BlackBerry Bold browser video walk through
Apparently the BlackBerry Bold browser walk through wasn’t enough to hold you guys over… we’ve been getting a flood of emails from y’all wanting some video hotness, and who are we to disappoint? We have to warn you though, it’s not organized that well, but you should get the jist of it. Something we should point out as well is that when using Internet Explorer or Firefox browser emulation, a lot of sites don’t load and it gives an error, even over 3G or Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi was turned off for the first part of the video, and then later turned on. What do you think of the browser now that you’ve seen it in action?
I totally agree.. Although the iPhone doesn’t have java yet so I can’t actually see this video on my phone.(yet that is) these comments are making me feelmore and more comfortable with my iPhone purchase and less and less confident about getting the bold and just having both phones. If these developers make iberry, something that gives instant push email (which isn’t that big a deal) get it emails when u wanna check em like regular people. Or like the other guy said something that reads the pin it’s over. I just don’t see what more blackberry can offer if everyones PROs are only the ease of the keyboard and push email. iPhone will have a updte and shut everyone up. I haven’t lost faith in RIM (still hbe 8800) but day by day it gets less use. Plus RIM doesn’t make great computers..LOL
Frankly, the iPhone is pretty crappy. Within 48 hours of me getting one, I’d given it to someone else to avoid the awful ActiveSync implementation, the possibilty that I might destroy the phone by connecting it to a media player that isn’t iTunes, and the fact that it had already once needed a power cycle because it would not connect to a data network! If I’d paid for it (thankfully it was a work device) I’d have been very upset. I’m back to my 8310 now and so much more productive.
I’ve waited long enough for the Bold. I’ll be buying a 3G iPhone tomorrow and give it a test run until the Bold comes out. At that time, I will have had a good two weeks with the iPhone and will be able to tell which phone I really want. The Bold should be out before the 30 day return policy on the iPhone expires.
Here is little topic-off, james and Dtest54: Ahh Interesting! please forgive me, I acknowledge that my english grammar is some poor constructs, all due I am PROFOUNDLY deaf and using the fluent ASL fully ( stand for American Sign Language) since I was born. ASL is consider my first language, not Second language. the basic concept of ASL IS ALMOST SIMILAR EBONIC LANGUAGE. American black people who speaking ebonic as would you consider them as class second language?
Anyway, let stick this topic about BB bold.. Ah shame on BGR! See that the Boy genius admitting that the Bold running the EDGE/WiFi, not 3G. I am right! Mm.. The Boy Genius, can you turn the video clip into youtube, Please??
I read that it was unfair to test a Blackberry browser running EDGE to the iPhone 3G. I am sorry to tell you but Safari on my old EDGE only iPhone is faster than the EVDO and WIFI versions of the Blackberrys. I have colleagues in my office with both. The main reason is that even though the BB’s have EVDO or WIFI, their processors cannot handle 3G or WIFE browsing speed. My 1st gen iPhone also beats out WM on 3G. Safari was designed to run on mobile devices and it does it very well.
The Bold supposedly has a faster processor so the web browser should have run much better than this even on EDGE. I can’t wait for this device to come out and listen to the crying. With a faster processor, WIFI, 3G, and GPS, people are going to clog these forums bitching about the shitty battery life..
Nice one-handed action. What were you doing with the other hand the whole time…HMM?
BG I’m not sure if the Bold has some kind of issues with AT&T’s network but I have absolutely none of the problems you have on the Rogers network.
WHAT HAPPEN BGR? YOUR BOYS GOT FIRED AT RIMM! NO LOVE FOR RIMM ANY MORE! THE APPLE FAN BOY IS U!
I have used the Blackberry Bold on 3G and WIFI and it works GREAT! i dont know what BETA version you have but GET A NEW ONE.
dont hate ! give FAIR REVIEWS..
STORM !
Buy an iPhone.
Thanks for the video BGR.
Cant wait to purchase, but must say I was quite disappointed by the browser performance
Dega
Last year a decent browser wasn’t necessary since RIM sold “business phones.” This year, the concern is whether the Bold has been fairly depicted (EDGE/3G/Wi-Fi, etc). If anyone honestly expected that Bold (or the Thunder) to have a great browser, I’d have to ask what you were basing that belief on. Is it RIM’s many years of browser design and implementation? Or is it their many years of experience with tiny plastic keyboards?
LOL it looks like i took a crap and out came a web browser!
NICE!
SlackBerry?
let me guess, vested interests?
@Shane – I totally agree with you…spot on!
Edge? Come on BGR, give us a video in 3G! You are making the BB Browser seem terrible…
And if so many people are worrying about the browser, and its underperform performance, then go buy an iPhone! No need for the negative comments. This isn’t even the final version, yet, so calm down people!
These issues are why its not released yet and why RIM is working on it…trust in good ole RIM to release something that works better than this.
I have been playing with the latest pre-release of the browser loaded on a Pearl using Edge. The speed is actually ok but even on the Pearl’s small screen, one gets a soar thumb from scrolling very quickly. I’m also using Safari on my iPod Touch. There is no comparison. The latter is useful and a pleasure to use. Browsing on a BlackBerry is ok for some sites but certainly not enjoyable. The new graphics pointer is a slow and painful way to navigate. I hope BlackBerry don’t become the Palm of the 2010s.
I would like to see a side-by-side browser test of the Bold vs iPhone in EDGE, 3G and WiFi. Also some speed tests, like http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed?jisok=1
I think it pales in comparison to the iphone. the page loads are slow, navigation is not fluid and worst of all you cant load most of the pages on the internet that arent already resized for the tiny BB screen.
i dont understand why its so hard for RIM to get the internet to the user in mid 2008?
The Bold on the clip is running on EDGE and not 3G. This explain the slowliness of the browsing. The reason is because the person doing the the DEMO may not have 3G coverage.
this is obviously not 3G… it says EDGE atop.
Why show a pointless video????
The BOLD is on EDGE.
in fact,blackberry is not work at right
and iphone with wifi