Re: [tlug] Kyocera AH-K3001V (Opera Browser!)

[Joe Larabell <larabell@???>]

> ... Is this Kyocera DDI ability
> to view regular pages just an ordinary thing that all cell phones can do
> now, or is it something unique?

DDI used to not be able to view ordinary web pages but DoCoMo has been
able to do so for at least a couple years now. That was one of the excuses
I used for switching. But I still use a DDI card for data. [Note: DoCoMo
accesses regular pages via I-mode which, for basic-plan folks, carries an
extra charge.]

Now, by "ordinary" I mean really ordinary. Graphic-intensive pages and/or
those that make use of non-HTML extensions don't always work. I'd be
interested in hearing if the Opera browser is even readable when viewing
anything that was not specifically designed and laid out for mobile use. I
saw an ad on the train and was not terribly impressed with the image they
used in the ad -- just too much stuff visible for that poor 2.5" screen.

> It comes with the Opera Browser and what the box calls "PRiN - Provider
> Included", which is nice for easy set up, but irritating as I would much
> rather be able to just use the phone to make (cheap) calls to a server
> and access the Internet more cheaply that way.

I use PRIN with my DDI data card. As far as I can tell, it's just about as
cheap as any other provider. Don't forget that some providers charge extra
for incoming mobile connections (or for the "privilege" of being able to
make them at all). Unless, that is, competition has changed things since I
got mine.

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