Opera Mini 4 Puts The Full Web on Your Phone

[Rocco Augusto]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.operamini.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.operamini.com/</a><br /><br /></div><em>&quot;Opera Mini 4 enables you to take your full Web experience and digital lifestyle with you &mdash; everywhere you go. Whether you want to access your mail, RSS feeds or bank information, Opera Mini is fast, safe and secure. Opera Mini 4 delivers several new features for quicker scrolling, navigation and page rendering. Opera Mini 4 is free, so download it now! To download Opera Mini directly to your phone, please visit <a href="http://operamini.com">operamini.com</a> using your existing phone's Web browser.&quot;<br /><br /></em><img border="0" alt="" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/spt/auto/1194633154.usr8.jpg" /><br /><br />It had been a while since I had last used Opera Mini. I believe the last time I truly used the Opera browser on my handset was probably back when I owned the HTC Faraday (Cingular 2125). While the experience was always great, I was never really happy with it. Mobile browsing, as always, felt like a chore on my Smartphone as it always has. All of this changed drastically when I received my new Motorola Q9h which came preloaded with Opera as the default browser. While the mobile browsing experience is still limited by screen size the experience was worlds beyond what Windows Mobile Internet browsing has previously had to offer! If you have not had a chance to install this <em>free</em> download, than you need to get yourself in high gear and get to it! There is literally no good reason to continue torturing yourself with Pocket Internet Explorer any longer!

[jenya]

How are you liking the Q9h all together? Pretty sweet device right?

[Rocco Augusto]

How are you liking the Q9h all together? Pretty sweet device right?

After getting past all of the initial quams I have with the device, I love it! That doesn't mean it does not have it's own little flaws and quarks though. I should hopefully have my review of the device up soon. This week has not been to kind to me as far as time is concerned :)

[Tim Williamson]

I played with Opera 4 for a brief moment yesterday and it seems to be pretty polished.

On a related subject, does anyone know why I get jaggy text in Java apps on the Dash?

[acharn]

When they get this to a stand-alone app, not a java midlet, then it might be worth looking at. You have to jump through too many hoops to use it (launch the program, confirm you want to use your data plan, etc). Even though it is old-school, the built in browser is right there at my finger tips, quick and responsive.
Also, Java apps don't render text well on the screen. Too Jaggy. No, for me, I'll stick with the built in I.E. until someone wows me with something else.

On a side note, I have to say that I am very underwhelmed by most of the mobile products that have come out recently. Yahoo, for instance, makes a clunky program to access data that I can just use my browser for.

Google Maps got it right, though. Windows Live is essential for me to access my windows live mail (you have to find a customized version for the Blackjack though).
Oggsync and Papyrus round out my third party apps.

[elipsoid]

I am with acharn (http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/member.php?u=11989). I would love to use opera, but I can't find a usable Java VM for Samsung i600 (similar to blackjack).

[Menneisyys]

Also, Java apps don't render text well on the screen. Too Jaggy. No, for me, I'll stick with the built in I.E. until someone wows me with something else.

1. did you try changing the charsize? Small uses OM's own charset; the others don't.

2. did you try installing Jbed? It's way bette rthan the built-in MIDlet manager. See http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=210354 for more info.

[Menneisyys]

I played with Opera 4 for a brief moment yesterday and it seems to be pretty polished.

On a related subject, does anyone know why I get jaggy text in Java apps on the Dash?

Give a try to Jbed. It's way better than the built-in MIDlet manager. See the above link for a tutorial / links.

[kingbing]

Guys, it's worth pointing out that all traffic with Opera Mini goes through their servers - including https traffic. Just to be really clear, if you log into your bank using Opera Mini, their servers will see your password and all your bank details.

(This is not to say they are doing anything with the data, I'm just pointing it out so you know)

http://www.operamini.com/help/faq/#security

Cheers
Matt

[Menneisyys]

Full review & tutorial published: http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/showthread.php?p=126478

[twestley]

I, too, consider Opera unusable on a smartphone. In fact, I haven't found *any* Java apps worth keeping on my Cingular 2125.

Opera may have great features, but I won't read anything with the ugly, jaggy text that is common to all Java apps on my smartphone. I see that there may be some fixes, but I want to use my smartphone, not be a beta tester. I'd rather pay for a good native app than get a junky app for free.