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« on: December 25, 2005, 07:32:34 PM » |
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What's the best web browser to use? Do different web browsers make your dsl speeds decreace or increase? currenty i'm running firefox.
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« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2005, 07:38:06 PM » |
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I find that Firefox gives me a MUCH higer speed reading than IE. FF has me running over 70% faster than the average for Comcast cable, whereas IE has me running only at 90% of Comcast's average speed. So, what's the real speed? Beats me!
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« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2005, 07:41:14 PM » |
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i hate IE and tried opera but i love firefox the best and have so many plugins for it that help it to be the best for me.
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« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2005, 07:50:40 PM » |
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just starting useing firefox here with my verizon online dsl.seems like my downloads and uploads are faster including my browswer.
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« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2005, 07:55:28 PM » |
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get fasterfox if you dont already have it and it might improve it more and load pages faster  http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/ |
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« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2005, 07:58:01 PM » |
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Definatley Firefox |
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« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2005, 08:02:19 PM » |
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Definatley Firefox ^^^knows the deal:) |
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« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2005, 08:13:36 PM » |
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Yeah, I also got firefox, it's great. And Blunted, what other plugins do you use the most other than fasterfox?
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« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2005, 08:16:11 PM » |
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when did you start using firefox eebobb? i started back in the day, like a year and a half ago, i told everyone, scruffy, all my friends and they started to love it too.
FIREFOX IS THE BEST.
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« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2005, 08:23:54 PM » |
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i cant remember but its been over 1 year easy but i think it was version 0.5 or 7. dont remember but now i have 1.5
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« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2005, 08:46:46 PM » |
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IE6/IE7 hands down.
Don't play with Fire and get burned.
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« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2005, 08:51:11 PM » |
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if you explore your bound to find something bad ;)
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« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2005, 08:51:25 PM » |
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IE6 doesn't even work on my computer... nor IE7.
I use Firefox for the most part, Maxthon on occasion if a site only supports IE.
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« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2005, 08:51:59 PM » |
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Yezzz its on FIRE  |
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« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2005, 09:49:46 PM » |
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Opera  They used to quote that they were the fastest browser on the market  2nd place is Firefox 3rd place is Netscape    IE6 or IE7 Beta Las Vegas Nevada - 5/768 $49.95 Cox Cable IPV6 Enabled Now |
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« Reply #15 on: December 25, 2005, 09:52:51 PM » |
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it does say it is but it is for some not all and different comps get different results like me. i get the fastest results with firefox
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« Reply #16 on: December 25, 2005, 10:52:54 PM » |
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firefox is fast, so is opera, but i still choose firefox over it.
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« Reply #17 on: December 26, 2005, 12:56:32 AM » |
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i tried opera and dont like it and i think its slower than firefox unless there is some tweaking you can do to it like firefox.
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« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2005, 03:27:43 AM » |
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For me With Satellite internet IE or any other IE based browser. Also Opera works equally as good and fast as IE. I loved Firefox and used it with dialup (it was much faster than anything with dialup) but it seems slower and I get slower download speeds with Firefox.
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« Reply #19 on: December 26, 2005, 03:43:08 AM » |
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did you use fasterfox? it really helps alot and i used other registry tweaks for it and mine is way faster.
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« Reply #20 on: December 26, 2005, 12:18:24 PM » |
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Maxthon is my favorite. Firefox is good too.
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« Reply #21 on: December 26, 2005, 12:28:22 PM » |
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I use Firefox with Fasterfox, Adblock, NoScript, and Tab Mix Plus.
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« Reply #22 on: December 26, 2005, 02:51:53 PM » |
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« Reply #23 on: December 26, 2005, 05:32:53 PM » |
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1. Firefox
2. opera
3. k-meleon
4. netscape
all others are for people into self abuse
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« Reply #24 on: December 26, 2005, 05:51:54 PM » |
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What is k-melon? ive never heard about that
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« Reply #25 on: December 26, 2005, 05:57:25 PM » |
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What is k-melon? ive never heard about that
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/extremely fast - prob the fastest - has tabbed browsing also I use it occasionaly - |
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« Reply #26 on: December 26, 2005, 07:11:16 PM » |
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I use Firefox and sometimes IE when sites don't work with firefox  |
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« Reply #27 on: December 27, 2005, 08:33:49 AM » |
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I use IE and FIREFOX.
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« Reply #28 on: December 27, 2005, 08:51:17 AM » |
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I use IE and FireFox
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« Reply #29 on: December 27, 2005, 09:31:10 AM » |
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firefox for me |
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« Reply #30 on: December 27, 2005, 09:37:56 AM » |
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ie blows, after i seen Fire and Fox put together, i was convinced. so i never used IE again.
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« Reply #31 on: December 27, 2005, 06:03:32 PM » |
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K-Meleon is pretty damn fast. So far it is faster than Firefox and IE.
Opera is second. I still find myself useing IE a lot out of habit. I feel Firefox is a litter easier to work with than the others.
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« Reply #32 on: December 27, 2005, 06:36:14 PM » |
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Opera 8.5 for primary
Mozilla and/or Netscape for backup browsers.
Never tried FF
Avoid IE like the plague it is, except for WinBlows updates.
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« Reply #33 on: December 27, 2005, 10:17:52 PM » |
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Only you can prevent the use of firefox. yous are crazy ie is the best alwayz has and alwayz will be.
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« Reply #34 on: December 27, 2005, 10:34:11 PM » |
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I just started using K-Meleon and I really like it. It uses very little computer resources, and it's super fast.
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« Reply #35 on: December 27, 2005, 11:20:57 PM » |
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Maybe I should give it (KMeleon) another shot |
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« Reply #36 on: December 27, 2005, 11:45:03 PM » |
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Tried the Kmeleon browser but it did not show all symbols and stuff and i didn't particularly like its interface and skins.. Its also based on the Mozilla engine (1.7.12 being the most current), so I would just stick with FireFox as alternative browser.. I may give Avant Browser or Opera (most probably Opera) another try as replacement for IE ;)
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« Reply #37 on: December 28, 2005, 05:43:14 AM » |
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I may give Avant Browser or Opera (most probably Opera) another try as replacement for IE Avant IS IE in another format/skin. Only you can prevent the use of firefox. yous are crazy ie is the best alwayz has and alwayz will be.
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« Reply #39 on: December 28, 2005, 08:04:16 AM » |
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Only you can prevent the use of firefox. yous are crazy ie is the best alwayz has and alwayz will be.
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« Reply #40 on: December 28, 2005, 08:06:08 AM » |
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