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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ban.codrut:
People have been trying. From reading what other share it is possible to solder in the pongo pins as the socket is there for the second SIM. Also the plastic tray has a plastic cover where the second Sim should have been.

Software side yeah is doable (with a bit of argue and salt) the phone is capable. There are two possible scenarios:

1) the modem from a single Sim variant is truly capable and not having anything disable, at which is enough to adjust build.prop properly to enable such features as dual SIM options and UI in the system, also letting the os know to look for a second Sim

2) the modem is disabled in some way, but is easy to fix as flashing over the modem from the dual SIM variant, and then continue as of case #1

IMO, you really must have a need for a second Sim on this phone to go through all this trouble!

It's good to know that the option is there if someone needed it badly.

If you are willingly to solder in the pongo pins I'd be happy to help with the build.prop adjustments !
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilovemeow:
x play / zplay could, there is thread in xda, i would say yes, for x style can mod single to dual sim mode
[General Topics] gogol:
It is new, still in private beta but it looks too good to be true:

http://www.skyfire.com/

For the first time ever, you can watch any web video, listen to any web music, stay connected on any social network and browse whatever you want. Anything you can browse from your PC, you can now browse from your mobile phone.

We’re talking about full-featured PC versions of your favorite web sites. Skyfire gives you speedy page loads, full audio, video, images, dynamic Flash content, advanced Ajax, Java and more – just like your PC.

If you live in US, you can sign up for the private beta:

http://www.skyfire.com/sign-up
[General Topics] Farsquidge:
Sounds too good to be true? Subscription based when full version or just charged to cell access and unavailable to WiFi?? :o
[General Topics] KemoSabee:
they say it's free, atleast for the beta on there site...fingers crossed, looks awesome
[General Topics] PeeHoo:
Daaaamn..... I am living at Finland... any way to get that cab file for testing?

It looks quite nice...
[General Topics] pmow:
We shall see, once they open the beta.
[General Topics] Audio:
Quoted from the website:

Sign Up Today

* If you have a Windows Mobile phone, sign up today and we will notify you when the Skyfire private beta starts.

* If you do not have a Windows Mobile phone or you live outside the United States, please sign up so we can promptly notify you when Skyfire is available for your type of mobile phone.
[General Topics] unwired4:
And if you try to sign up for the non-US notification - you can't as the US mobile number field is mandatory... unless your US mobile number (like mine) happens to be 1111 111 111
[General Topics] kevinniven:
Sky

Looks great!! To bad MS didnt come out with it.
[General Topics] Farsquidge:
Why, Unwired, your number is very similar to mine!! :D

I have a feeling with them saying 'Mobile Phone' that this is going to be a Java based WAP app but we shall see. :)

I'll say one thing, if the browser is as slow as their website then its a loser to start with!! :eek:

( I just worry about sites promising something to you later that want loads of details, my SPAMer list sense (similar to Spider sense but not as refined) starts to burn...)
[General Topics] AngryUndead:
It says that the first application is for PocketPC/Smartphone with keyboards. They aslo blatantly show a Kaiser variant on the site (front camera version).

I promptly signed up for the beta, maybe this can be as good as Safari for the iPhone.

Anyway, I'll keep you posted if I get any response.
[General Topics] y2flyy:
here it is in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mWUoxiLZFc

looks super. also surprised at how superfast it was then the guy showed he was on a cellphone data connection (evdo). while the demo was going on I was assuming that he was on a fast wifi connection. Def. super duper cool!
[General Topics] jackburnt:
Had to be pre-cached pages. But impressive none-the-less.
[General Topics] vpoet:
Yeah, I'm concerned about privacy. I still hear not to bank with Opera Mini, so I can't imagine how one could trust a company they've never heard of. Sounds too iffy. But, for all other browsing needs, this seems like the best match for mobile phones. What if there were a way to make your home PC cache the sites for you, so you would know/trust the origin of the cache?
[General Topics] phsnake:
nice but check this:

Do U really want this? Im pissed that sec.cams are on every corner. And after a time when they find out what are U looking for on inet (ie. pda4x, ppcwarez, torrentz....) u have police knocking on Ur doors(or email box full of add. and scam emails). Nice, but not safe.

