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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] redmercury:
I signed up on the Skyfire website back in January and haven't received an email.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] starmena:
I forgot when I signed up for the beta but i finally got the email last week. Skyfire is still missing a lot of features. True it does load a lot faster than anthing else I've had on Edge Network.

Some of the most obvious feature missing is the Tabbed Browsing capability. You can only be at one website at a time :( and although it streams mp3s off the website almost flawlessly, Videos play almost as if it were just GIF images (sometimes & depending on the speed it will play a little bit better) well I do have to take into consideration that I have a tilt :o

Even though it has its advantages I still find that Opera Browser is still better than skyfire so far. Maybe in their official releases they will include a lot more features
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] tbfl:
Still waiting for my invite...

I emailed Skyfire to check on the status of my invite and got this :

Thanks for your enthusiasm and interest in Skyfire. We cannot specifically tell you when you will be receiving your beta invitation. You are registered in phase 1 of the beta and we will notify you by email and by SMS as soon as there is room for you in the beta program. Please ensure that when you signed up for the beta you entered the mobile phone number you want to download Skyfire on. We need that mobile phone number to notify you when it’s your turn to download. Rest assured, no one in beta 2 will receive their invitation to download until all beta 1 users have been invited into the program.

As reminder, first we are supporting Windows Mobile phones in the U.S. After Windows Mobile, we will support the Symbian platform in the U.S. – starting with Nokia N-Series and E-series phones. This could take a couple of months as we continue development and testing. For all you Blackberry, Palm and Linux users, we hear you, but know the wait will be longer. For our friends in Europe, Asia and around the world, we are working as hard as we can to roll out the service internationally. We ask for just a little patience. We are a small team after all.

To stay up to date about what’s happening here, you can read our blog. You can also refer to our FAQ.

Thanks,

The Skyfire Team

So I'm verified by them to be in 'Beta 1' ...but still no luck yet....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] VDubGli:
I also signed up but have not recieved an email. I tried logging into the skyfire website and it says that my email isn't even in there? WTF skyfire?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Chem E Sam:
I have been using sky fire for s few weeks now. it is very nice. my favorite part is i can stream audio and video over the media net and not have to use the ATT isp (where i cant get MMS and email) so i am very happy with it. it is ok fast and easy to use.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] gman8966:
I had this same e-mail, but finally got my text last week. I will agree that it definitely loads up very quick over wifi, haven't tried it on edge because I cancelled my unlimited plan b/c ATT charges an arm and a leg. Like others I have no problem streaming mp3's or videos, but it just isn't smooth when watching videos, someone was exactly right a couple posts up when they said it was like watching a gif. It only runs a few frames a second for me, on youtube, nhl.com, gametrailers.com, etc. Imo, opera mini still takes the cake. I think once (if) the video driver business gets straightened out and v1.0 is released from skyfire, this will be a great browser.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] chadvavra:
my understanding is that Skyfire renders the page on the server and streams that to the client in a compressed format. It's the same as Opera and that is how they circumvent Flash video issues.

Honestly, I'm not that impressed with Skyfire, but I don't live on my phone. I usually am just checking the weather and email.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] mchapman007:
I'm still waiting to see if I will be impressed.... Is Beta 2 any better?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ChInEsE ChIcKeN:
isnt there an alternative aside from being registered?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Steelduines:
Hi there,

I'm from The Netherlands and I signed up for skyfire 2 months ago. Jus filled in a random phonenumber because thay only accept US numbers. Yesterday a got an email and they said they had some problems with the sms link for the beta. So now they send me a download link with the .CAB file. But after a fil in my account name and password it says "Lost connection" please try again later. Does someone has the same problem or a solution for this problem? This could be really cool to have Skyfire already in Europe :D.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Invisible Sense:
Sorry to ask for this but can you please post the link.

I'm in UK and did the same as you in Feb but have not heard from anyone.

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ChInEsE ChIcKeN:
hey PM sent thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] KyleK29:
I signed up back when we first discussed this a few months back. No invite that I've seen. I *did* receive a notification via SMS of the acceptance to the program back when I initially signed up.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] robcav:
Check the email you used when you signed up--I just got a message that anyone who signed up before March 1 should have their beta by the end of April
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] grandpareza:
why are they holding back? Have they given an answer as to why their keeping it a private Beta rather than an a public one? Makes me wonder if they're trying to do what Bijan did when he got started.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] natalie1981:
Did the same here. Got my email and I'm now running Skyfire here in Asia!! So cool! I love watching youtube videos. I had trouble at first because the connection kept accessing my MMS settings instead of my internet settings internet settings. What I did was I changed the APN on my MMS settings to that of my internet settings and now it's running. Youtube videos are quite choppy though but I just can't get enough of the coolness factor of this browser. BTW, does anyone know if this has tabbed browsing? I never got to explore it much as I'm still busy.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Steelduines:
Wow thas great. I searched like a crazy men, but where did you changed those settings? Could you please tell me step by step :D.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Invisible Sense:
How did you get the invite if you are in Asia?

