Content agregators like AvantGo date back to a time when mobile data traffic was unaffordable – back then, the only way to read newspapers on your handheld in an affordable way was to download them via your desktop PC and sync them over. Fortunately, data has become a lot cheaper…and this trend has now claimed its first victim.
AvantGo’s mother company has just posted the image below to the official AvantGo web site – the intentions should be clear:
While this move will hit users without a data plan hard, most of us should IMHO switch over to RSS feeds. RSS feeds are available from most news services (including this one), and tend to offer the same thing which AvantGo has offered. A variety of such programs are available – hit the TamsShop to find free and paid ones…and don’t forget to use the discount code CRAZYSUNDAY to get 20% off your paid app of choice…
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I have been looking all over for a good replacement. The RSS feeds only download a portion and not the whole article without internet access. I use it on the airplane where there isn’t internet access. Which is the best replacment for Avantgo?
Try Plucker Viewer for PalmOS ( http://plkr.org/) with Desktop/Frontend (e.g. Sunrise for WIN XP – http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/SunriseXP_tutorial)
Hi,
I definitely confirm the suggestion for Plucker – have used it for ages in the past and loved it!
All the best
Tam Hanna
Mobipocket is a poor substitute for Avantgo but is easier to use than Plucker. For ITouch you have the ability to send news from a kindle into a usable format for the ITouch.
Mobipocket needs to be downloaded onto a windows computer and pressing ENews you have a few options like BBC, Times and USA Today. It is free though and worth about 20 minutes of reading for a sacrifice of 5 minutes upload.