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Posted by pipotobe Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I hope it load a bit faster :)

 
 
Posted by Editors Thursday, Oct 08, 2009 959 days ago

Dashland is a mobile site that reviews the best mobile sites for smartphones.

They have Facebook mobile and a lot more, with icons.

http://dashland.com

Or just search for "dashland"

 
 
Posted by mungera Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Why is there a twitter logo at the top of the screenshot?

 
 
Posted by codemaker Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Probably because he has some tweets he needs to attend to. I don't know what app it is from though.

 
 
Posted by Snipes Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Might be TweetGenius. -shrug-

 
 
Posted by pipotobe Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

This site doesn't work with the Storm. I think it's for touchscreen and keypads only. No screenclicks:(

 
 
Posted by rjl2 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I just went to the page on my Storm and while the clickable areas don't highlight when you touch them you can click the screen and have it take you to other areas of the site. It does make it interesting though since you can't be certain exactly where you will end up.

 
 
Posted by amarryat Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Nice - this looks like the version that is on my iPod Touch. Much nicer than the m.facebook.com version.

 
 
Posted by royinferno69 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Loads a lot faster that's for sure. hope this isn't a hacked facebook site made to look official, only saying that because of the "x" in x.facebook.com

 
 
Posted by codemaker Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

It is highly unlikely that this is a hacked version of facebook.

 
 
Posted by amarryat Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I doubt its hacked - I didn't even need to log in. It used my mobile site credentials automatically

 
 
Posted by royinferno69 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Awesome! Thanks for the reassurance

 
 
Posted by agband Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

The x.facebook.com is not an aliased or hacked site. It is legit. As Adam noted in his post, the x.facebook.com site is designed for smartphones. There is actually another facebook site specifically designed for the iPhone as well, iphone.facebook.com. not sure if facebook is planning on customizing a subdomain for every smartphone type like that, but in the mean time, iphone.facebook.com or x.facebook.com should work.

 
 
Posted by rrrebo Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

This site is non-responsive in the BlackBerry browser, even if I turn on the cursor. I was able to log in, but the header and footer load and the rest of the page is blank. I cleared cache and cookies, still didn't work. Anyone confirm this site is legit and not a phishing hole?

 
 
Posted by jeffreii Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I was able to login but could not click the blue login button to do it - had to press enter after my password.

After that I see a Facebook bar with Home, Profile, Friends and Inbox and below it all white with a hard-to-see loading icon: |||

Doubt it's hacked though...it's using the facebook.com domain.

Bold 9000 OS 4.6.0.297 v2.

 
 
Posted by j.p.hatfield Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

worked fine on my 8330...and 5.0 os

 
 
Posted by jeffreii Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

And it's still working fine for you?

I ask because you say that in past-tense - perhaps the x version of the site is down or having server issues right now.

 
 
Posted by aeldes1 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Turn Javascript on!

 
 
Posted by samisgr8 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Thanks for that info...I was having the same issue that others were with just the bar along the top...now it works very nicely!

 
 
Posted by jeffreii Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Doesn't work in IE8 either. Same issue - just totally unresponsive.

 
 
Posted by berryromancewriter Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

It worked beautifully on my Bold. No response problems or anything, very fast, and nice and clean interface. I hated the FB app for BB because it was useless, so I was using the mobile site, which I had no complaints about but I like this x.facebook.com site much better! I didn’t have to log in or anything.

I am also on 4.6/297.

 
 
Posted by royinferno69 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Yep i just accessed it through my BB Browser (was using bolt before) and it accessed my facebook info so i didn't need to login. It's about time they made this. really responsive and faster compared to their m.facebook.com counterpart. Now if only facebook would update the facebook app for all BB's.

 
 
Posted by jeffreii Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I find it hard to believe it's going to work on my BB considering it won't even work in IE8...

 
 
Posted by royinferno69 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I tried it on Safari and Firefox and it worked just fine actually. I don't know what 's up with IE8 i think its just a software issue with IE8, IE has always been buggy at times and i never use it unless i have to for business purposes only because majority of businesses have not adopted the ways of Firefox, Safari, or even Google Chrome. Just try it on your BB wouldn't hurt right?

 
 
Posted by jeffreii Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Already tried it on my BB - same unresponsiveness I got in IE8. My findings are above.

 
 
Posted by elvin1983 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Won't let me click the login prompt on my 8330... Oh well, I use the app more than the actual mobile site anyways...

 
 
Posted by jeffreii Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Same issue I had on my 9000 - if you press enter after your password it should log you in. Good luck from there though.

I wonder if this is some browser setting issue.

 
 
Posted by bweston1 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

i don't know about anyone else, but i just compared this site to the one for the iphone/ipod touch and they are identical. I think that x.facebook.com is the real redirect for iphone.facebook.com.

