Testing Your Phone or PDA

Before you signup for ScoutPal, you will need to test your wireless device to be sure that it is capable and ready to use the ScoutPal Service. Also, check with your wireless service plan provider to be sure that there is wireless coverage where you do your bookscouting.
[Cell Phone/PDA/Carrier Recommendations]

Testing Your Device with ScoutPal: When you have confirmed that your device is ready for browsing, turn it on, raise the antenna or otherwise enable the wireless connection, and use your cell phone's "Go to URL" function to browse to:

http://waptest.scoutpal.com ("waptest" instead of "www")
http://www.scoutpal.com/waptest (alternate test site)
(Note that these URL's can only be used with a cell phone browser.)

If you have a PDA, use the following test site: http://www.scoutpal.com/pdatest

You will be asked to Enter and Send your Amazon Marketplace Seller Nickname.
[Click here to find your Marketplace Nickname]

After you send, make sure that you get the message "ScoutPal will work on your device". You may then return to the ScoutPal Home Page to proceed with ScoutPal registration. (Subscribe or Free Trial).  ScoutPal UK users should return to the initial ScoutPal UK page:  http://uk.scoutpal.com

   Cell Phone: Your cell phone must be web-enabled (WAP) in order to use ScoutPal. Most currently available premium cell phones and cell phone plans have web capability. Please see your cell phone instruction manual and/or your cell phone service plan representative if you have questions about web-browsing with your particular model of cell phone, and your particular cell phone service plan.

       Sidekick, Treo 300/600/700, and Other Cell Phone PDA's: These PDA's will generally have wireless web browsing enabled when you buy and activate them. Even though they have cell phone capabilities, they are not restricted to WAP browsing, so use the instructions for "PDA's" when testing and using these devices with ScoutPal.

   Palm PDA's: Palm has discontinued palm.net service for the Palm VII, VIIx, and i705 series wireless PDA's, so they can no longer browse the internet and use ScoutPal or any other internet services.  The Palm Tungsten-W is no longer available from Palm, but it can still browse the internet and be used with ScoutPal.

   Windows CE/Pocket PC PDA's (iPaq and similar): Your device must be wireless-ready (like the Pocket PC Phone) or have a wireless modem installed, and a wireless service plan activated. For further information concerning the wireless capability of your device, visit your sales