How do i get Safari to stop redirecting to mobile sites?

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How do i get Safari to stop redirecting to mobile sites?

Mobile websites are a curse, and IMO was one of the main reasons people didn't use the mobile web before the iPhone. Now with the iPhone you can view the actual web (minus flash, which I would really like to see soon, hint hint), without having to deal with these crippled sites, yet most of them still redirect you to their mobile site.

Someone please tell me there is a way to get safari on the iPhone to stop redirecting to mobile sites without jailbreaking my phone.

Posted on Aug 8, 2009 11:30 AM

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Answer 1

roaminggnome

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Aug 8, 2009 11:34 AM in response to LouisCipher777

It is not Safari, it is the website.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1308

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hexonxonx

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Aug 8, 2009 11:35 AM in response to LouisCipher777

These redirects are controlled by the websites themseives. They figure out if you are on a mobile phone or not and then redirect you to the mobile version.

The only way to change that is to look for a link on their site that leads to the full version or write the website webmaster asking them for a link to be added.

There are other ways as well but those aren't supported by Apple so they can't be discussed here.

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Answer 3

Aug 8, 2009 1:04 PM in response to LouisCipher777

I understand that it is the websites that do the redirecting, but, for example, firefox, opera, and konkueror web browsers allow you to decide what information, including browser type, are sent to the sites. Safari send the information to the sites that it is a mobile browser, is there a way to change that?

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