http://www.operamini.com/demo/

You may choose to go into Menu>Tools>Setting> Tick "Mobile View"

When you login and click on the shoutbox shows

Is there anyone geekie enough to tell me why the java thingie doesnt do its thing and refresh ?

Perhaps:

What is the difference between ‘http connection’ and ‘socket connection’?

If you choose to use "socket connection," Opera Mini will keep an open connection to the Opera Mini servers. This means that pages will load quicker, and the Opera Mini servers can push updates (for example new bookmarks through Opera Link) directly to Opera Mini on your phone.

If you choose "http connection," Opera Mini has to establish a connection to the Opera Mini servers every time you load a page. New updates to Opera Mini will also not be pushed to the phone until a new page is loaded. Note: not all phone models and mobile networks allow socket connections. If you have problems with your connection, try to use "http connection" instead.

http://www.operamini.com/help/faq/

Wot phone U running it in Warr?  I'd like to use it in mine (N95) but doesnt seem to do proxy
support which means I cant use it on the WiFi connection at work?

Surely the N95 can do proxy support?

Opera Mini doesnt do proxy-support, the built-in browser for the N95 does

Oh is that the problem .. Thanks Dean. I'll have to try with the MM V3x OEM browser