09-16-2002, 10:34 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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A big fan of the Thunderhawk browser
Jerome Carney sent me a message today, and seeing as it's a bit of a slow news day, I thought I'd pass it along. I haven't tried the Thunderhawk browser since getting the XDA, but I just might - I have to admit that GPRS speeds are a little under whelming to me. I wasn't expecting DSL speeds, but web browsing is a painful experience in most cases (especially if you hit THIS site).
"I installed the ThunderHawk browser on my PPC last week, and I gotta say - even with a $50 annual subscription after a 30-day free trial - the ThunderHawk already has me ready to chunk Pocket IE. It's so much more like desktop browsing, that there really is no looking back once you've tried it. Speed is impressive, primarily because only the displayed portion of a web page is downloaded, rather than the entire page, and images arrive pre-compacted. This triggers a slight delay while scrolling, but all and all, it's the better compromise for wireless PDA browsing.
And font display... wow! I don't know how they do it. Even with clear-type enabled, I had to keep Pocket IE in large text mode (via a registry hack) to literally avoid headaches. But ThunderHawk's tiny font is somehow very legible, and so far I've yet to reach for the Advil.
Granted, there are a couple of gripes: you have to establish a connection manually before launching the ThunderHawk browser, text input is only through the Thunderhawk onscreen keyboard, there's apparently no support for local storage of user IDs required by many web sites... But still... sigh.... this is browsing. I mean, everyone who sees my T-Mobile wants a web demo, but I've been embarrassed to comply, on account of Pocket IE's whole "peering through a keyhole" handling of web pages. Bitstream deserves well-earned credit for pouncing on Microsoft's shortcomings and bringing to market an ingenuous little program/service that puts a lot of pride back in your pocket."
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09-16-2002, 11:06 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 28
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I've been using this browser for several months and it IS amazing, especially sinde they added support for favorites !
Not compatible with too many PDAs though yet, but they're adding support regularly.
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09-16-2002, 11:14 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 96
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Thunderhawk-o-rama
Hey I wrote on a forum somewhere that I liked Thunderhawk and it was the only one that let me browse my banks website. I recieved a reply that said "you really want to trust Bitstream with your bank account information?" Just wondering should I be doing bank transactions or even accessing my bank account through Thunderhawk? I think it rocks too, I like typing on the keyboard in the landscape type mode, I don't mispell as much.
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09-16-2002, 11:31 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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I tried this on my HP567 when it first came out. I found it painfully slow when scrolling. As Jason mentioned he only found it is a bit slow.....I take it that it has improved since then?
Dave
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09-16-2002, 11:40 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 28
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really depends on your connection speed.
I used to have a 9,600bps CDMA card (yuck) and browsing was STILL decent on my 3670 !
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09-16-2002, 11:42 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 11
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Hi, I totally agreed with all you guys, it's a wonderful piece of S/W. I think you'll get addited to it's ability over PIE. 
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09-17-2002, 12:48 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 216
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link?
Could someone post a like where I can find this awsome browser?
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09-17-2002, 12:53 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 312
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Re: link?
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09-17-2002, 02:25 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 204
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Has anyone gotten this to work on a xScale mahine? It locks up on my 3975
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09-17-2002, 02:25 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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bdeli
I have been using NetFront on my Jornada. You are right it is much better than PIE.
Dave
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Linear Mode