I thought people only in America were invited...

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] nikescar:
They are hold back because of "the sheer volume of user interest" according to an email I got. Apparently they are having a hard time keeping up with support and beta issue reporting. That's why they broke it up into two betas
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] nufsaid:
yeah the email says thanx! but sorry you'll have to wait another month

"On March 1, we reached critical mass for our immediate beta needs and created two phases for our beta program – Betas 1 and 2. If you signed up between February 8 and March 1, you are in Beta 1. If you signed up after March 1, you are in Beta 2. We created these two groups so we can manage demand, and the only difference between the two is timing. It’s our way to ensure we can sufficiently support everyone as well as leverage all of your feedback to influence a stellar 1.0 product."

sucks for me, PIE till then
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] freekquency:
i signed up on feb 9th so they must still be on week 1 signups.

Holding my breath waiting for my text.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] grandpareza:
Skyfire has definatly screwed me over. My number is registered to them and so is my email. I've tried every password to log in, but it says my account doesn't exist. When I try to make a new accout it says my number and email are already in existence... O.O
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] conekkted:
I hope the software is better than Skyfire Customer Service

I signed up on 1/29 and still have not received any beta links. And when I ask them about it I get the same automated responses. Even though their email says that Beta 1 is for users who signed up starting February 8, they replied to me and corrected that saying that January 28 to March 1 is the Beta 1 date range. So I asked them why I had not heard from them since I signed up on the second day. They replied with the same exact email as before saying it was a first come first serve basis. If that is true then only those who signed up on January 28th have received the Beta...and I know that's not correct.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pdx77:
How is that not corret? They are still working on Janurary 28th sign ups, I signed up that day and still haven't gotten an invite yet. (maybe this week).
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] bluemetalaxe:
my new icon set ist out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=378260
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] zoragotcha:
yeah i signed up on the 28th. My dad signed up at the same time. He has it, I don't. Are they gonna tell me that like a billion people signed up at that EXACT moment?!?!?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ChInEsE ChIcKeN:
i signed yup yesterday, i havnt even recieved my email confirmation yet
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] TiltedAz:
I'm looking for a nimble and secure browser. Opera Mini is sort of nimble but not secure for online banking etc. Not sure how NetFront Browser v3.5 fairs either. Anyone know if Skyfire will be secure for online banking etc?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ChumleyEX:
http://gizmodo.com/376359/hands-on-skyfire-windows-mobile-browser-it-definitely-doesnt-suck
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Coinstar99:
Seeing this just irritates me more, cause I would love to have Hulu on my Tilt, that would just crush all those crappy TV on Demand services the carrier is pushing. I am another person that signed up on the 28th and still haven't gotten crap!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] :
Yeah I signed up for Skyfire like over 2 months ago. Never got my invite. I got the email saying that I SHOULD have gotten my invite in march and still waiting. I guess they are having issues or something. I can imagine it being like a handful of people working on the new browser. That must be what is taking them so long.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] redmercury:
I sent my request on Jan 28 and I'm still waiting.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] alitlblu26:
6.1 on the tilt ?

do u know how to get wm 6.1 on the tilt????
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] mchapman007:
Weird question for Skyfire thread.....

What does this have to do with Skyfire?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] __a:
this seems really awsome.. cant someone just upload the beta for all of us to try out!?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Rayan:
Yes, it looks and works awesome....

But it won't work for you unless you are a subscribed member to Skyfire. Remember that Skyfire is a Server based service, thus it requires a subscription.

There are other not so bad options like Opera Mini, which is a Server based service but it won't require a subscription.

Cheers!

