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T-Mobile is first to pre-install Opera Mini on Mobile Devices

Published March 8th, 2006 9:09 AM EST By Daniel Goldman

T-Mobile became the first to have Opera Mini pre-installed on its mobile phones.

This version of Opera Mini will be customized to the look and feel of T-Mobile. Opera Mini is included as part of T-Mobile’s Web’n'Walk service, and is available in select European countries including Germany, the UK, Austria, and the Netherlands.

Opera Mini is available as a free download to all users; however, mobile operators have the option of including a customized version of the browser on their mobile devices for a licensing fee.

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  1. 1 Anonymous Mar 8th, 2006 at 11:14 am

    It’s Britain, not England, in this case.

  2. 2 FataL Mar 8th, 2006 at 11:15 am

    I like their AD movie. It’s fun! :)

  3. 3 Daniel Goldman Mar 8th, 2006 at 11:39 am

    Anonymous above,

    You’re right, I’ve changed it to the UK. Thanks.

  4. 4 Anonymous Mar 8th, 2006 at 2:00 pm

    Why they are hiding the fact it uses Opera Mini and instead naming it web’n'walk?

  5. 5 Charlie Mar 8th, 2006 at 2:13 pm

    Sweet. Another reason I love T-Mobile.

  6. 6 Anonymous Mar 8th, 2006 at 4:17 pm

    Noob question: Can Opera Mini be installed/used on a T-Mobile Sidekick?

  7. 7 Anonymous Mar 9th, 2006 at 1:03 pm

    “Why they are hiding the fact it uses Opera Mini and instead naming it web’n'walk?”

    Because Opera offers a branded version of Opera Mini. T-Mobile likely pays Opera to do this. See the Q4 representation on opera.com.

  8. 8 Joel Mar 11th, 2006 at 6:07 pm

    Well, the t-mobile site has a play version that is clearly labelled IE and NOT opera. http://surf.yospace.com/mda/

  9. 9 Anonymous Mar 14th, 2006 at 2:57 pm

    That is, because the MDA uses the IE for mobiles, while instead all other phones use Opera mobile or Opera mini.

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