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.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• T-Mobile Wing
• vTap

1. Open the web browser on your computer and visit vTap.com.

2. 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.

3. Click the "Windows Mobile" link; the T-Mobile Wing is a Windows Mobile version 6 smart phone.

4. Scroll down four rows until you see the T-Mobile Wing. It should be the first phone on the left.

5. Click the "Download" link. Make sure you're clicking download. The image that's directly above download takes you to an unnecessary search page.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Enjoy watching videos from YouTube, Vimeo and other sites on your T-Mobile Wing using vTap.

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.

References

• Active Sync Reference
• T-Mobile Wing Review

Resources

• Vtap Download Link
• Mobile Vtap