Not recomended
[General Topics] Farsquidge:
Told you my SPAMer sense was burning!!! Well spotted....
[General Topics] Guilf:
Totally agreed that we should all be scared. AT&T is also talking about full-time monitoring of all users on their network. Lovely for us Tilt (branded) users. Not only a serious privacy concern, but how slow will the network have to run to allow constant monitoring? I love my country, but I fear my government.

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Franklin
[General Topics] met3ora:
While that privacy notice does concern me a bit, I'm not a business user, and I don't make purchases or give any sort of confidential information out via web on my phone.
[General Topics] fb.knight:
so just to clairify... the beta has not been realsed yet? even though that video was realeased? and yeah the privacy stuff sucks but i dont do much viewing that i would care if any one saw so ill be ok with it. as long as it dosnt slow the network down to much
[General Topics] ladytoast:
GUI seemed nice and snappy on the sprint.
[General Topics] Sparrowhawk:
I've signed up.

I used a spare hotmail address that I had knocking about.

My US number is 12345678900 and my name is John Smith, apparently.
[General Topics] Jay2TheRescue:
I finally got it...

Well, I got the email saying they were going to text me over a month ago. After 3 or 4 days I emailed them saying that I did not get the text. I finally got a reply back from them with download information. I tried it, but was very dissapointed. I think Opera Mini is a lot better. When you try to scroll with Skyfire you have to wait for it to reload. Not like Opera which lets you scroll and zoom anywhere on the page with no wait time.

-Jay
[General Topics] djnero6:
Please help me skyfire Beta Code, not send me sms beta code

but i live estonia, non-U.S.

Registrer me new user, send me answer henno.kabral@gmail.com
[General Topics] mister-gwada97one:
hey, anyone have a cab for french number??
[General Topics] saxmanrickparma:
This won't do anything without being accepted unless you have some sort of crack
[General Topics] scgdavis:
It works for Me.... WOW! IT is amazing. I am extremely satisfied with this one!!!! WOOT!
[General Topics] GlobalM3:
How do we get this browser? I signed up months ago and nothing :(
[General Topics] webguy05:
There is a new beta code that can be used to join the Skyfire beta!

Join the beta here.
[General Topics] GWelker62:
Got my link two weeks ago. Take's some getting use to, but I'm liking it so far. There are some web sites it refuses to pull up though. Not sure what's up with that.
[General Topics] sustrw:
How can you join the beta?

I can register, but then it says I must still wait for them to invite me.
[General Topics] orb3000:
Shame...

Only available to USA

Hope in the future they make it available to other countries
[General Topics] GWelker62:
I signed up weeks, if not months ago and forgot about it. Then I get a text message two weeks ago for a link to down load it. I have the cab file, but if you don't have an account set up, I doubt it will work.
[General Topics] :
Can't install the cab, it says file is damaged.

It says, no archives found when i try to extract the file with winrar
[General Topics] JimmyMcGee:
Yeah, You don't open it with WinRar. You copy it onto your Device and run it from there.
[General Topics] :
that also doesn't work. It says: Installation of Skyfire_4721_PPC50.cab have failed.

I have a HTC Touch (Elf)
[General Topics] GuidoZ:
By looking at some of the reviews, it isn't hard to deduct the CAB download locations. (Some people give away more info than they realize...) Though it will still likely not work unless your phone is authorized, I'll give you a hint...

http://www.skyfire.com/mobile/download/[CAB NAME HERE]

CAB Name could be Skyfire_3512_PPC50.cab or Skyfire_4721_PPC50.cab, for example. Get it? :cool:

--

Peace. ~G
[General Topics] gregrz:
Skyfire invites

Hi everyone

go to http://www.skyfire.com/sign-up/beta2/

enter the code phelps8

and enjoy skyfire!!
[General Topics] urarthur:
code is optional.. not available outside of U.S.! why the hell is that?? damn nationalists!
[General Topics] tmobwingman:
want to try skyfire

if you want to try skyfire you can do so at

http://www.skyfire.com/sign-up/beta2/ and type in phelps8 this still applies to united states only. i'm posting this in case anyone missed the original sign up.
[General Topics] techhi:
I signed up months ago and never got my invite

when I try to sign up now it says I'm already signed up with my phone #

so the code you guys are leaving doesn't work

is there anyway around it ?

thanks

EDIT: i got them to resend the text message but the app won't load will try a few more times
[General Topics] Jiggs1337:
anyone with any spare accounts for a non-US citizen? :)
[General Topics] tatnai:
Default browser

Signed up on Tuesday using Michael8 as referral code, IMMEDIATELY got a download link. LOVE IT, THIS THING BLOWS OPERA 9.5 out of the water in regards to speed.

