Opera Mini travels the world
During the last days we've seen Opera Mini featured by three major telecommunication providers: Grameenphone in Bangladesh, DiGi in Malaysia and Telenor in Hungary. Their goal? Spread Opera Mini to as many new users as possible!
DiGi was the first to market Opera Mini. They had a nice Facebook page and a site where users could download Opera Mini without paying for the data traffic. 
Following DiGi was Grameenphone in Bangladesh. Free browsing for 7 days? Sure. They just gave that to all Opera Mini users. 
In Hungary, it's all about a product kit with Opera Mini. They are even running TV ads. It's simple and to the point. "It works, it works!" 
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About this article
| Published in | Choose Opera |
|---|---|
| Date | April 6, 2011 |
| Author | Aleksander Aas |
| Tags | Grameenphone, Digi, Telenor, opera mini, video |
| Original | Internet Archive |
TamilWednesday, April 6, 2011 9:34:49 AM
Originally posted by YouTube:
KlausHollWednesday, April 6, 2011 9:35:58 AM
What's wrong?
RachelWednesday, April 6, 2011 9:37:00 AM
Paweł PawlakWednesday, April 6, 2011 9:40:42 AM
arieusWednesday, April 6, 2011 9:48:34 AM
Espen André ØverdahlWednesday, April 6, 2011 9:48:44 AM
Originally posted by KlausHoll:
Should be fixed now!Pallab DeWednesday, April 6, 2011 10:01:49 AM
I bet it was.
Samed AyanWednesday, April 6, 2011 10:15:50 AM
huxrWednesday, April 6, 2011 10:55:41 AM
Fact is, Hungary's operators really need to 'smarten up' themselves too!
Having been an Opera Mini user since the very beginning (the end of 2006), I can say it was painful to see all these years of missed opportunities by operators.
It's really telling it all that Hungary's mobile browsing only started to get mainstream with the introduction of the first iPhone in Hungary, the 3G! (And funny that it took the competing Telenor 2.5 years to realise that Opera Mini and everyday phones are the real iPhone-killers.) All the while some more savvy people have been surfing the real internet on mobiles since years already.
Meanwhile, retailers of the larger T-Mobile still sell Android phones with an advice not to turn on the mobile internet plan because it will easily overflow the included data amount, and then it will cost a fortune...
So it's only true in the world of phones that 'dumb is the new smart'.
Aleksander AasWednesday, April 6, 2011 11:37:43 AM
Originally posted by KlausHoll:
That's my bad :s Forgot to set it live.. I've punished myself for it!Originally posted by huxr:
Interresting.. Let's hope they change this recommendation soon!Charles SchlossWednesday, April 6, 2011 2:21:17 PM
Nathan RodriguezWednesday, April 6, 2011 6:58:11 PM
huxrWednesday, April 6, 2011 7:37:30 PM
Originally posted by Aleksander:
It's not an official company policy from "high up" the management.
It's something the T-Mobile shop clerks recommend to customers. Possibly to prevent them from spending a fortune on mobile data access accidentally, and then coming back complaining.
But T-Mobile should change the pricing policy to something like Telenor offers in this campaign. (It's new even in their case.)
Namely, that if the included data runs out, it does not starts overcharging, but the access speed just slows down. (Which is, btw, not really a problem with Opera Mini!)
Jσδμξ_181Wednesday, April 6, 2011 10:52:28 PM
JulianThursday, April 7, 2011 3:07:23 AM
Joshua PhelpsThursday, April 7, 2011 6:31:33 PM
Galiemah BeukesFriday, April 8, 2011 11:03:29 PM
chimasia okwemba jacktoneSaturday, April 9, 2011 5:36:28 PM
Dan AlexandruSunday, April 10, 2011 5:46:34 AM
The ad's point is true, though. And I love my OM 4.3.