The Definitive "BEST BROWSER" thread

[Guest Ryan]

Mozilla has always been the fastest for me on my cable connection. :yes: (Y)

[Darti]

mozilla for me, has the features that i want and is fast too

[lawtai]

IE 6

[dpanda]

netscape can do tabs.. for your info...

[urumartin]

I prefer Pheonix

unfortunately i have to visit some sites which require digital right managment (DRM) of windows media player and only with IE6 or alternatives with IE-engine i can go to those sites.

you see how M$ forces users to stick to IE........

Edited May 16, 2003 by urumartin

[Fotix]

^ You're right. DRM on websites' content is a pain in the ass, especially since it will only work with IE/ActiveX.

[urumartin]

MyIE2 is amazing............... but

i sent an email to its author telling that there's a problem when displaying site title on the tab in another language......... (i use english as default on my winxp, i can read french and spanish accented letters but not chinese or japanese characters)

no response till now :(

[dpanda]

ie works for me...

[dpanda]

ie works for me..been seeing alot of the which browser what browser thread lately...

[QuarterSwede]

pheonix because it is quite simply the fastest browser out there. i don't believe u can use download accelerator with it but with broadband there is not much need for it. and the built in download manager for pheonix is good enough anyway. i would suggest just trying a few out urself though, these things tend to be a matter of personal preferance

You must not have been using broadband for very long or at least not downloading big files (ie. a linux distro). I don't use download managers as often as I use to on dial up (not that I can remember when I had it anyway, it's been years) but I still use them. Another note: It won't really matter what browser you are using if your cable service is fast enough. Sure Firebird (or whatever they are calling it now) is fast but it isn't that much faster than IE so it really all comes down to user preference. What do I use? MyIE2 (... and why wasn't that an option in the poll?).

[naap51stang]

Opera 90%

Mozilla 9%

IE 1% (windows updates)

[m0]

IE6 :yes:

m0.

[inVision]

Avant Browser 8 baby!

[Ji@nBing]

You must not have been using broadband for very long or at least not downloading big files (ie. a linux distro). I don't use download managers as often as I use to on dial up (not that I can remember when I had it anyway, it's been years) but I still use them. Another note: It won't really matter what browser you are using if your cable service is fast enough. Sure Firebird (or whatever they are calling it now) is fast but it isn't that much faster than IE so it really all comes down to user preference. What do I use? MyIE2 (... and why wasn't that an option in the poll?).

:p i've had cable for 3 years. and yes, i do download big files. but i find the pheonix download manager to be good enough. i used to use flashget but now find it useless. and pheonix does make a HUGE difference. it renders pages a lot faster than ie, at least for me

[Wildies]

where can i download firebird??

and whats the advantage of firebied on Mozilla??

i am using mozilla 1.4b now and its awesome??

but no problem if there something more better :D

[wrex]

Mozilla Firebird? is great! Tabbed browsing and pop up blocking!

I use Internet Explorer 6 rarely now, but on some sites, it's needed still...

[Fotix]

where can i download firebird??

and whats the advantage of firebied on Mozilla??

i am using mozilla 1.4b now and its awesome??

but no problem if there something more better :D

Latest Firebird builds can now be found here (pre-alpha quality software):

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firebird/nightl...y/latest-trunk/

Latest official release is 0.5, released in December 2002.

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/phoenix/releases/0.5/

0.6 should be out shortly. Or so has been said on the official Firebird site. :whistle:

[SidVicious]

CrazyBrowser 1.05

[Chipi]

Mozilla Firebird (phoenix)

[DarkLordSouron]

I se mostly use the default

and sometimes i use MYIE2

MYIE has more options then Internet Explorer

[caerma]

MSIE 6.

[kainashi]

i use internet explorer 6, service pack 1 and mozilla firebird. :)

[mipra]

Firebird is excellent, but I prefer MYIE2

[rezza Veteran]

i use both Firebird and IE on a regular basis.

[Knight']

It's Mozilla for me, but I'm leaning more to Phoenix because of speed.