Opera Mini team member and BlackBerry Forums poster JohanO is asking for your help. There is an experimental Opera Mini Browser available for BlackBerry and the Opera Mini team is looking for testers.
For those of you that don’t know, Opera is alternative open source web browser that runs on just about everything.
You can download Opera Mini directly to your BlackBerry by pointing your device’s browser to http://mini.opera.com/bb/ or downloading the following files to your computer and transfer them manually to your BlackBerry.
vanced-int.cod
nced-int-1.cod
JohanO asks that you give your feedback on the experimental Opera Mini on the thread he started on BlackBerry Forums.
This is an experimental release so all the bugs have not been worked out.
The software loaded ok on my 7230 and would launch ok, but when asked to test my connection the only options available were hide or close.
7520- I got the same as above. Started pushing buttons randomly and a 2nd screen showed up. Looking at cnn.
-dave
update: push the “I”(eye) button. Brings up a menu with enter address, bookmarks,home page, tools, and exit selections.
good luck.
-dave’
Works great on my 7730 but does not use “standard” Blackberry controls. Took some getting used to.
can not get opera to run,on pearl keep getting (error:3.0.10:80/)
Need settings for blackberry pearl????
I download operamini in my
BB curve but when I start it says testing connection fail why?
Same as above…I have the blackberry pearl and the download works and runs but for some reason it wont connect… “Minuet Browser” is a nice alternative but it’s not free 🙁 … ($19.95)
i just got opera vs. 3.1 to work on my blackberry pearl. it was rather difficult to get it installed so i’ll try to help those of you who seem to be having difficulty:
*do not open the opera application until you have completed these instructions.
1. after downloading opera mini browser vs. 3.1 go to “options” then “advanced options” and scroll down to “TCP”. Select “TCP” and where it says “APN:______” enter “wap.voicestream.com”. Leave the other fields blank.
2. make sure you save the chances you’ve made to options.
3. go back to the “advanced options” menu and select “applications”. Scroll down to “Opera Mini 3.1” and push the menu button on your blackberry (the one with the blackberry logo on it next to the scroll wheel). Scroll to “edit permissions” and select that. Set all fields to “Allow” and then push the back button and save your changes to options.
4. run opera from your applications and allow it to setup.
please let me know if this works for you!
It works with steve’s changes.
As you can see from Opera Mini’s interface, though, it’s better suited for the nokia’s and sony erisson’s of the world with the two button menu nav. As a blackberry user, its very uncomfortable to load a menu screen just to click one of the two options I can see on screen.
Sites look a little better but you don’t get full screen window and no iconography at the top for voicemails, text messages, etc.
BTW Once you finish the install procedure, you can remove the wap.voicestream.com line from your TCP setting – if you’re paranoid like me.
I got an AT&T blackberry pearl and unlocked it to use with T-Mobile. I downloaded Opera Mini and it worked. Now I have my blackberry on AT&T and the browser works that comes with the phone. When I try to use Opera mini it doesnt work. Any suggestions?
This browser did give a boost to my mobile web browser on my 7100i blackberry (nextel)
i have a hard time even connecting to the opera mini site from my blackberry pearl……. 🙁