Nintendo DS Lite Internet Browser

I ordered this for my DS because I thought it would be an easy way of just looking at the net when I couldn't be bothered putting the PC on, and I thought it would be good to take on hols with me (I don't have a laptop). I have to say overall I am disappointed with it, although I do still use it occassionally. My email account was not compatible with the security settings so I couldn't retrieve any messages (one of the things I wanted it for especially when on holiday). Sometimes it can be very slow, although if the images are disabled this does speed things up. It does crash rather too often aswell. Also I'm a bit of an ebayer and although this will let ...  Read the complete review

I brought this game for my DS when I was going on holiday so I didn't have to take my laptop with me. This would save me alot of space of hassle. The game has some good points and some negative ones. This is because it cannot except WPA security. It only uses WEP, most use this so it is ok for most people. However, where I went they mainly used WPA meaning I couldn't use the internet. My hotel luckily used WEP meaning I could surf the web. When I finally got to use it, some websites didn't display properly. This meant I couldn't use them as the links and text didn't show up. Most websites still worked. The pages that worked also took along ...  Read the complete review

Recently for purposes of accessing the net while on vacation, I purchased the Nintendo DS web browser. First thing to note, this browser can only connect via the standard WEP security wifi network. It is not compatible with WPA. Most wifi hot spots are WEP and my Wifi router is set to WEP so this has not been a problem for me anyway. For a web browser that runs on a games console the performance of the DS browser is impressive. However this does not mean it can replace a PC for accessing the internet. It is simply useful for checking your mail whilst at a hot spot. I used the DS web broswer for this while waiting for my flight when traveling last ...  Read the complete review