I am new and using my phone to browse the site, and I have to say, it is rather hard sometimes. Is there a way to more easily navigate the site on mobile I'm missing?
May I ask what you're having difficulty with? I only use my phone rarely here so I don't have as much experience with it but from what I have done, I've not had too many problems. Is there a specific thing that is causing problems?
I frequently end up being sent somewhere completely different to the link I tapped. I'm not sure what is causing this but it's a rather hit or miss issue
Yes it is very possible that when you are on a tablet you are viewing the desktop site and not the mobile site. They function differently and the mobile site works better on a phone or tablet then the desktop site.