Wait until the internet capabilities on smartphones get realised. On a bus for 3...

ladon86 · on Jan 20, 2011

That's what I do every time I'm on a bus :)

huertanix · on Jan 20, 2011

I do the same on the Phoenix light rail; This site's layout performs really well on mobile devices; Loading a beast like Digg on my N900 would make me twitch for kill -9.

rospaya · on Jan 20, 2011

Almost any phone can browse the web today.

ugh · on Jan 20, 2011

If browsing the web on the phone is as easy as on iOS or Android it’s not a dumb phone, it’s a smart phone.

tdoggette · on Jan 20, 2011

Yeah, but not in a way that approaches the usefulness of a desktop browser.

bergie · on Jan 20, 2011

Yep, Nokia N900 is the only phone accomplishing that :-)

For example, Android and iOS browsers skipped the rather useful contentEditable functionality. On my N900 I have it.

huertanix · on Jan 20, 2011

The N900 also has the only implementation of Firefox Mobile. Adblock Plus is in my pocket.

jokermatt999 · on Jan 20, 2011

Actually, it's on Android as well. I haven't tried it for a few versions (it...needed some work then), but it is available.

Tichy · on Jan 20, 2011

what does it do?

Edit: OK, not that I know what it does, what do you use it for on your N900?

ugh · on Jan 20, 2011

http://html5demos.com/contenteditable

Suffice it to say, this is not the reason why smartphones are so much better at browsing the web than feature phones.

rospaya · on Jan 20, 2011

Install Opera Mini.

huertanix · on Jan 20, 2011

Its a better experience on some phones than others; "Surfing the web" in Blackberry's browser is closer to "drowning the web" and rendering nothing correctly.

rimantas · on Jan 20, 2011

There are many things you can do on the phone. Not that many you want to do, given the experience.

daliusd · on Jan 20, 2011

You can do that with old phones that have WAP browsers. OK. Someone needs to write WAP proxy for HN :)