NetFront 3.5 (no, its NOT slow) - Page 8

ajones7279 · #71 (**permalink**) 02-12-2008, 11:24 PM

And for me, this browser isn't any faster than Opera Mini (on Jbed) IMO. It does load a lot of sites fast and I like that fact that it plays gifs etc. but some site like facebook load a lot faster in Opera Mini. It is a good browser though

pdx77 · #72 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ajones7279

Whats the diff between the concept version and the regular version?

Who knows with Netfront. We had at least 2 techincal previews for 3.4 which they seemed to not update it, now they just kind of skipped that and released the 3.5 concept version.

Stupid Vidiot · #73 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 01:22 AM

I installed NetFront played around with it some. I am not impressed. It looks like they released it half finished. It's clunky and lacks intuitiveness. The company recommends installing to the device for stability so there goes 5 mb! I was able to get some functionality (AJAX , etc...) that IE didn't provide which is nice if I absolutely need it on the go. The iphone scroll is cool along with the birdseye zooming feature, but to be honest I won't be using this very much. After reading this thread, my hopes soared, but fell far short of my expectations.

For now, PIE with PIE+ installed over it is the very best out there in WM5 browsers. It takes time to fully implement PIE+ functionality to the fullest ( it costs money). But after while, I became a power user. So that is my review and recommendation for now.

I have not signed up for the skyfire beta yet. I am still skeptical. I am waiting to hear from users who actually have it installed on their devices, for which I have seen zero posts so far.

Opera looks interesting to. It will be a hard sell to get me away from PIE+

EtherealRemnant · #74 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 04:14 AM

You know... there's a reason its called a CONCEPT VERSION........

ajones7279 · #75 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Stupid Vidiot

I installed NetFront played around with it some. I am not impressed. It looks like they released it half finished. It's clunky and lacks intuitiveness. The company recommends installing to the device for stability so there goes 5 mb! I was able to get some functionality (AJAX , etc...) that IE didn't provide which is nice if I absolutely need it on the go. The iphone scroll is cool along with the birdseye zooming feature, but to be honest I won't be using this very much. After reading this thread, my hopes soared, but fell far short of my expectations.

For now, PIE with PIE+ installed over it is the very best out there in WM5 browsers. It takes time to fully implement PIE+ functionality to the fullest ( it costs money). But after while, I became a power user. So that is my review and recommendation for now.

I have not signed up for the skyfire beta yet. I am still skeptical. I am waiting to hear from users who actually have it installed on their devices, for which I have seen zero posts so far.

Opera looks interesting to. It will be a hard sell to get me away from PIE+

You should look in the huge skyfire thread then because users that have it are posting about it

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Originally Posted by EtherealRemnant

You know... there's a reason its called a CONCEPT VERSION........

I'll second that

c0w · #76 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dearls

Just downloaded this this morning and Damn!!! this is sweet!!! very fast and smooth running. So far the best I have tried and I too cant belive its a beta version. Tried accesing my online banking and it worked perfect.
Will post back if I run into any problems later but dont really forsee any.

**Keep playing around till you fubar it then restart and do it all over again***

what bank do you use. tried to access my wells fargo account and it says browser not supported...

ajones7279 · #77 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 05:26 AM

Saw someone over on xda talking about the speed of this browser and they got:

"when connected to wifi, i tested multiple times, and heres about the averages i would get with the browsers" (mobilespeedtest.com)

IE-1.7 mbps
Opera-800 kbps
Picsel-1.0 mbps
NetFront- 300 kbps
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On mobilespeedtest.com (over Sprint Evdo network) I got:

IE: 270.6kbps
Netfront: 242.9kbps
Opera Mini: 2.23mbps (2331.5 kbps)

Opera Mini kicks ass

Kinda weird tho because some pages seem to load lightning fast on Netfront

EtherealRemnant · #78 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 06:31 AM

These speed tests mean crap.

Opera Mobile and PIE are the only two that can really be gauged... If I'm correct, I believe the new NF uses server-side caching and I know for a fact Opera Mini does... therefore, any results you get from testing on those browsers are a moot point.

sharpdude · #79 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 03:36 PM

I use it. I like it a lot. It is a bit faster than PIE but not by much. I actually have it stored on my SD and it still works like a charm. I really can't complain too much about it. I might just keep this one.

**wldthng842** · #80 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by tbhausen

"Senior Member"... gee, thanks! I'm only 44. j/k

Yeah, I do know what j/k means

Todd/Indy

Thats double my age

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stupid Vidiot

I installed NetFront played around with it some. I am not impressed. It looks like they released it half finished. It's clunky and lacks intuitiveness. The company recommends installing to the device for stability so there goes 5 mb! I was able to get some functionality (AJAX , etc...) that IE didn't provide which is nice if I absolutely need it on the go. The iphone scroll is cool along with the birdseye zooming feature, but to be honest I won't be using this very much. After reading this thread, my hopes soared, but fell far short of my expectations.

For now, PIE with PIE+ installed over it is the very best out there in WM5 browsers. It takes time to fully implement PIE+ functionality to the fullest ( it costs money). But after while, I became a power user. So that is my review and recommendation for now.

I have not signed up for the skyfire beta yet. I am still skeptical. I am waiting to hear from users who actually have it installed on their devices, for which I have seen zero posts so far.

Opera looks interesting to. It will be a hard sell to get me away from PIE+

Here is a link, since you don't appear to be much of a search guy.

- hah, just figured out you could do this one
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17094
The posts of people using them are on the last couple of pages

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Originally Posted by sharpdude

I use it. I like it a lot. It is a bit faster than PIE but not by much. I actually have it stored on my SD and it still works like a charm. I really can't complain too much about it. I might just keep this one.

It is much faster than PIE for forum sites from my opinion. It is not that much faster than PIE for other things and can be a pain for news type sites (PIE will force them to load in one column, NetFront makes me scroll side by side.)

Additional Info, when typing in a text box the touch keyboard covers it up unless you place it at the top of the screen. Just a side note.