Finding the "Go to URL" Function
On Your Cell Phone
Your cell phone web browser is similar to the web browser that you use
everyday on your computer. It has the capability to follow hyperlinks
from a home page, and to go directly to a website address ("URL") that you
type in. You can also bookmark pages, so that you can easily get to
them again. (Bookmarks can also be called Favorites.) The exact steps to take and buttons to push to do
all this will vary by cell
phone service provider and by handset make and model.
Find out how to
operate your phone's web browser by searching YouTube and/or Google for your
carrier name, handset make, and handset model#, and look for a tutorial that
covers "Web Browsing", "Wireless Data Services", "Wireless Web Access", or
similar. If you have a smart phone, like an android or an iPhone,
there is almost never a problem figuring out how to get on the web, as web
browsing is an integral part of the smart phone experience.
Below are a few generalized steps to access the "Go To URL"
function, by carrier, as well as links to carrier "help" pages. Because
there are literally thousands of different cell phones, these are generic
steps. You may have to experiment to discover how to do it on your
phone.
You need to find the "go to" function on your phone
(sometimes labeled as "enter site, or similar.) This is not the same as a
"Find" or "Search" function. You want to
instruct your phone browser to go directly to a URL.
With nearly all phones, you can leave out the "http://" part of the URL
and just enter an address, e.g. "waptest.scoutpal.com"
Once you have gone to a web page, you can then add it to your bookmarks
(or favorites) list. Again, the exact buttons to push in order to make
a bookmark
will vary from phone to phone. On many phones, you press and hold a
"menu" key, then look for the choice to mark the page.
Sprint:
[Online help]
Typical steps for many old-style WAP (flip / "feature") phones:
- Press "MENU", then scroll to "WEB" and select
- From the "Vision Home" page on the web, press "MENU"
- Scroll to and select "7. Go to URL"
Verizon:
[Online help]
Typical steps for many old-style WAP (flip / "feature") phones:
- Press "MENU"
- Scroll to and select "Web Browser"
- Scroll to and select "Search/Bookmarks"
- Scroll to and select "Go to ..."
AT&T "MEdia Net":
[Online help]
T-Mobile "t-zones":
[Online help]