Only problem: has anyone figured out how to make it the default browser?
[General Topics] SuperJMN:
I wonder how you did it, but I'm totally unable to make it work, although I have it installed (beta 1).

I'm from Spain. Any clues?
[General Topics] chocula81:
The problem is that we need a user name and a password to launch the browser, and password is sent via SMS, so we have nothing to do unless someone (in the USA) creates a new account with any old and useless phone number and share his password with us... :D

(otro español con ganas de probarlo!)
[General Topics] tatnai:
You know, i love the speed of skyfire, but that's about it. It is buggy and crashes occasionally, cannot be set as the default browser, cannot accept the transfer of external links, can't set default home page, does not have a password manager (most of the websites I use require a password, and the extra time to enter it negates the fast speed as compared to Opera 9.5). Oh, playing videos in skyfire is also a big plus. So for me, I use opera 9.5 for sites I visit regularly, and then use skyfire to just surf the web casually.

And yeah, I know it is just a beta; hoping these options will come out in later/official releases, as they are necessary for my usage style.
[General Topics] GlobalM3:
Code worked but no download link :(:(:(
[General Topics] lilhgarcia1:
Download Skyfire Beta 2 Now Instead Of Waiting Months

If anyone is still looking to get skyfire sign up now and type phelps8 on the beta code you should get a sms with the download link right away instead of waiting 3-5 months to get one like i did
[General Topics] mikaman1204:
I'd really like to test it but I live in France. So if I'm right, users as to use personal login information (sand by sms on us mobile phone) each time they use this browser ?

People say that it is faster that Opera and it support flash, that's why i wanted to test it :(
[General Topics] zocster:
Those outside US

And lucky enough to get keys, have you been able to access the internet using your UMTS/3G connection? I can only access through wifi via one of the cable providers, my UMTS/3G connection seems to be blocked, I will try at a better reception areas, but yeah seems hard to connect.
[General Topics] jakesankey:
Get the download immediately!

Ok. this is my first time posting to the forums but I use what you guys post for help all the time! I recently got an HTC Touch (GSM) and have been looking for the best web browser. I learned about skyfire on this forum and have been trying everything to get the beta. I had already signed up for the beta wait-list so I couldn't sign up again and use a beta code. However, just now I got it to work! I went to skyfire.com, went to the support link. then i changed my account's phone number to some random number (option on the page), after that, i signed up again using a new email address and my real phone number BUT this time i used "phelps8" (no quotes) as the beta code and IMMEDIATELY got the text message with the download link! give it a whirl!

also, thanks to all of you who post such helpful information on these forums!

Edit: Also, here is the PDF "getting started" from skyfire if anyone is interested!

http://www.skyfire.com/WebHelp/skyfire_QSG_Touchscreen_042908.pdf
[General Topics] zuma:
thanks I now have skyfire, did what you said
[General Topics] jakesankey:
Great!

That's awesome! Enjoy! I've been playing around with it for a while and the website rendering is amazing although there are a few things they will need to fix upon official release with the browser itself.

1. no proxy connections (tmobileweb)

2. can't make default browser

etc etc

little things like that. all in all. amazing!
[General Topics] yearn:
Iv been using it a little for the past 3 weeks and I think its got the potential to be better than Opera mini. The picture seems clearer than any other browser iv used but its soooo slow. I dont know if its something to do with the picture compression or what? Hopefully they'll get it figured out soon. but till they do i think ill stick with Opera mini.

By the way iv been using google chrome at home and I really like it. Anyone heard anything about a mobile version?
[General Topics] Qnex:
any chance someone would help non-US citizen get an account? :o
[General Topics] isrhory:
yes please someone help us....

just to get the password-pleeeeeeeeeeease:(

thank you all!
[General Topics] HexKrak:
Been using skyfire over the last 24 hours or so and its flippin great! I'm not a huge fan of the way they handle form fields at the moment, but they work, and that's the bottom line. Only thing so far I had problem with was using a slider control on a flash application, but I can hardly complain concidering I was even using a flash app to begin with!