 
 
Posted by zerog32 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

The real site is iphone.facebook.com if you want to book mark it.

 
 
Posted by amarryat Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Makes sense, because I just tried it on my iPod Touch, and then tried the iphone version and they appear identical.

 
 
Posted by Sexy NJ Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Each time I typed in x.facebook.com I get the message on the screen that it is an invalid address. What am I doing wrong? I am on a Tour OS 4.7.1.40 (yes, I know, I need to upgrade to OS 5.0 but I am too new to do it myself...lol)

 
 
Posted by amarryat Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

you had the http:// in there as well?

 
 
Posted by Sexy NJ Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I did it once without and once with...lol

 
 
Posted by zerog32 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Type in iphone.facebook.com

 
 
Posted by Sexy NJ Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

though I am on a BB??? (remember I am new so don't laugh...lmao)

 
 
Posted by Sexy NJ Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I get the top part of FB with home, profile, etc in Blue. The a blank white section and at the bottom is says logout, full mobile site, etc....

 
 
Posted by Sexy NJ Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I did it once with the www and once without..... HELP!!!! LOL

 
 
Posted by tturner23 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I'm running 5.0.0.230 on my Tour and also live in an area that doesnt have great coverage (a lot of bouncing between 3G and 1X) how do I get the coverage indicator to always show?

*Yay new FB!

 
 
Posted by LuluGirl896 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

This version of Facebook is the default for the Palm Pre. Its optimized for that device and your mileage may vary using a Blackberry.
Its not a 'hacked' version at all.

 
 
Posted by esmooth Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

The site does not work on my 8320 for tmobile. when I go into x.facebook.com it doesnt let me click into anything. seems like this website is ONLY for the iphone and the pre

 
 
Posted by lucblanchet Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I could enter my user email and password but as soon as tried clicking on login, there's no response.

 
 
Posted by zerog32 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Put the mouse over the login and hit the enter button.

 
 
Posted by lucblanchet Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

That's what I did and still..

 
 
Posted by Propa Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

works just fine on my bold but its "ok" at best....not a fan of x.facebook.com

 
 
Posted by sarah2323 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

if i wanted to use an iphone site, I would've bought an iphone.

 
 
Posted by Sexy NJ Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Nice! LOL

 
 
Posted by 48hughey Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Tried it on my Storm running 5.0.0.230, it logged me in fine (automatically using existing credentials), but then...no response to any screen clicks. Back to the app for now!

 
 
Posted by amarryat Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

hmmmm - worked for me and I am also running 230.

 
 
Posted by germster Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

wheres the download??????

 
 
Posted by 48hughey Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Its a WEBSITE update, NOT an APP update...there is no download.

 
 
Posted by jeffreii Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Seems about 50/50 for BB users whether it works or not. The question is, what's the difference??

 
 
Posted by codemaker Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

This site appears to use javascript and does not work on my 8830 running OS 4.5. Reading through this thread some 4.6 and 4.7 users are also having problems, although some of this may be because they have javascript turned off.

Note: I tested OS 4.5 with javascript turned on.

 
 
Posted by keaton Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

enable javascript for this site and it works.

Figured that's what it was once I visited it on safari, and yep.

I had the same issue on my storm, nothing clicking. Enabled javascript and BAM seems everything works.

edit: dangit codemaker, I was in the middle of typing my response when you posted that! haha.

 
 
Posted by codemaker Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

:)

 
 
Posted by LUCKYBOLD Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Works great on my Bold

 
 
Posted by jakeh0 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

this is way better than the app

 
 
Posted by miller7796 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I get logged in to the site, but nothing happens when I click the Home/Profile/Friends/Inbox links, nothing happens. Javascript is on, Bold 9000, 4.6.0.297. Back to m.facebook.com since it works, kinda.

 
 
Posted by emerican4832 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I guess its working on my Tour running 5.0.0.230 but I have no idea why someone would use this. Its all ugly scroll bars surrounding posts and misaligned headers and such. This is clearly not designed for the BB but for the Pre and iPhone.

 
 
Posted by codemaker Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

The problems you see are probably more a result of non standard behavior by the BB than the site being designed for the pre or iphone (which both use the same standards compliant rendering engine).

 
 
Posted by jakeh0 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

same issue on my tour bb browser but it looks incredible on opera mini beta 5

 
 
Posted by LuLu051705 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I typed in x.facebook.com into the address bar and it went right to it. It looks so much better and is easier to navigate through. I then went into browser configuration and changed the homepage to http://x.facebook.com and it works beautifully on my Tour! Awesome!

 
 
Posted by jeffreii Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Ok - so it is enabling JAVASCRIPT that allows this page to work, as suggested by previous posters.