Rayan
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] __a:
Ok, I didnt read up on how it works well enough..:o

I have tried Opera but got bored as it didnt work properly on my HTC TyTn. So I've been stuck with IE and Minimo... but I'll have another try with Opera now as it doesnt seem to be impossible after all!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Rayan:
Have you tried the latest Opera Mini Version (4.1)... It's no Skyfire but really close. It's quick, lite and free! :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ajs007:
Dumb question, but I'll ask ... is there a release date or is just beta testing forever ..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Rayan:
Skyfire is still beta.... :(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ChInEsE ChIcKeN:
they have been at it for the longest time and yet they still arnt even honering the new people who sign up to try it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] mchapman007:
I keep forgetting about SkyFire till this thread pops up every once in a while. Slow to develop. Are they working on PointUI too?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pdtp:
So according to there blog on the skyfire site: http://www.skyfire.com/product/blog

just wondering if there are still a ton of people who have not gotten there invites yet?

i know i haven't and i signed up on Jan 28.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] michalex:
I signed up Jan 29 and havent received an invite yet.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] nace222:
Email I received Mar. 24th @ 9:34am

Quote: "Thank you for signing up for Skyfire Beta 2

If you entered a U.S. mobile phone number, you will receive an SMS message to verify your beta sign up request. Please click the link in this SMS message to complete the beta registration process. If you don’t receive the SMS, you can resend the SMS via our website.

As soon as the Skyfire Beta 2 begins, you will be notified by both email and SMS. You will be invited to download the Skyfire beta on a first signed up, first invited basis.

If your phone is not currently supported, or live outside the U.S., you will be notified as soon as Skyfire is available on your phone type or in your area.

To stay informed about the latest happenings here at Skyfire, please read our blog. You can also read our FAQ to get more details about platforms and timing."

feedback@skyfire.com

www.skyfire.com

Haven't seen or heard a word since then...............Hope this helps?

~22~
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pdtp:
I got a similar message over a month ago when i asked if they lost my info, with a little more saying i was still in there database. it just concerns me that there going to send out 50k invites all at once and kill there system lol. ill probable send them another email.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] nace222:
Cool....Thanks

Keep me posted. Let me know what you send and I will send an email also, but I agree...what like 90,000 email at once!!!!! (insert Heines slogan here)

The best things come to thoes who wait?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] sebyyy@gmail.com:
Skyfire for tytn II

Hi i have downloaded the cab file from your link but i am not able to install - it gives Instaallation was unsuccessuful.

do you have a copy which can be working good in my HTC YTN II.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pdtp:
It doesnt matter anyways, unless you have gotten an sms invite with your username and password you cant use it.

so anyways i got my response from skyfire

I really dont see how there going to get every1 in before may 1 but here's hoping!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] redmercury:
Still waiting!

Still waiting and it's the end of April.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] gman8966:
Don't know if this was mentioned, but I just was able to update my skyfire beta to 0.6. It seems a little faster, and scrolling is definitely smoother.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] gbenj:
has anyone contacted them today? i sent an email last week and didnt get a response. im also in beta 1 and wondering why its past "the end of april" and no new information

thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pdtp:
the only info i got was the email i quoted a couple posts ago. found this on the blog site

at least there working on making improvements and its not going to be vaporware so atleast when we do get inot the beta it should be great :P

http://www.skyfire.com/product/blog
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Stinkfist:
Another lame excuse.

I am now completely convinced these guys are full of crap. I suspect they are selling their new list of active US cell phone numbers to fund their weak-ass projects.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] tman1425:
I just got skyfire yesterday. They sent me an email and then a sms message with the download link. I had signed up way back in jan. So there is still hope. Just hang in there guys and you might get a message from them. I think it is completely random, but good luck!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] gbenj:
quick question to anyone with skyfire. when did you sign up? they said they are doing it on a first come first serve basis. so i want to know what the latest sign up date for someone is that has already been invited. just reply with your date of sign up and if you got it yet, im curious to see if it is indeed random, or if they are actually doing it on a first come first serve basis.

thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ekw:
Q:	How can I get Skyfire?

A:	If you signed up between January 28 and March 1, 2008, you are in our Skyfire Beta 1 program. Currently, we are extending invites to download on a first signed up, first invited basis. If you signed up after March 1, you are in our Skyfire Beta 2 program. You will be notified when it begins.

Q:	I’ve already signed up, when will I get Skyfire?

A:

We're working hard to get as many people into the beta as possible. If you signed up between January 28 and March 1, 2008, you are in our Skyfire Beta 1 program. We will get to everyone signed up in the order you are registered, but initially we have to pace ourselves and roll out the beta in a measured approach to manage the demand.

