Skyfire OTA Limited Time!

**jlevy73** · 07-27-2009, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by sunkast

Good idea. I'll go try it over wifi after I do a battery pull and recover the memory it ate.

Yeah I'm sure with Wifi it will fly. Let us know if that helps.

sunkast · 07-27-2009, 01:58 AM

I still found it to be slow over wifi. It was faster, but still would have liked to see requests be quicker. Scrolling around is tedious in my opinion. I tested with the BBOS home page and scrolling down for more content was futile. I waited a long time for more content to load. I also wish there as an escape or stop button to cancel a request.

**watkins** · 07-27-2009, 02:04 AM

i am deleting off of my phone....thanks anyway

**jlevy73** · 07-27-2009, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by sunkast

I still found it to be slow over wifi. It was faster, but still would have liked to see requests be quicker. Scrolling around is tedious in my opinion. I tested with the BBOS home page and scrolling down for more content was futile. I waited a long time for more content to load. I also wish there as an escape or stop button to cancel a request.

Yeah true, that being said perhaps that's price for having Flash, AJAX, etc. But when its released it will be much better. When I used to have the Nokia E71 it really flew.

sunkast · 07-27-2009, 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by jlevy73

Yeah true, that being said perhaps that's price for having Flash, AJAX, etc. But when its released it will be much better. When I used to have the Nokia E71 it really flew.

I am sure I will get flack for this, but I really like the iPhone's browser. Browsing web sites on it is like heaven compared to the BB browser.

**jlevy73** · 07-27-2009, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by sunkast

I am sure I will get flack for this, but I really like the iPhone's browser. Browsing web sites on it is like heaven compared to the BB browser.

You will never get flack for saying what you feel. And IMO anyone who disagrees with that statement has obviously not tried it. Mobile Safari is the best thing since sliced bread and def one of the best features on that device.

sunkast · 07-27-2009, 02:22 AM

One more thing I should note about using SkyFire with wifi. It doesn't make the transition back to using the mobile network if you have turned off wifi.

**jlevy73** · 07-27-2009, 02:26 AM

Originally Posted by sunkast

One more thing I should note about using SkyFire with wifi. It doesn't make the transition back to using the mobile network if you have turned off wifi.

Interesting observation, I wonder why that is. I guess that's advantage of not having wifi :no:

**gordtm** · 07-27-2009, 02:26 AM

Got it working on my Storm. With all the hype leading up to this, I'm not too impressed. Opera is much faster.
I'm sure there will be many more upgrades, I think I'll keep it for a bit and fool around with it. Too bad, I was really looking forward to this one.

**olta777** · 07-27-2009, 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by gordtm

Got it working on my Storm. With all the hype leading up to this, I'm not too impressed. Opera is much faster.
I'm sure there will be many more upgrades, I think I'll keep it for a bit and fool around with it. Too bad, I was really looking forward to this one.

How did you get it to work on storm? I cannot move cursor.

**HellsAngel81** · 07-27-2009, 02:41 AM

i found an link which is not down

sorry if its posted already but i didnt find it anywhere in my search

**The.Perfect.Storm** · 07-27-2009, 02:41 AM

Wirelessly posted

Originally Posted by ausch

Originally Posted by The.Perfect.Storm

Wirelessly posted

Just curious why it will only be for 15 minutes for the ota link? Thankful, but just curious?

Oh 15 minutes is an extended version. It was just 5 minutes before. So you guys be grateful. Hehe.

We are! Thanks for bringing it here to us!

**gordtm** · 07-27-2009, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by olta777

How did you get it to work on storm? I cannot move cursor.

I've had it on for about 15 minutes and my bb has had two random reboots.
Off it goes, I'll wait for the next release.

**jlevy73** · 07-27-2009, 03:02 AM

Thanks again Matt for dropping Skyfire and Skype here for our members :hail:

**mule0331** · 07-27-2009, 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by sunkast

I am sure I will get flack for this, but I really like the iPhone's browser. Browsing web sites on it is like heaven compared to the BB browser.

I can only imagine that the second generation Storm will have a browser similar to the dreaded "i" word. The only reason I say this, is that RIM did after all steal that big wig from Apple to help design new products. The new screen on the next Storm is clear evidence of that, IMO.

**Bryan** · 07-27-2009, 08:27 AM

Thanks Ausch :fing02:

**slick305** · 07-27-2009, 09:15 AM

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**Bryan** · 07-27-2009, 09:16 AM

So far I am not impressed? Maybe it will take sometime to get used to.

**briankeith513** · 07-27-2009, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by mule0331

I can only imagine that the second generation Storm will have a browser similar to the dreaded "i" word. The only reason I say this, is that RIM did after all steal that big wig from Apple to help design new products. The new screen on the next Storm is clear evidence of that, IMO.

I wish this were the case, but I highly doubt this. I would almost go as far as to say that there's no chance that we'd see something this good.