HOWEVER, for some reason you cannot just edit the bookmark and tell it to enable javascript for that particular bookmark. That didn't work. I had to go to options/general/enable javascript and then the page would load fine.

Good luck.

 
 
Posted by trees247 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

a no go 8320 did everything

 
 
Posted by JoeDirt2217 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Works fine on my 9530 Storm! Nice, clean pages, fast and easy to navigate through. Had Opera 5.0 but got rid of it because I didn't like how it loaded FB in mobile view, I am now back to Opera 5.0!

 
 
Posted by redsoxnation17 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

which facebook do you like better? facebook app or x.facebook.com? seems you could use the xfacebook and get rid of the facebook app that way you clear up some memory on bb. what yall think?

 
 
Posted by SaraBear Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

This site is a no go for me on 8310/4.5 with javascript turned on. The banner loads but the rest of the page is blank.

 
 
Posted by jimbl Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I've enabled all the Javascript options that I can find, all I get is a header and some links to Home, Profile, etc that can't be clicked.

It appears to be working fine from the Bolt browser though.

 
 
Posted by qu3lly Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I have bolt and ie8 on my 8900. Everytime i go to the site, i get an error message stating, unable to determine IP address for x.facebook.com. help please. I have turned on javascript and still no show! os 5.0.0.190

 
 
Posted by BlackBerry Brian Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I think I'm in love!

Being a BlackBerry ABUSER gets more rewarding every day!

 
 
Posted by qu3lly Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

what browser did you use?

 
 
Posted by BlackBerry Brian Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I will be getting a LOT of use from this when the FB application falls short, which is often.

 
 
Posted by qu3lly Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

still getting unable to determine IP address for x.facebook.com

 
 
Posted by BlackBerry Brian Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Put that in the browser JUST LIKE THAT!

My guess is everyone is leaving in the WWW...

http://x.facebook.com/ <--- copy and paste that into the browser!

 
 
Posted by Sexy NJ Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

over it now... Good luck everyone. I guess I will stick to the app and the normal mobile site. :)

 
 
Posted by Teddyp6 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I enabled the javascript and I am still just getting the banner at top and the stuff at the bottom but just white space in the middle. Anyone have any other ideas? i am using the Bold

 
 
Posted by danimal1968 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Enable javascript. Hit reload. If that doesn't work, try closing the browser then reopening.

 
 
Posted by Teddyp6 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

I tried that and still gives me the same white space. Thanks for your help though.

 
 
Posted by Teddyp6 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

Apparently it was a problem with internet explorer, I downloaded opera mini 5 and it works perfectly.

 
 
Posted by billante251 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I have the FB app for my tour and it SUCKS!! So as soon as i saw this i went and added it to my bookmarks and it works so much better then athe app and the old link I had in place So thank you to who ever found this.
Now all we need to do is find Twitter that works like this.

 
 
Posted by BlackBerry Brian Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

http://x.facebook.com/ <--- EXACTLY LIKE THIS!

This URL is what you need to be putting in the browser!

You can NOT leave the WWW in the URL address!

 
 
Posted by Iluvbb Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I tried this site using the update Bolt browser, and it works great! Its fast and I can actually update my status on this site, something I was have problems doing on facebook.com.

BTW I have the 8900

 
 
Posted by Iluvbb Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I forgot to say THANKS for sharing this:)

 
 
Posted by Buzzkillington Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Based on what I have seen so far when it comes to it working with the Storm, you cant just click the screen to use the buttons on the website. I think this is a good start to a better facebook site but not perfect for the storm yet.

 
 
Posted by mikem395 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Worked fine for me on Opera Mini 4.2. I couldn't get it to work on the BlackBerry Browser though. The site is awesome. Definitely the next best thing to visiting it on an actual computer.

 
 
Posted by breyt0n Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

I tried using Opera Mini 5 Beta on my Storm 9500, and it works great!

 
 
Posted by decolur455 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 960 days ago

Trying it out on my 8130 using Opera Mini V Beta. It's not bad so far. I don't think I can delete things from within facebook though. Since my beloved Pearl is limited in the memory department, I would love to reclaim the space that FB's BB App takes up. Is there anyone out there that does not use the FB BB App on their Berry?

 
 
Posted by kellidotca Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

got it working on my 8900 .250 but i had to enable javascript and then clear my browser cache to get it to work.

 
 
Posted by jdntea Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

turn on javascript to see wall posts.

the log-in button doesn't work. just press enter on your keypad when you type in your password to log-in.

Overall, a bit sluggish on 1XEV w/ 4 bars coverage.

no photo/video upload options.

 
 
Posted by brindaarnold Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

When I'm in the facebook and have the option of going to the "mobile site" will it take me to m.facebook? Is there a way to change that? Never mind, it doesn't work on 8310 OS 4.5.0.161 anyway.