If you signed up after March 1, you are in our Skyfire Beta 2 program, which will launch this summer.

fromt he faq @ skyfire.com
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] gbenj:
i know, im just trying to get a grasp on how far along they are in the "order [they] registered"
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] TiltedAz:
I too am part of the promised end of April Beta 1 waiting list. Hope it isn't too much longer. The should learn to never give delivery dates as they always come back to bite.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] dantegl36:
Just got the text message last night :)

I was at work and got the invite text last night. This is a cool little browser. It's awesome that you can stream video on it. There are still some bugs. I was trying to log into a website that requested a password and there was not option for the on-screen keyboard to allow input also for some reason I couldn't use the hardware keyboard. Odd... Streaming anime is nice :)

Also it just seems like this browser is just a display on a remote computer and what you see is what is on that remote computer's monitor but you have the ability to manipulate the other computer with what you have. I don't know, that was the impression that I got.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] gman8966:
Just be patient you will all get your invites eventually. If everyone got their invites at once it would overload their system. Kind of like when a new video game comes out for xbox live, the system goes down!

I signed up way early and got the invite about a month ago. I signed my girlfriend up a couple hours later than I did and she still hasn't gotten an invite.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] scoppola:
Skyfire has more features than OperaMini, but Opera is MUCH faster for general web browsing. Faster to load too. With Skyfire, when you click to zoom in and read something, and it takes 1-2 seconds for the blurry unreadable mess to be legible. Even worse, when you then pan down to read the next paragraph, it takes another 1-2 seconds for the new blurry mess to clear up. With Mini, it's almost instant.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] TiltedAz:
I like Opera Mini except being stuck in java without access to my apps, having to answer those damn questions, and not supporting a fully secure link.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] stpete111:
Just got my invite TODAY. Signed up at the end of January. So looks like they're finally getting around to getting them out!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] nutcake852:
For some reason skyfire only works through wifi for me, even if I have full reception. Any ideas on how to fix this?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] brianlau:
I just download version 0.6 yesturday, but cannot get it to authenticate? Anyone else have this problem? I was invited to the private beta for version 0.5 and they sent me a text to tell me download 0.6, but I cannot get it to authenticate so I can test out the browser.

So So strange... I was prompted to email them about the problem but I have had no response and I miss having flash in my browser... =(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] brianlau:
sorry, double post.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] redmercury:
At LAST

I finally got it today. I'll be using the heck out of it to test it out.:D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] online142154:
I got my invite yesterday from a January sign up as well.

I had a problem connecting and maybe its just because I am a noob but i can only get it to connect via wifi and not 3g... it says its dialing my.isp and then is said it cannot connect with an unknown error. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I am doing wrong?

Sorry.. forgot to say i was with ATT
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] killerkhatiby009:
I'm running on a sprint mogul, and just got the invite for 0.6 beta yesterday, and had it working fine before, after i went to sleep last night and woke up today to test it out again, it no longer works, and it says authenticating for about a minute, and then says lost network connection, i tried reinstalling and soft reseting, but nothing has worked so far.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] KDKobes:
I have the same problem. It does it off and was one of the lucky few to recieve an invite with the first beta and has always done this. It usually comes and goes with time, an issue they know about and have yet to fix.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] :
Man F*** Skyfire.... I still didn't get an invite and I signed up when Jesus was born.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ChInEsE ChIcKeN:
hahaha same here
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] NFRCER:
I know me too. I signed up way back in january and I have yet to receive their invite. I checked yesterday and I was told that im still under the beat 1 sign up and when they get an open spot they'll contact me.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] fordnfish:
Ageed F@@@ Skyfire

I signed up so long ago I've given up waiting, netfront is free and is just about as close to safari as one can get. As long as you have 12 or more mb free ram it runs smooth and quick. Includes small template page to view entire pages and actual page in background and you can scroll around on template in full view view an article by double tapping on it and bookmark screen is an advanced scroll wheel which shows the page tap the page you want and your in business. I use it on my mogul completely stylus free.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] stpete111:
Guys, it will come, don't worry. Trust me I KNOW your frustration. Up until 2 days ago I was saying F- Skyfire too... but they swore in their emails and their blog that they WILL get to everyone. I didn't believe it until a couple days ago. Hang tight guys, it will come!

To those of you who are having other troubles such as being able to use on WiFi only or only getting it to work for one day... I'm not seeing either of these issues with 0.6, so it has to be something with settings either in the app itself or on your phone... keep looking into it and see if you can figure it out, but it definitely SHOULD work on 3g w/o a doubt.

I have an ATT Tilt. Let me know if you guys need to compare any of your settings to mine.