Oh it's a faster browser, it just takes forever to type in a URL. Then the real fun part comes with trying to enter your password with that curser. And what's with the split screen, are they serious?
Maybe I'm just as dumb as a rock but I couldn't figure the darn thing out. I'm staying with the Blackberry Browser.
i keep it tucked away in a folder cause its definitely useful for viewing sites littered with text and image. if i want to do some forum surfing ill use it. its way better than bb's browser in that regard. i like that when you first tap on a link it will display bigger then you can tap again if you want to 'click' it.
but for simple quick mobile browsing checking scores and what not, its the BBbrowser all the way.
I've weighed in a few times on this browser because I want to like it. IMHO, we have the BB Browser which is very user friendly but slow and we have OM which is stable, fast but not very user-friendly. I think OM has the potential to be awesome but I'm not sure about their interest level in a fully-Storm optimized version. I mean, how do they make money on this?
Anyhow, I saw Bolt in the same league as OM and I know it's just in beta so they get more latitude but it just isn't usable now. I actually don't find it fast at all. I'm not sure why but I sit at loading for very, very long time and then it goes fast and displays the screen. Overall, I've waited longer at times than the BB Browser. OM's socked connection is far and away faster than either browsers. Also, I think Bolt's scrolling is still jerky as **** no matter how much that's been improved. The default font is ugly.
Then there's the incredible hype surrounding it. I think there's way too much kool-aid going around.
Yep, I used it for about a week and kicked it to the curb. To be fair, it's a good layout and maybe later versions will peek my interests but for now .
I bolted, i had high hopes for the new version, but it did not live up to the expectations. i dont like the arrow key as opposed to the "grabber" option.
yep got rid of bolt after doing a side by side with opera. no contest. while neither browser is designed for the storm,speed kills. and opera blew bolt out of the water as far as speed goes. yes bolt is faster than the bb browser.then again me runnin down the street with a fridge tied to my back is faster than the bb browser.
I too tried to like Bolt, but it really is a pain to use. All downloads get forced through the BB browser, unlike Opera. I think the speed was comparable to Opera, but usability was worse. And Opera's no slouch in that department either; it too has quirks.
I like how fast it is. It is just not easy to zoom/unzoom like you can do on the defaul BB browser. And therefore links and text boxes are hard to select. They have more work to do for Storm users.
in new version, accidentally tapping an image link or button still makes it go immediately. That's ok in opera but you can't stop the loading in bolt. Also, the ridiculously tiny check box they use just stays tiny when you are zoomed in. otherwise it would be a good browser. New version also tends to screw up the page when you come back from a text box. This is a killer. Bolt is the only browser that let's me comment on reddit.com. Now that I can prevent clicking the wrong links with the new version, I can't see the "post" button because the page gets garbled when I return from typing.
Opera has nice workarounds like using the U N H and K keys to move a mouse cursor and accurately get at tiny things. The address bar is completely transformed from garbage to pretty good once you change that one option, "auto complete address input." Gives you more options too like copy and paste and current address.
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