 
 
Posted by skynny70 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

No dice for me on 8330 w/ 4.5. I enable java and still doesn't work. I can log in but doesn't let me do anything after that. No luck with Opera Mini either.

 
 
Posted by 52bear Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

very quick on my Tour using the updated Bolt browser. The Facebook app has been banished from my home screen!

 
 
Posted by abigorbot Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

I've tried as well and have the same problems with the http://iphone.facebook.com and http://x.facebook.com. I can get into the site [even after discovering that you have to press enter to login] but nothing else is clickable. I've enabled javascript and even tried changing the emulating mode to IE but it's not working. I've dumped the cache and cookies.

I'm honestly at this point turned off from using facebook at all on my blackberry. The app is less than stellar and it seems that any type of improvement in functionality is more the 5.0 os.

Running: 4.5.0.163(257)
Platform: 2.7.0.92
T-Mobile 8320

 
 
Posted by superfestiva Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

It won't load...??? Says error!

 
 
Posted by mookish Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

This is old news:

"Mobile Web Sites
Facebook has two mobile web sites: m.facebook.com, which works on any mobile browser, and x.facebook.com, which is designed specifically for touch screen phones like Android, Palm, iPhone and Nokia. These sites have been translated into more than 60 languages and allow you to update your status, browse your News Feed and your friends' Profiles, comment or "like" stories, and view or update your Facebook Page."

 
 
Posted by number_nine Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

I tried this on firefox, it works great, and looks pretty cool too.
Unfortunately, it dosn't work on my Bold, there's a blue bar at the top with Home, Profile, Friends and Inbox written, and the loading bar which dosn't move. When i click somewhere nothing happens, and java is enabled in my BB browser.
Anyone having the same issues? If you have a solution please help me, this looks much better than the m.facebook.com mobile site :(

 
 
Posted by SaraBear Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

Same issues with me. I've tried tinkering with every setting I can think of and I always get the the result you mentioned on an 8310. Maybe it is a network thing? I'm on AT&T. I wonder if the people who have it working right have the same carrier(s)?

 
 
Posted by chops20n8 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

i keep getting Error 504 Gateway Timeout???? any suggestions

 
 
Posted by BlackBerry Brian Thursday, Oct 08, 2009 959 days ago

You can NOT leave the WWW in the URL address!

This URL is what you need to be putting in the browser!

http://x.facebook.com/ <--- EXACTLY LIKE THIS!

 
 
Posted by murso74 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

this is better then the bb app =\

 
 
Posted by jackamus Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

Not working for me.. =(

 
 
Posted by kingb71 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

I prefer to have javascript off, am going back to the old mobile site.

 
 
Posted by cdf3 Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

I like it. Thanks for posting.

 
 
Posted by B.Charles Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

Just chiming in so that others will know that it actually works on 8320. I am running 4.5. On my first try, while using the bolt browser, I entered in x.facebook.com. The site came right up and I entered in my info and I was in. No problems no hiccups. I didn't do anything with settings or javascript. Nothin. I don't have any problems with the mobile site so for me, I guess I really don't need to access x.facebook.com unless I just want somethin different. I dont know. I'll play around with it more

 
 
Posted by mohitkalra Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 959 days ago

KILLER

 
 
Posted by a.leah86 Thursday, Oct 08, 2009 959 days ago

Is this recommended for the BB browser that came with the phone or is this meant mostly for the 3rd party browsers like Opera Mini or Bolt?

I couldn't get this to work on the native blackberry browser (which is what I'd prefer, so I can use my Quicklaunch) but it runs gorgeously on my Opera Mini.

On the BB browser I'm having the same problem that many others mentioned. I get the header bar, and the footer bar with nothing in between but white space and nothing is clickable. (I'm on a Pearl 8130 OS 4.5.0.169)

 
 
Posted by patm7330 Thursday, Oct 08, 2009 959 days ago

LOVE IT. Works on my Storm. It's great...wish it could have an icon on my main page though.

 
 
Posted by scruz1981 Thursday, Oct 08, 2009 959 days ago

I have the blackberry tour from verizon where do I go to download x.facebook.com? I typed it in google and in the www. section and nothing..

 
 
Posted by g000se Thursday, Oct 08, 2009 959 days ago

ANOTHER WINNER FOR OPERA 5

 
 
Posted by Editors Thursday, Oct 08, 2009 959 days ago

Dashland is a mobile site that reviews the best mobile sites for smartphones. They have Facebook mobile and a lot more, including icons.

http://dashland.com

 
 
Posted by coco savage Saturday, Oct 10, 2009 957 days ago

doesnt seem to work?