with FTP and email traffic as > opposed to VNC) on an old mobile provider in the UK - I was using my > handset's 3G connection as a tethered mobile broadband connection. I had to > upgrade my package to unblock the required ports, no two ways about it. > > > Chris > Dale Eshelman eshelm...@gmail.com MonaVie (Distr ID 1316953) http://www.monavie.com/Web/US/en/product_overview.dhtml The closer I get to the pain of glass in Windoz, the farther I can see and I see a Mac on the horizon. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
