Oper mini still wins hands down. Lets see what magic can be perfomed by Bolt. At present, bolt still hangs during usage in my phone, i dont know if it does same in other ppls phones.

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@Dayann

Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. To be honest one can say function should follow form. If its ugly but does the job… so what? Yea thats true. But i love a bit of eye candy while I surf. I want to burn my money in style you know. I think Tea Shark looks better. I am not sure about the tech specs but Tea Shark is just as fast. Google it and give it a try. I do hope BOLT 1.7 looks better than what I am used to.

PS
it appears BOLT saves you more money than Tea Shark as per the way it renders pages

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archie,

bolt ugly? If I hadnt used it before I would have swallowed that. Bolt works fine for me. i am posting this using Bolt, and it all looks good.

i am looking forward to version 1.7

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Bolt renders pages really poorly. Opera is better by far, though MTN and co are unfriendly to it. We may have to keep our fingers crossed for the widgets. I do hope they do something about its looks. To be honest its darn ugly! If widgets come through looking like BOLT itself, it may be a disaster.

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@Kay123, Bolt is good, but has some way to go in terms of usability and features. Let us hope this coming version 1.7 will get its acts together.

With UCWeb versions using English servers (and thus allowing access to sites normally prohibited by China), and if the frequency of UCWeb server outages can be MINIMISED, it can be a good alternative to the blocked Opera Mini.

Blocking Opera Mini solves nothing. There are modified versions of Bolt & UCWeb browsers too. ANY thirdparty java browser application can be modified for free browsing if you know how. Will the networks block ALL third party browsers just to stop free browsing?

The irony is, blocking Opera Mini ONLY affects its legitimate use(/users). The free browsing still continues.

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So far, Opera mini remains my top-notch browser. Bolt tends to have problems in navigating backwards, having to reload the page from the net instead of from cache memory. Opera is also more user-friendly. Maybe these widgets will take the juice from opera mini. Let’s wait n c

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I’m still waiting for that mobile browser that will match opera mini in all ways. No one can question the fact that opera mini is the best mobile browser in world and with our local networks here in naija blocking access to OM. the release of a worthy alternative would be a good development.

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Always on target, and on time too, all the time. Alireta!

Having tried so many Symbian based web browsers, I find myself going back to Opera Mini. It is when Opera Mini fails to open a particular webpage (/correctly) that I try other browsers (first UcWeb 7, then Bolt 1.62).

The reason for this attachment to Opera Mini is simply because Opera Mini excels (based on what my eyes tell me) in rendering more aesthetically pleasing web pages (in mobile view).

Wheras Bolt is yet to disappoint me as regards rendering ANY site correctly, the fact that its fonts are not as big/legible/attractive as Opera Mini’s puts it in a mere supportive / alternative rõle on my phone. Opera seems to have mastered rendering fonts beautifully.

The font quality is also the major reason why I also prefer Opera Mini to UCWeb. Bolt also lacks easy of use generally (compared to UcWeb & Opera) and some noncritical but useful features.

If Bolt can work on its user interface (specifically font size, onscreen_text_copy, better download management, more seamless multi_tab management), the Opera folks may just have one more web browser (in addition to UcWeb) to sweat about…

Let us wait and see if the new widget (plugin) technology (on mobile browser) will catch fire (and independent developers will begin to write those addins – as they do for desktop browser – for Bolt..

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