http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Debunk: BlackBerry Bold's browser on WiFi actually not that slow http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/
Way to go proven stuff Engadget.]]>Aug 21st 2008 1:58PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/Aug 21st 2008 2:02PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/
Any indication what browser the Bold is using? Proprietary, or one based on Opera, Moz, or Webkit?]]>Aug 21st 2008 2:13PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/
Bold: 55-60 secs to load the page...


Is 55 secs less than 20 secs????!! I must have something wrong here.... :S]]>Aug 21st 2008 2:46PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/Bold - 1 minute.
iPhone - 30 seconds.
my Black Berry 8100 (that doesn't have Wi-fi, only EDGE) - 25 seconds to load in Opera Mini.

And it's definitely not the Bold's fault that it's slow, Black Berry Browser sucks. RIM seriously needs to step it up with the browser, they've been been in the game much longer than Apple and still can't get web browsing right.]]>Aug 21st 2008 6:52PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/Aug 21st 2008 3:26PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/Aug 21st 2008 3:57PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/
Am I the first person to notice the second video is loading a UK-based website from the US, whereas the first video is a UK-based page loaded from the UK? That alone is going to add some extra load time.

I'd like to see a new full comparison between the two, not just a recorded video of the BBB by itself.]]>Aug 21st 2008 4:44PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/Aug 21st 2008 5:46PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/
i'm so mad right now!!!!

i can't believe that the page mobilecomputing whatever loaded so quickly on the iPhone (like under 30 seconds) but the Bold took a full minute!

although, the british dude should've shown us that he went to the Wi-Fi browser or Hotspot Browser, or if it doesn't have separate browsers anymore, he should've at least shown us the diagnostics page on the wi-fi options on the Bold to prove to us that he was connected to BlackBerry Internet Service or Enterprise through Wi-Fi.

but uggghhh it makes me so mad! the blackberry bold would've been perfect if it weren't for that!

i'm so angry.

but hey, the iPhone still doesn't offer TRUE Push email and peer-to-peer messaging to consumers, like BIS... right? (slap me if i'm wrong) i don't use exchange so that whole exchange support stuff the iPhone talks about won't work. especially that push email is the most important thing a smartphone can do... for me at least.

and HELLO, blackberry attachment service is the bomb. and documents to go from dataviz, which (standard edition) comes with the phone, is also the bomb. i don't even think the iPhone can edit word, excel, and powerpoint documents without 3rd party software not preinstalled on the device! (slap me again if i'm wrong) and again, docs to go and attachment service are both VERY important to me.

okay, looks like i'm still going for the bold. =]

take THAT iPhone, you worthless piece of screen pixels!

and yes, i'm a blackberry fan.]]>Aug 21st 2008 10:35PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/Aug 22nd 2008 2:18AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/
That Mobile Me?]]>Aug 22nd 2008 3:16AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/21/debunk-blackberry-bolds-browser-on-wifi-actually-not-that-slow/
As to software, I wish there were more freeware apps for Bold.
http://www.blackberryfreeware.org/ is a good start but we need more cool apps, which utilize WiFi!

BBaddict]]>Sep 10th 2008 2:51PM