Gmail in the Sciphone i68+

Having a phone like this, with a big screen and an internet connection, one of the first things that came to my mind is how to check emails.

And in this days the account will probably be a gmail one, when almost everyone has one or more of these.

To be able to enter Gmail on the i68+ we can navigate through gmail.com on the Opera-mini browser (see previous post) or we can use a Java app called Gmail-g206

The application uses https so be warned that if your carrier blocks all ports except the 80 you won't be able to access Gmail through this app.
If that is the case the only way will be using Opera-Mini.

Download Gmail-g206

Opera Mini on the Sciphone i68+

One of the best apps we can add to our phone is the Opera Mini.

This portable web browser has many advantages compared to the one included with the phone and one of the best features is this. It optimize the web pages making them smaller and faster to load and it even can be used to load complex pages through WAP or use ports blocked by our provider.

They are two versions at the moment, the 3.1 and 4.2
Even many people says the 3.1 is better we should try them both and decide for ourselves.

I left both links to download and try


Opera mini 3.1

Opera mini 4.2

For instructions to install Java apps see the previous post.

Many people had problems connecting with opera mini. It just get network error.

To fix it try changing from HTTP to WAP...

These are the steps:

Service - WAP - Settings - Edit Profile - SIM1 - OK - Edit Profile

and in the "Connection Type" change from HTTP to WAP
Check the IP address and make sure "Security" its ON

Besides you need to go to Service - Data account - GPRS - Edit
and change "Auth. type" to "Secure"

With this settings Opera Mini 3 worked well in my phone and i even could check gmail from gmail.com