is it possible to get internet explorer on iphone

No, you cannot.

The only browser you can use on the iPhone is the built-in Safari.

Not true.

There are several browsers available through the app store - do a search for browsers or have a look at "iCab"

Regards

Interesting, wasn't aware of this. Is iCab any better than Safari?

I read this about it... "iCab isn’t without its rough edges and, due to Apple’s arbitrary limitations, it’s an accompaniment to, rather than a replacement for, Safari."

Is it an overlay or add-on for Safari?

Message was edited by: paulcb

Hi,
to be honest, I downloaded it while drunk one night, and haven't really used it. It doesn't integrate with Safari - it's a separate browser with it's own icon.
Sorry I can't comment on it's virtues or otherwise yet.

Regards

I guess whoever designed that website doesn't want any Mac users to visit it since Microsoft quit providing IE for the Mac about 5 or 6 years ago.

I use Internet Explorer on my home PC and every Web Site I have (approx 150) has been transferred to my iPhone and I have no problem opening any of them.

There are still websites where the web designer believes that the only browser he should code for is IE 😟.

Well, so far I haven't come across any of them. Thanks for the clarification.

try citrix receiver

"Is iCab any better than Safari?"

WAY better - iCab is THE browser to go for. I've published a LOT of info on all this.

"try citrix receiver"


Yup, but few people will host XenApp or Presentation Server anywhere. (Particularly not at home - with those server prices.)

Speaking of remote desktop, much more people can realistically have hooked up their home computer to the network running either RDP, VNC or LogMeIn Ignition. While they surely are much less convenient than Citrix, you can still make use of them.

Of the RDP / VNC clients (LogMeIn already supports this), I recommend the ones that allow for emulating the scroll wheel (scrolling inside a Web page without having access to the scrollbar with a 2-finger swipe). Currently, only Jaadu VNC and Jaadu RDP are capable of this - not the other RDP / VNC clients.

(I'm in the process of publishing a HUGE roundup of all these clients / solutions.)

Thanks Menneisyys. I just dl iCab - seems very good. Read some of your review on it - very thorough as expected. It will be very good to have you around here.

Hello,
I'm a total Newbie here, so be gentle!
I am also trying to access a work site that requires Internet Explorer. Prior to finding this discussion thread another person had suggested I look into omni web, which led me to icab for the iPhone...I've installed it, but I'm not having any luck opening the page.
Dose anybody know for certain that this browser "tricks" the site into thinking it's IE? If not, any other suggestions?
Thanks!

Try this on your iPhone... Settings > iCabMobile > Browser ID > set to IE 6, 7 or 8. I think the default is Standard.