How to Get YouTube to Work on a T-Mobile Wing
The T-Mobile Wing is a mid-range smart phone loaded with great features. Unfortunately, streaming video is not one of them. The Wing, which is a Windows Mobile 6 phone, lacks the software to understand the mobile YouTube format. There are a few workarounds available, such as downloading the files, then re-opening them, or installing a Flash-enabled browser such as Opera. The Core Pocket Media Player is also able to play Flash files, and it's a great media player to boot. But the easiest way to play videos from YouTube, and an assortment of other sites, is vTap.
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Instructions
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Open the web browser on your computer and visit vTap.com.
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Scroll to the bottom of the page until you see "Get vTap for your mobile device..." There will be three options: iPhone/iPod Touch, Windows Mobile and Other Web/Video Phones.
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Click the "Windows Mobile" link; the T-Mobile Wing is a Windows Mobile version 6 smart phone.
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Scroll down four rows until you see the T-Mobile Wing. It should be the first phone on the left.
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Click the "Download" link. Make sure you're clicking download. The image that's directly above download takes you to an unnecessary search page.
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Select a destination folder for the EXE file you'll download. When the EXE file has finished downloading, connect your T-Mobile Wing to your computer; open up Active Sync. Allow the phone to sync with the computer.
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Double-click the vTap EXE file. Follow the easy on-screen steps to extract the program on to your Wing. Active Sync will take care of the rest.
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Enjoy watching videos from YouTube, Vimeo and other sites on your T-Mobile Wing using vTap.
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Tips & Warnings
You can also install the vTap program directly onto your T-Mobile Wing by going to m.vtap.com in your mobile web browser. Installing the program on your PC using Active Sync allows for an easier uninstall.
Use Wi-Fi instead of the cellular network if you are concerned about going over your limits. Video has high bitrates; streaming a video can eat up bandwidth quickly.
