How to Bookmark and Login
to ScoutPal Live on Your Phone
Most Phones will work with one of two basic URL choices:
IMPORTANT: In all
of the URL addresses on this page, substitute your
ScoutPal login ID and password for [myID] and [myPW]!!!
Put a dot (.) or dash (-) between them, as convenient. So if your ScoutPal ID is woohoo and
your password is abc123, you would type in ?whoohoo.abc123 or
?woohoo-abc123 [Or you can just leave out the ?id.pw
part; you would reenter them at each login.]
- Smartphones (iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile) and other smart browser
devices (including desktop/laptops/tablets):
http://ie.scoutpal.com?myID.myPW
(Note "ie" instead of "www". Some iPhone/Safari users will
need to use a different browser like Opera, or use pda.scoutpal.com
instead; see "More Details", below.)
- Most ordinary phones (flip, bar), some smartphones:
http://wap.scoutpal.com?myID.myPW
(Note "wap" instead of "www". This link
*will* fail on non-WAP
devices. But if it works on your phone, it's a good first-choice,
as it typically automatically shifts the phone's keypad to numeric mode.)
If neither of these work on your phone, refer to the additional
options listed further down on this page. Try all the different
login/bookmark options to discover the set that works the best with your
particular phone. Don't
put any spaces in the URL. Punctuation must be exact.
With most phones and browsers you won't need to type in the "http://": if you get an error
just try again with the "http://" part included.
IMPORTANT: ScoutPal has two servers -- scoutpal.com and metapal.com
-- you should bookmark both servers on your phone. All you have to do
is use either "scoutpal" (primary) or
"metapal" (backup) in the web address; everything else in the
URL stays the
same. Internet services will occasionally go down, for various reasons. (ScoutPal does not control the internet or your cellular carrier's wireless
services.) So in order to provide you with 24x7 redundant and uninterrupted
service, ScoutPal maintains two separate, distinct, and geographically isolated
servers, with each server completely independent of the other, including search
history and formats. The Primary server has high capacity and bandwidth, and
can be a first choice, but you can use whichever server works best on your
phone, wherever you are.
- For search history and format settings on the Primary server,
use your desktop computer to login at
http://www.scoutpal.com (the
login is on the right side of the page.)
- For your search history and format settings on the Backup server,
use your desktop computer to login at http://www.metapal.com
More Details, Other Bookmark Options:
You should try all the different login/bookmark options to
discover the set that works best with your particular phone.
If you don't know the first thing about operating your phone's web browser,
read the "Go to URL" info page.
- Auto Login
The examples below include your ScoutPal ID and password tacked on the
ends of the URL's. If you don't or can't or intentionally choose to
not include them in the URL, that's ok, you will just need to enter your
ID/PW each time you start to use ScoutPal.
- Using the phone browser's "go to" function (it may be labeled "goto",
"goto url", or "enter site") to browse to one of the URL's listed
here, then bookmark the login page that comes up.
- In all of the URL's given below, "myID" and "myPW"
simply stand for your ScoutPal login ID and password, so type in your ID and
your password when you enter the URL.
- There are a multiple ways to create a login, depending on how your
phone and cellular carrier processes URL (website address) requests; you may have to try more than one of the URL's forms in order to find
the one that will work consistently with your particular model of cell
phone.
- If you change your ScoutPal ID and/or password, you will need to edit
or recreate the bookmark so that it contains your new ScoutPal ID/password.
- Reminder, you should bookmark both Servers -- scoutpal.com and metapal.com
- As with your computer browser, you can usually leave off
the "http://" part when typing in a URL.
- Use lowercase letters after ".com"
- There are literally thousands of different cell phone models, all unique,
so you may have to experiment with the service sites and URL formats to
find one that works the best with your phone and on your phone's network. The "ie" service site will usually work best with an
iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm Treo and other advanced PDA/Smart phones.
- BoostMobile phones that don't have a bookmark function: Use a
Text Messaging bookmark.
- If you have tried and tried and you just can't figure any of this out
(yes, it is complex, but try the wap service and/or ie
service first)
please call us from a phone other than your
cell phone, and we will help you.
Service Sites and Login URL options:
(Use the one that works best on your phone. Some may work better for you than
others, and some may not work at all on your particular phone.)
Most Ordinary Cell Phones, New Or Old:
wap.scoutpal.com
http://wap.scoutpal.com/?myID-myPW
-- or --
http://wap.scoutpal.com/index.cgi?myID-myPW
(Note the "wap" part instead of the usual "www")
Alternative forms of this bookmark are:
http://www.scoutpal.com/wap/?myID-myPW
-- or --
http://www.scoutpal.com/wap/index.cgi?myID-myPW
If you then bookmark this page the login will be set. The next time you
are ready to use ScoutPal on your phone, use the phone go-to-bookmark function
to go directly to the page, press or select the LOGIN link, and begin entering
your first ISBN.
Some phone browsers will not allow you to directly bookmark a URL containing
"?" or other such symbols. In that case, bookmark wap.scoutpal.com, then use
the phone's "edit bookmark" function to change the URL to contain the full
login sequence.
The "wap" service site will work with nearly all ordinary cell phones,
but if you have a Sanyo or Samsung phone on Sprint, you may need to use an
alternate service site as described in this Service
Bulletin.
Newer Ordinary Cell Phones With Large Displays:
wml.scoutpal.com
http://wml.scoutpal.com/?myID-myPW
-- or --
http://wml.scoutpal.com/index.cgi?myID-myPW
(Note the "wml" part instead of the usual "www".)
Alternative forms of this bookmark are:
http://www.scoutpal.com/wml/?myID-myPW
-- or --
http://www.scoutpal.com/wml/index.cgi?myID-myPW
The wml service site provides on-screen multi-ISBN entry when you
have specified 2 or more ISBN entry fields in your ScoutPal format. The wml
site is not compatible with older cell phones.
Some Older Phones May Require:
wapg.scoutpal.com
(Note the "g" in "wapg")
http://wapg.scoutpal.com?myID-myPW
-- or --
http://wapg.scoutpal.com/index.cgi?myID-myPW
-- or --
http://www.scoutpal.com/wapg/index.cgi?myID-myPW
-- or --
http://www.scoutpal.com/wapg/?myID-myPW
(Note the "wapg" part instead of "wap")
PDA/Phones, Smartphones, Androids, iPhones, or any Computer Browser:
ie.scoutpal.com
http://ie.scoutpal.com?myID-myPW
(Note the "ie" part instead of the usual "www")
-- or --
http://www.scoutpal.com/ie?myID-myPW
-- or --
http://www.scoutpal.com/ie/index.cgi?myID-myPW
If your browser doesn't have JavaScript, use:
http://www.scoutpal.com/pda/index.cgi?myID-myPW
-- or --
http://www.scoutpal.com/pda/?myID-myPW
Some browsers will need to use a slightly different sequence: Begin the
login from http://www.scoutpal.com/pdag, then bookmark the next
page.
