The outstanding Opera Mini
But the problem is that there aren't enough WAP sites to meet the Mobile internet browsing demand and also we are accustomed to browse websites not WAP sites. Wouldn't it be great if we could browse full blown web pages smoothly in our tiny mobile phones? You would be thinking that I am bluffing... cnn.com, gmail.com, yahoo.com in my scrappy mobile phone! Believe it or not you can go to any websites from your mobile phone, smooth and fast.
By installing Opera Mini in your EDGE/GPRS and Java enabled mobile phone, you can access any websites. Opera is not a new name, it's already acknowledged for its Opera PC browser. Opera Mini is a J2ME application and the good news is that you don't necessarily need high-end mobile phones to install it.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Currently, most of the phones, about 750 million phones world-wide are Java enabled. I tried it in my Nokia 6230 and 6020 and also on my friends' Nokia 3220, 3230, 6230i, 6600, 6680, 6681, 7260, 7270, N70, SonyEricsson K500i, K700i, K750i, P910i, W550, W800, Motorola V3 RAZR and Opera Mini works brilliantly. But obviously the experience of browsing with Opera Mini in big screen mobile phones is awesome.
Opera Mini uses a fascinating SSR (Small Screen Rendering) Technology which compresses the WEB page according to the phone's display which is suitable for vertical browsing that is only up and down scrolling and it eradicates the problem of horizontal browsing or left-right scrolling. There is an Opera Mini Server between your mobile phone and the internet which stores Java enabled mobile phones information.
This intermediate server renders and compresses the web pages dramatically for your mobile phone and even then it's amazingly fast! I am using it for quite sometime now and trust me it will leave you amazed!
To install Opera Mini in your mobile phone, go to http://wap.gpsurf.net/gp from your phone browser, go down and click on Opera Mini.
It will detect your phone's ability to run Opera Mini and according to your phone's memory it will suggest an Opera Mini version (max. size 100 KB).
Now click on Download Opera Mini. Then you have to accept the queries (depending on your mobile phone model). Here, I will give you the example of Nokia 6681 where you have to click Yes, OK, Yes and choose phone memory for smooth operation of J2ME Application (phone memory is suitable for all phones, do not choose memory card). Wait a few seconds for downloading and installing Opera Mini. Now exit from your phone browser. Generally Opera Mini will be stored in Application or File Manager (depending on mobile phone model).
Go to Menu, File Manager or, Application, Collection and open Opera Mini. Now close the opening page, select Menu, Tools, Settings and check higher image quality and save the settings for better image in the WEB page. You can change to full screen Opera Mini display by pressing asterisk (*) key.
Now try to load a WEB page on your mobile phone, allow opera to access network, choose preferred APN (again depends on mobile phone model), my advice for APN is "GPINTERNET", accept the End User License Agreement (EULA), wait few seconds for the page to load and enjoy! Useful shortcuts could be found in Menu->Tools -> Help -> Shortcuts. Just to add with it, up and down button works as line by line scrolling and left and right button works as page by page.
Note that your phone must be properly configured with GrameenPhone EDGE settings for Opera Mini to work.
Like PC Browser you can enter WEB address, bookmark WEB pages, page back and forward. For phone memory limitations, you can clear history as well.
But there are some limitations like flash, java scripts etc. will not work properly in Opera Mini as it is in your mobile phone not in your PC, it can't have all the plug-ins as in PC. Also as the available mobile phones do not support Bangla language, Bangla web pages will not work as well in Opera Mini. But hey, don't forget that you were browsing only WAP sites previously, now you have full throttle WEB pages!
Opera Mini requirements:
1. EDGE/GPRS & Java enabled Mobile Phone
2. EDGE Connection
3. EDGE/GPRS Settings in the Phone
4. Preferred APN for Opera Mini: gpinternet
5. Download Opera Mini from http://wap.gpsurf.net/gp
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