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Lynne - 16 Oct 2007 07:04 GMT

I just got this phone today because I was under the impression that you
could watch videos from the web. I tried YouTube and get a message that
I don't have the Flash Player installed but when I try to get a player
from Adobe it says there isn't one for my software. What gives?
Shouldn't I be able to watch embedded videos?

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Todd Allcock - 16 Oct 2007 09:49 GMT

> I just got this phone today because I was under the impression
> that you could watch videos from the web. I tried YouTube and
> get a message that I don't have the Flash Player installed but
> when I try to get a player from Adobe it says there isn't one
> for my software. What gives? Shouldn't I be able to watch embedded
> videos?

m.youtube.com is a mobile-friendly version of YouTube (but only has a
fraction of the videos from the "real" YouTube site.)

To get it work on the Dash, you might need to install a few things.
Check out this article:

http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=the_only_real_guid
e_to_playing_back_mobi&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Good luck!

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Lynne - 16 Oct 2007 18:35 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I will try this but am pretty sure I am going to
return the phone in the next couple of days. I will play around with it
some more, but I bought it because I thought I could watch streaming
video on it. Since I can't do that without a lot of trouble, I may just
go back to my Blackberry Pearl. Are there *any* handhelds that can
access YouTube and other stuff without having to install a bunch of
other software? Something that works right out of the box?

Thanks again.

>> I just got this phone today because I was under the impression
>> that you could watch videos from the web. I tried YouTube and
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> Good luck!

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Todd Allcock - 17 Oct 2007 06:14 GMT

> Thanks for the reply. I will try this but am pretty sure I am going
> to return the phone in the next couple of days. I will play around
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> having to install a bunch of other software? Something that works
> right out of the box?

The Wing does. A streaming media app is included with WM6 devices with a
touchscreen.

It still only plays vids from the mobile YouTube site, however. No
mobile phone I'm aware of can play YouTube flash videos in the browser
like a PC.

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