CorkGigs.com mobile access

To view the current gig listing on your mobile phone, simply point your wap browser at http://wap.corkgigs.com

Of course this usually isn't very simple, so in more detail:

• Open your wap access / browser
  (the way to do this on every phone will differ, but on most wap-enabled Nokia phones you just press and hold the 0 button)
• Open the menu and choose "Go to address" or "Open URL" or whatever option lets you type in a website address

When the page loads, you will see three links:

• Tonight's gigs
• Tomorrow's gigs
• Rest of week

Sometimes when there is a lot happening during the week, the 'Rest of week' page can be too large to download to your phone. I'll figure out a way to work around that soon. Remember, if you check the listing after midnight, 'Tonight's gigs' will show the next night's listings.

Why bother making a wap version of the listing?
I know very few people ever bother using the wap thingy on their phone, but I think this is one case where it's a handy thing to have. If you're heading into town in the evening and can't remember what's on, you can check the listing from the comfort of your seat on the bus. If you're in the pub with your friends later on and feel like checking out some decent live music, you don't have to leave your bar stool to find out who's playing where tonight. And if you arrive at a venue only to find a concert is sold out, you can find out there and then what your other options for the night are.

What happens if I type in the wrong address?
It doesn't matter really, it's fairly fool proof. If you go to www.corkgigs.com on your phone, it won't explode or anything. It will recognise that you're accessing the site from a phone and will redirect you to the wap site. Similarly if you go to wap.corkgigs.com from your regular computer, it will just show you the normal listing.