Opera Mini on Katana/Katana II ?

[monkeyboy]

Anybody run Opera Mini on a Katana II (or if not, the Katana) ? How well does it run ? How good a websurfing experience is it ?

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As you can tell in my profile on the left, I have the Katana, & I use Opera Mini regularly. I also have the BETA 4 Opera in there as well. Both do a great job, but I'm not crazy with the new mouse pointer feature in the BETA version. It's tough to navigate around with the left/right/up/down button around the OK key, and the numerical keys to control the pointer.

When clicking around on the web with Opera Mini, it usually takes about 5 seconds or so for the data to start streaming in. That's because your request goes to a server which compiles the page to fit the phone's screen. It makes things smaller and takes a few things out which the Katana can't run or support.

Overall, Opera Mini does a MUCH better job surfing the web than the built-in Netfront browser does.

Oh, and as long as you have a data plan or picturemail included, don't even think about surfing the web. It'll cost you dearly, per KB charge. :scare: