Opera vs. WebViewer, which is better? — Sony Ericsson P800, P900 and P910

Tomoh 04 Feb 2004, 09:49

P900 comes with Opera. Does WebViewer perform better to justify a purchase? Thanks.

GhostDog 04 Feb 2004, 10:08

Webviewer has a trial,see for yourself.My choice is Opera.

JulesG 04 Feb 2004, 10:08

My choice is Opera also.

hAnDyGUY 04 Feb 2004, 10:31

I believe there'll be a new version of Opera soon, can't wait!🙄

Tomoh 05 Feb 2004, 02:56

Thanks for the replies. I have a question. When I use Opera to surf, I always eventually end up with "Not enough memory" error. I posted about this problem before. I have the latest firmware and all, and before I surf, I cleanup the memory using HandyDay 2004. What am I doing wrong?

hAnDyGUY 05 Feb 2004, 08:10

it's cuz your drive is full ...
as you surf, all viewed pages are stored (cached) in your drive, so you usually end up filling drive C.

it's better to leave drive C clean and save your stuff on D 😊

Tomoh 05 Feb 2004, 08:12

Thanks hAnDyGUY😊 Just as your name says!

Tomoh 21 Apr 2004, 04:09

I have downloaded a trial for Web Viewer and found it to be much faster when I tested with espn.go.com. Some of the problem I've had w/ Opera are:

1. Cache build up when surfing causing not enough memory problem
2. Can be slow

Does anyone have a solution for #1? I like how Web Browser has an option to limit # of pages to cache. Also, when is the new Opera coming out? I prefer not to double dip on browser. Thank you.

hAnDyGUY 22 Apr 2004, 05:56

Tomoh wrote:1. Cache build up when surfing causing not enough memory problem

try disabling loading images, it'll save a lot of space, and you can get Opera cleanup your cache regularly

from the edit menu, go to Prefernces, tick (Empty cache on disconnect)
then go to Display tab, and uncheck (Load Images)

2. Can be slow

if you do my suggestion above, you'll end up surfing much faster

hope that answers your Qs 😊

n1ghtFLY 22 Apr 2004, 13:38

well my vote goes to Opera...

hAnDyGUY 24 Apr 2004, 07:31

n1ghtFLY wrote:well my vote goes to Opera...

yeah, Opera is still my favorite 😊

Tomoh 03 May 2004, 06:30

I switched to Web Viewer and am very happy. It is very fast. I find it faster than Opera and I don't run into the "Not enough memory" problem I did in Opera.

Pibas 13 Jun 2004, 23:00

I cannot work well in a web page that has more than one section.

If I need to have something chosen in the first section and then choose the action I want from the other section. the browser does not relate the action with the selection. Does this make any sense? What could I be doing wrong

Pibas 13 Jun 2004, 23:04

I eard Web viewer can read excel, word, pdf files? Is this true? Can Opera do the same?

dsim 14 Jun 2004, 06:11

Hi guys,

Opera is find.
Only reouble is sometimes I want to be able to view as landscape but currently not possible, or am I missing something here.

cheers. 🙄