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Google’s newly acquired GrandCentral recommends using Opera Mini

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 Published November 1st, 2007 4:04 PM EDT By Daniel Goldman

grand-central-google.pngThe recently acquired GrandCentral by Google is recommending to its users to download and use Opera Mini in order to access its services on mobile phones.

GrandCentral provides a service that consolidates multiple phone numbers into one. In other words, when someone calls you on your GrandCentral phone number, it will ring on your home phone, mobile, pager, etc.

From GrandCentral.com:

“Note: Certain mobile browsers may not display the site properly. In this case, you may want to download the free Opera Mini browser.”

Google acquired GrandCentral this past summer.

(Hat tip to Mike Rhoads for bring this to my attention)

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  1. 1 Wakeup Call FROM nORWAY Nov 1st, 2007 at 4:47 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Windows Windows Vista

    http://wallstreet.no/templates/wallstreet/images/videoahead1.jpg

    (recommended background music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB9vqCIviMk)

  2. 2 GrantTLC Nov 1st, 2007 at 5:32 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Linux Linux

    I suppose the acid test (pun fully intended) will come when/if the Big-G launch their *own* mobile device…

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/google-phone/

    …will Opera Mini still be their Mobile-browser of choice?

  3. 3 XP1 Nov 1st, 2007 at 6:47 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Windows Windows Vista

    Wakeup Call FROM nORWAY, what is that for?

    This web page in the screenshot doesn’t even work:
    http://www.opera.com/storage/

  4. 4 Wakeup Call FROM nORWAY Nov 1st, 2007 at 9:23 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Windows Windows Vista

    http://wallstreet.no/templates/wallstreet/images/videoahead2.jpg

    (recommended background music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iikKzQwgBJc)

  5. 5 Chris Nov 2nd, 2007 at 12:33 am
    using Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows Windows Vista

    I use the PocketPC version of Internet Explorer and GrandCentrals mobile page works great. Not sure why I would have to load another browser…

  6. 6 sigh Nov 2nd, 2007 at 3:44 am
    using Opera Opera 9.23 on Windows Windows XP

    What’s with the spam from “Wakeup Call FROM nORWAY”?

  7. 7 whatever2 Nov 2nd, 2007 at 4:17 am
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Windows Windows XP

    i dont know what he is doing, but i find his images be REALLY good. ie. examples how cool/different opera webpages could look like if somebody was more talented/involved

  8. 8 Jan Nov 2nd, 2007 at 8:22 am
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Windows Windows XP

    Chris,

    They don’t say you have to use another browser. Their simply recommend people who have problems with their website to use Opera Mini.

    We obviously think you should since you get more out of your browsing experience and get a faster browser which works on way more websites :)

    /Jan

  9. 9 Daniel Goldman Nov 2nd, 2007 at 10:14 am
    using Opera Opera 9.24 on Windows Windows XP

    sigh, not sure I understand what he’s trying to say either.

  10. 10 sigh Nov 2nd, 2007 at 4:12 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.23 on Windows Windows XP

    So whatever2 doesn’t know what he’s doing, but the images are really good? Interesting to know that whatever2 finds that which makes him confused to be “really good” :)

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