JustinOhioRR Posted November 18, 2004 CID Share Posted November 18, 2004 Anyone use it? Whats your opinion on it? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted November 18, 2004 CID Share Posted November 18, 2004 i use it and its better than IE. the only thing i dont like is my lessened test scores... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOhioRR Posted November 18, 2004 Author CID Share Posted November 18, 2004 ya know, i downloaded it today at work the only thing i dont like is that im a quick typer, i hit CTRL + O to open links, not go all the way up to the box, i wish it had a ctrl O option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted November 18, 2004 CID Share Posted November 18, 2004 check all the extensions u can dl. a lot of extra features are there, i guess to make firefox fully customizable and to keep the installer small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstable Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 i use it and its better than IE. the only thing i dont like is my lessened test scores... You know, this is funny because some guy over at abit forums was talking all sorts of crap about IE. I directed him to the thread here where Firefox scores sucked... Heck, I tested Firefox myself against IE and had HORRIBLE results. Soooo, today I was setting up a new computer for a client and we got to talking about Firefox. I told her that it was decent, except that the download speeds STUNK compared to IE. Regardless, I had installed it on her new computer because she liked it. I brought up www.testmy.net and showed her the IE scores. Then I launched Firefox and made myself look like a complete jack-hole....At this particular time, Firefox 1.0 ran more than twice as fast as IE did...and the score was higher than any speed I have pulled off on my computer!!!!! Nice to shoot yourself in the foot like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 You know, this is funny because some guy over at abit forums was talking all sorts of crap about IE. I directed him to the thread here where Firefox scores sucked... Heck, I tested Firefox myself against IE and had HORRIBLE results. Soooo, today I was setting up a new computer for a client and we got to talking about Firefox. I told her that it was decent, except that the download speeds STUNK compared to IE. Regardless, I had installed it on her new computer because she liked it. I brought up www.testmy.net and showed her the IE scores. Then I launched Firefox and made myself look like a complete jack-hole....At this particular time, Firefox 1.0 ran more than twice as fast as IE did...and the score was higher than any speed I have pulled off on my computer!!!!! Nice to shoot yourself in the foot like that. Nice to use the word "Jackhole" as well. Thats classic. For the record I love Firefox and uninstalled IE from my comp.(Im sure its still in there somewhere.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOhioRR Posted November 19, 2004 Author CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 so i DL firefox, wont run on my PC, just say's its trying to connect fuck it, too much work, IE is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShow Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 I have always gotten better scores with Firefox than I have with IE. I like Firefox myself and I use it more than I do IE. I just reformatted my puter and I had NO trouble with it after I downloaded it. It's running fine on my puter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShow Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 :This is my test score with IE: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3639 Kbps about 3.6 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 444 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 65 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.31 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=AW7DLCGWP :This is with Firefox: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4075 Kbps about 4.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 497 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 73 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.06 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=YPYNBF170 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzero2309 Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 IE: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 2959 Kbps about 3 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is:: 361 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 53 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.84 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=218ROO2YA FireFox: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3002 Kbps about 3 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB) Download Speed is:: 367 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 54 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.79 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=KAPB24T2D Not too big of a difference, they usually both give me about the same speed, soemtimes IE higher, sometimes FF higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 IE :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3227 Kbps about 3.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 394 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 58 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.6 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=FVDM0LSV3 Firefox :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3131 Kbps about 3.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 382 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 56 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.68 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=NKJ5NJMEH O_o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstable Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 Well maybe they tweaked something, I could have SWORN that Firefox was running slower...much slower and there was a thread here about it. I tested it myself many times and it ran slow. I even setup a linux box and tested it and it ran slow. I've got 1.0 on my linux machine now and it's BLAZING....I don't know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 FF has always been slower for me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 Faster for me. Firefox... Wooo Hoooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishNET Posted November 19, 2004 CID Share Posted November 19, 2004 Ive been using Firefox ever since it was Firebird .7! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted November 20, 2004 CID Share Posted November 20, 2004 i havent compared or tested in awhile so heres firefox: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4072 Kbps about 4.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 497 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 73 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.06 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=RAHJ82S51 and heres IE: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 12402 Kbps about 12.4 Mbps (tested with 12160 KB) Download Speed is:: 1514 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 221 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 0.68 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=JOFA5I6M5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted November 20, 2004 CID Share Posted November 20, 2004 i havent compared or tested in awhile so heres firefox: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4072 Kbps about 4.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 497 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 73 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.06 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=RAHJ82S51 and heres IE: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 12402 Kbps about 12.4 Mbps (tested with 12160 KB) Download Speed is:: 1514 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 221 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 0.68 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=JOFA5I6M5 Dude you fucked something up in your IE... hehe, I don't know why you get those scores.. lol. But Firefox seems to be reporting the correct score for you. Stupid ass Internet Explorer Okay, for me... ever since FireFox 1.0 I have got better scores... and now use Firefox fulltime because of spyware... simply because threats are... well... written for vulnerabilities that are in Internet Explorer. I am friggen DONE with IE, until Microsoft fixes that shit... I am fuckin' sick of spyware/adware/malware ---- we should not have to scan our god damn computers 10 times a week, I am done blaming the people that put the spyware out... it is the friggen browsers fault. Internet Explorer :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4150 Kbps about 4.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 507 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 74 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.02 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=J489H4TRF :::.. Upload Stats ..::: SAME FOR BOTH -- EXACTLY the same FireFox 1.0 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4752 Kbps about 4.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 580 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 85 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.77 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=JRM7QGPKH :::.. Upload Stats ..::: SAME FOR BOTH -- EXACTLY the same Do yourselves all a favor and try Firefox --- http://www.mozilla.org/ I personally like the following skins for Firefox (both small, less invasive skins) [*] Littlefox [*]708090 [/list:u] I have been running Firefox now for 4 weeks and have yet to get ANY spyware... also have yet to see ANY problems, I did however have to tweak the options a bit because I hate the feel of some of the stuff.... and don't llike the download manager... In all the browser has a more 'in control' feel to it, great for power users. --- so scrap my initial review on this, it is much better in the new version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted November 20, 2004 CID Share Posted November 20, 2004 Ive been using Firefox ever since it was Firebird .7! That's right it was called Firebird... I have an old post on that.. October 2003 - screenshot of version 0.6.1 -- crazyness http://www.testmy.net/forumz/viewtopic.php?p=177#177 Ewww. look at my scores in that post, those were the lame days, hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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