I can't wait to see what the finished product will look like, it already steps up the bar for every other mobile browser available.

:edit:

I believe the lack of support for out of country beta users may be a technical one, not just a choice of beta user base.
[General Topics] kmarht:
Hey guys I've been using skyfire for a while now and its pretty great, I still use opera mobile for most stuff but anything with flash skyfire is the bomb and works great, If you would like to try it yourself signup using beta code phelps8 and you will be able to download it and use it right away, if you were already registered like i was when I found the code use a friends cell number because the download link only comes in the MMS message.
[General Topics] Elite Precision:
Worked for me! Thanks!
[General Topics] audiobastard:
I love it!!!

Heyyyeeeaahhh!!! After going through the whole opera flash lite 3 thing, man... this is much better. Thanks you guys. The code worked like a charm. I originally signed up for beta 2. Then after reading this thread, I went and changed my number to the home number, reregistered with a new email account and my cell number (the one i changed from), and immediately got a download link via sms. At the download site, I just entered my e-mail and made a password, downloaded it and bam...:p sweet sweet flash videos smooth as silk. Oh my... i jsut creamed myslef.:o
[General Topics] audiobastard:
the only problem i have with it so far is that it doesnt seem to want to play embedded windows media format. Odd, I thought skyfire was microsofts lol. It plays streaming divx... i'm watching the family that preys as we ...uhm post. The quality is amazing... i'm not getting stuttering through medianet like i was using the opera flash lite 3 method. Train rides are gonna be soo much better now.
[General Topics] zuma:
Quick question what sites do you use to watch videos?
[General Topics] daviden:
Trying to get it running on a 800x480 device.

Get to the loading screen, and then it goes back to windows mobile today screen. Any ideas?
[General Topics] fads:
just went to the skyfire site signed up with a 10 digit number(us phone number)any 10 digit number will do,they sent a link to my email inbox and it asked if i wanted to download to my pc so i did that and copied the cab to my wizard and youtube etc working great in uk:D
[General Topics] honest1212:
I did this, I installed, but the browser is saying wrong email ID or password when i run it.

With the same user id and password I am able to login to its website !!

Any idea whats happening ?
[General Topics] audiobastard:
video sites?

Hmm well.. mytheater.org or nabolister.com . I hope they don't magically disappear after i post this :mad:
[General Topics] Mostaza:
Working 100% on a Trinity (p3600) here in Uruguay!

Exellent browser! you can view youtube videos like in a pc :D
[General Topics] bobaka:
Awesome on sprint touch!

Was just about ready to trash this WinMo/HTC crap. This might just give it new lease on life.
[General Topics] WizardN00b:
It should be noted that the beta is now public, so just about anyone can use it!
[General Topics] VERGELO:
I still cant get skyfire when i try it tells me the number is already registered but not verified?
[General Topics] lhasistos:
Hi

I get the cab and test it in a Ipaq 4700 , my first impressions , flash works very fine , ITS ONLY FOR NON VGA DEVICES , mine its vga device , sometimes I have half screen , in right part syfire and in left part I see today screen , but not always , I must reset soft and run again , yes its fery fast , no good interface , videos from you tube are realy fast with non stops , but only the first time are with sound , more of times with no sound , slow when you make a zoom , bad java. I think that may be the best browser in future but at today are more buggy.I think too that if opera solves the bad flash that they have there are nothing to do , opera and netfront are the best .Dont worry to test , its same as Minimo with flash.You dont lost nothing .

Im not a Us resident and works for me with a US phone # in other country .I can dowloaded from the original site .
[General Topics] harwantgrewal:
Hi I live in Australia how can I download Skyfire?
[General Topics] zocster:
Try this, one of my mates has managed to download public beta in oz?? :confused: please confirm.
[General Topics] lhasistos:
http://www.pda4x.com/read.php?tid=80453 see this ,works for me , and for you too , Good luck
[General Topics] plaktoets:
i have SF running now on my dutch kaiser, i can login, but then it keeps saying acquiring data connection / check flight mode

