nadh Posted September 8, 2005 CID Share Posted September 8, 2005 I was told that Firefox didn't work well with Direcway Broadband and I hate IE. Does anyone have any suggestions. I checked out Opera but couldn't find any information on it. And I'm barely computer literate, keep it simple please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kol Posted September 8, 2005 CID Share Posted September 8, 2005 I Dunno FF Works For ME Its Just Slower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadh Posted September 8, 2005 Author CID Share Posted September 8, 2005 Are there any extensions to put on to help speed it up? I'm not a fan of Dway at all!!! I have had multiple problems since it was installed 2 months ago. They've replaced the arm and this week they are going to replace the modem and all of the cable leading into the house. I've been trying to catch what some of the others have been saying here, but Geezuss, I'd kill for Internet cable in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kol Posted September 8, 2005 CID Share Posted September 8, 2005 Me Too I Would Love TO Get Adelphia OR Verizon My Neighbor Can Get Adelphia And I Cant Why ?? I Dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaker397 Posted September 8, 2005 CID Share Posted September 8, 2005 personally with direcway, i made a custom web browser in visual basic. Used VERY little memory usage and even had its own downloader in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kol Posted September 8, 2005 CID Share Posted September 8, 2005 You Still HAv It If So...... Upload It Some Were Let ME C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadh Posted September 8, 2005 Author CID Share Posted September 8, 2005 Well crap, here's the latest: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 489 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Download Speed is:: 60 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Wed Sep 7 20:56:49 MDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB download in 17.07 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 60.67 % of your hosts average (direcpc.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-RFCP74L96 It varies quite a bit. <i>WHEN</I> it works it's usually between 800-1100 for connection speed. It's been a low as 56 connection speed. I have spent a good 30 hours on the phone with support and am still in the same position as I was 2 months ago. If they can't get it fixed this time around, I'm getting my money back and going to Wild Blue. Most of my issues has to do with the Web Accleration Status, it spends a good chunk of time being "Not Operational" that among many other issues. Sorry, I'm venting. I blog alot and this whole thing has really interfered with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadh Posted September 8, 2005 Author CID Share Posted September 8, 2005 tbaker397-yea, but you've got the computer smarts, I'm void of such things. Just tested again: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 860 Kbps about 0.9 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Download Speed is:: 105 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Wed Sep 7 21:02:13 MDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 15X faster than 56K 1MB download in 9.75 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 6.7 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-ASN5KTQ7E Whenever I tried this test in Firefox, it wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted September 8, 2005 CID Share Posted September 8, 2005 Firefox is tough to tweak. There is an extension called "tweak network settings", which is very easy to use. Google "Firefox speed tweaks" and you'll also see a lot of user friendly guides on how to get FF faster. I've seen my speeds go from 40 kb/s to 70 using some speed tweaks; I can't seem to get any higher. tbaker: One of my teachers made a browser in VisualBasic, but it was based off of Internet Explorer. You know what's funny? His last name is Baker and his first name starts with a T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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