Anyone know of a Blackberry simulator that doesn't...

Dexx · 27th Oct 2011, 08:21 AM

Anyone know of a Blackberry simulator that doesn't require software to be downloaded in order to simulate the website browsing experience?

Plenty of iPhone/Android simulators but I'm only finding download-required Blackberry software (and I want to be able to show clients on the go)

I'm curious how many of the mobile website templates being sold on the warrior forum look good on Blackberries (despite it being a shrinking market--a lot of business owners still use them)

Maybe one doesnt exist?

~Dexx

WillR · 27th Oct 2011, 08:32 AM

I've never used one because luckily I own a Blackberry so I can test things right on that. You will probably find a lot of Blackberries use the Opera mini browser and there is an online opera simulator however it isn't that great because it is really small and doesn't reflect what I see on my Blackberry when using Opera mini.

Dexx · 27th Oct 2011, 08:40 AM

How old is your Blackberry Will? How do most of the mobile websites look on it (compared to iPhone/Android) from what you can tell?

Does everything fit on the screen well? etc.

WillR · 27th Oct 2011, 06:09 PM

Dexx,

It's a Blackberry Bold 9700 so it's not that old - maybe a year and a half. It really depends which mobile website you are looking at. Some look good, some look bad. It has more to do with the way in which the mobile site was created rather than the phone itself. A good mobile website will work and look good on all those popular devices.

I like having this phone because I also have an iPhone and Android device to test on. Having the 'older' Blackberry is good because I know if the site can look good on that device then all the later smartphone models will look even better.

Jay Moreno · 27th Oct 2011, 09:06 PM

the absolute best way to accurately test a mobile website is to use a real handset... we have armed ourselves with our own test bed of devices now

but prior to this for the devices we didnt have access too i had used perfectomobile.com they offer a free 1hour trial of testing on real devices - you should certainly take a look it helped us tremendously prior to setting up our own test bed

hth

jay

Dexx · 27th Oct 2011, 09:19 PM

Awesome tip Jay, thanks!

27th Oct 2011, 08:21 AM	#1
Dexx Offline Consultant War Room Member Join Date: 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,918 Thanks: 674 Thanked 664 Times in 334 Posts	Anyone know of a Blackberry simulator that doesn't... Share on: Anyone know of a Blackberry simulator that doesn't require software to be downloaded in order to simulate the website browsing experience? Plenty of iPhone/Android simulators but I'm only finding download-required Blackberry software (and I want to be able to show clients on the go) I'm curious how many of the mobile website templates being sold on the warrior forum look good on Blackberries (despite it being a shrinking market--a lot of business owners still use them) Maybe one doesnt exist? ~Dexx

27th Oct 2011, 08:32 AM	#2
WillR Digital Marketer War Room Member Join Date: 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 12,475 Thanks: 1,984 Thanked 8,187 Times in 4,079 Posts	Re: Anyone know of a Blackberry simulator that doesn't... Share on: I've never used one because luckily I own a Blackberry so I can test things right on that. You will probably find a lot of Blackberries use the Opera mini browser and there is an online opera simulator however it isn't that great because it is really small and doesn't reflect what I see on my Blackberry when using Opera mini.
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27th Oct 2011, 08:40 AM	#3
Dexx Offline Consultant War Room Member Join Date: 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,918 Thanks: 674 Thanked 664 Times in 334 Posts	Re: Anyone know of a Blackberry simulator that doesn't... Share on: How old is your Blackberry Will? How do most of the mobile websites look on it (compared to iPhone/Android) from what you can tell? Does everything fit on the screen well? etc.

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WillR Digital Marketer War Room Member Join Date: 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 12,475 Thanks: 1,984 Thanked 8,187 Times in 4,079 Posts	Re: Anyone know of a Blackberry simulator that doesn't... Share on: Dexx, It's a Blackberry Bold 9700 so it's not that old - maybe a year and a half. It really depends which mobile website you are looking at. Some look good, some look bad. It has more to do with the way in which the mobile site was created rather than the phone itself. A good mobile website will work and look good on all those popular devices. I like having this phone because I also have an iPhone and Android device to test on. Having the 'older' Blackberry is good because I know if the site can look good on that device then all the later smartphone models will look even better.
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Jay Moreno Mobile+WP = JumpMobi.com War Room Member Join Date: 2009 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,270 Thanks: 301 Thanked 449 Times in 309 Posts	Re: Anyone know of a Blackberry simulator that doesn't... Share on: the absolute best way to accurately test a mobile website is to use a real handset... we have armed ourselves with our own test bed of devices now but prior to this for the devices we didnt have access too i had used perfectomobile.com they offer a free 1hour trial of testing on real devices - you should certainly take a look it helped us tremendously prior to setting up our own test bed hth jay
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Dexx Offline Consultant War Room Member Join Date: 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,918 Thanks: 674 Thanked 664 Times in 334 Posts	Re: Anyone know of a Blackberry simulator that doesn't... Share on: Awesome tip Jay, thanks!