btw there's also this java version of Opera but I don't think it's very good. But it should work on older machines
http://www.opera.com/mini/download/palm/palm_treo_700wx/ On 8/16/09, ldouglas <[email protected]> wrote: > just go to http://www.opera.com/mobile/download/ > > i like it because it lets you zoom in and zoom out and flick around > the page. but the new IE on the TP does some of that too. it's why you > now have to enable Selecting from the context menu before you can > copy/paste now. You can double tap to zoom in/out. And (the big deal > for me) it plays flash videos IN THE BROWSER!! > > One thing I hate is that you can't paste URLs into Windows Media > Player. And TCPMP only opens files, so in order to get it to work you > have to download either the file or a playlist file (asx, m3u) and > open it. I'm thinking it'd be a good service to write a webpage that > spits out an asx or m3u or pls file based on a URL you paste in! > > On 8/15/09, Gail <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thank you Don and everyone who responded to my Pro question. Today I >> picked >> one up from Sprint. -- a little background: I've had my Centro for 2 yrs >> now and its been a great phone, but the screen is sooooo small and I >> wanted >> WiFi, GPs, etc. I tried the Pre and the battery was terrible, so >> returned >> it. Now I'm trying the Pro and from what I've seen today, it seems like >> a >> GREAT phone. It certainly has all the bells and whistles. The only thing >> I've seen so far that I don't like is the Internet Explorer == i.e. >> everything is soooo small print. Is there a work around for the >> Explorer? >> Someone mentioned using "Opera"???. Is it better than Explorer and how do >> I >> get it on the phone? Is the font larger? >> Also I believe there is voice dial capability on the phone, but I cannot >> figure out how to use it. Even the Sprint store couldn't help me. There >> is >> no button to push or a menu to use that I can find. >> Thank you all for your help. >> Gail in Wisconsin >> >> >>> >>> The key difference is the operating system. Neither is objectively >>> "better". Just different. >>> >>> What you're used to on the Centro is PalmOS and what you get on the Treo >>> Pro >>> is Windows Mobile. They are very different operating systems. Windows >>> Mobile is more capable in some areas than PalmOS, and has some usability >>> and >>> stability drawbacks compared to PalmOS. It has been written that the >>> Treo's >>> implementation of Windows Mobile is the most user friendly out there. >>> That >>> said, while as an I/T person I appreciate some of the advantages of >>> Windows >>> Mobile, I've never found Windows Mobile to be user friendly at all, and >>> have >>> documented several times how many more steps it takes to do things with >>> WM >>> than with PalmOS. >>> >>> >>> >>> What's your motivation for moving from the Centro to the Pro? >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Don >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >
