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The Best browser for the Blackberry Curve HANDS DOWN, is the brand new Opera Mini Beta 2, currently available for download at Opera’s Website. You may know Opera as the developer of innovative Desktop Browser software but did you know that they have pushed the boundaries of mobile browsing to the maximum. These guys know what they are doing people.

1. Full HTML Browser
2. Web pages fully rendered
3. Compressed image download to minimize download time & maximize experience
4. Intelligent Zoom
5. Intelligent Content Location

Opera Mini currently comes in Ver. 3 flavor for all Blackberry Devices, except the 8300 Model (CURVE). However fear not my friends, Curve users can download the brand new Beta 2 version of the Mobile Browsing software. I have been testing Beta 2 for the past week and simply put… IT ROCKS THE KAZBAH!

Instructions: How to Download

Point your phone browser to mini.opera.com/beta	Click "Download Opera Mini"	Follow the simple setup steps on your phone

Optionally, you may download the Opera Mini 4 beta for Palm or Blackberry devices for a manual installation.

Instructions: How to Setup Opera Mini to Connect

If you do not follow these instructions, launching Opera Mini will simply end in an error screen. To activate Opera Mini as a Browser you must change your Blackberry’s TCP settings. Here’s how.

1. Go to Options > Advanced Settings > TCP
2. The screen will look like this
   APN
   Username for APN
   Password for APN
3. Fill in the screen like this
   APN wap.voicestream.com
   Username for APN
   Password for APN
4. Leave Username & Password blank
5. Click Menu > Save
6. Relaunch Opera Mini.
7. Surf to your hearts content.

Note: These are the settings if you are a T-Mobile customer with a Data Plan. Check for your Service Provider’s settings using the opera.com Settings Help Page

_the Sheik

Tags: opera, mini, APN, blackberry, curve