Anyone experienced this?
[General Topics] tomygunner:
Great, thanks for this post. It works perfectly on my HTC Touch.
[General Topics] AciDCooL:
Works on kaiser, but only with wifi.. So its no good on the move :'(
[General Topics] Tsvallette:
I was informed today by a coworker to try out Skyfire. The first thing I did was got onto google and did a search and found out that Skyfire.com is no longer a valid website. I am use opera and I am really liking it. I wanted to give this one a try but its not looking very good at this time. Does anyone know of a possible name change?
[General Topics] zocster:
skyfire.com is alive and kicking from this end of the world.
[General Topics] kohala:
Skyfire looks like its down.
[General Topics] Tsvallette:
I looked at it around 7 am and it was finally up and I have it. So far its great and work very well. I live in a non highspeed area for my HTC Touch (Sprint) and the pages load very fast with skyfire. Now watching a video off of youtube.com doesnt work that well but that expected. When I get into work I will beable to see how well this really works.
[General Topics] BruteSource:
Okay, yes the flash and stuf is nice, but speed and usability is a joke on my excalibur... I mean you use the zoom box and it takes like 10 seconds to re render the text... and then when you scroll up or down it repeats this long proccess for whatever new content is now on your screen... no comparison to Opera mini...
[General Topics] jbngar:
Skyfire is running AWESOMEly on my touch dual on Optus 3G in Australia.

Both IE and Opera 9.5 would struggle with things like Formula 1 live timing (java), flash pages and the like, but Skyfire chews it up! It's so good.

I used my australian mobile number to sign up to the beta, it didn't work at first but when I reset my password using the website it worked great.

It's like the best things about IE (compatibility etc, also Opera 9.5 wouldn't recognise the dual's hardware keyboard which was a pain) and Opera (zoom and scroll, drop down menus etc).

Well done Skyfire - it behaves like it sounds MS want IE8 to behave. MS will probably buy them out and wreck it. Oh well...
[General Topics] SpiritOne:
I have it now, it is FANTASTIC. Blows away opera and pocket IE. Active web content on the phone. Coolest freaking browser to date. I can watch videos from the main nfl.com website, you tube, and freaking HULU!!!!

show me another mobile browser capable of doing that!
[General Topics] namhtc:
+1 : great link, great article, great product !!! :) Works perfectly from France on my HTC Touch P3450 (Opera browser was craching after 2-3 min of use ... skyfire beta is fast and stable !).
[General Topics] jbngar:
OK so it doesn't do text in flash forms (yet), and the fact that everything you do (passwords etc) runs through their proxy servers means that I'd probably be reluctant to do banking etc using it -still it remains my default browser for its outstanding rendering capabilities!
[General Topics] Jiggs1337:
Still no VGA :(. Anyone know how long a VGA compatible version is away?
[General Topics] action5:
latest beta version download in archive ppc an smartphone version
[General Topics] stuff:
Currently, Skyfire is only supported in the US on Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms. To participate, you need a Windows Mobile (5 or 6), or a Nokia N or E series (3rd edition) phone.

But they have opened up the new 0.8 Beta to EVERYBODY in the U.S.

So hurry and get yours now.

http://www.skyfire.com/register
[General Topics] Grga001:
Skyfire rox

Amazing.

Better and smoother java content than on my pc with IE!

A big leap for Opera Mobile but not just there yet.

In term of speed and java compatibility.

Use random phone no. for non US.

For downloading and Skyfire log in creation use "Download to PC" option!

Lp Grga
[General Topics] SuperJMN:
Can somebody in the US create an account for me? :( I can't understand why they restrict the beta.
[General Topics] brooklynite:
Nice speed, amazing that can show YouTube videos just like a PC, I wish scrolling webpages was a bit faster.

Also clicking in a field to type something is a pain or maybe I am not able to do it. And once you type something, the ENTER key does not work and you must get out and click on the SEARCH button for example in Google.com

Only if JOOX.NET worked this would be awesome! Not that joox.net is ethically right to use or not.
[General Topics] brooklynite:
also the browser lets the phone go to sleep while you are waiting for it to open a page. thats a bit too obvious of a problem to be in a beta 0.9 almost release version.
[General Topics] brooklynite:
They are smarter than Firefox people as they have a --> button still after the address sign, Firefox 3 removed this necessary button, I have no idea why they did that.
[General Topics] Vzcjsp1922:
Who knows whether or wvga support VGA screens?:confused::confused:
[General Topics] aydinnl:
wont work on omnia (a problem occurred with skyfire.exe)