accessing certain boards, I just google them and access them through there.

Have you tried Bolt browser?  I use it on my Blackberries and it's great.  Much better than Opera Mini, imho and more or less on par with the native browser.   The native browser loads pages slightly quicker than Bolt but it just doesn't like the way of lot of pages are scripted.  Bolt loads practically anything Firefox or IE will load.

I do!

When I had a CrackBerry, I couldn't view the regional boards.  Now that I have an iPhone, I can.  It's great!  

The main thing is when you're on the home page, you need to scroll down and click the "View Non-Mobile Site" link on the lower right hand corner of the screen.

Happy Hobbying!

-Rani