Which do you prefer Explorer or Firefox?

@Erilyn (3020)
United States
May 18, 2007 7:21am CST
I used to prefer using Explorer, We have dial up and it seemed that it took forever for Firefox to open up a window. I liked using the tabs and opening all my windows even though at times it went a little slow. Yesterday IE started having issues and needed to close every window that you opened. Restarting the computer usually took care of this problem before. But it is just frustrating having to wait and restart just to be able to check your mail. I started using Firefox a lot last night and found that even though it is a bit slower opening, I like it a lot better! Esp with me being dyslexic. I love that I now have a spell check lol. Which do you prefer and why? Is there a reason you like it better? Do you find it more stable or easier to use?
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nehagarg
@nehagarg (93)
• India
18 May 07
i wud prefer mozilla firefox netime..but den hav u tried internet explorer version 7..???it also has tabs facility n all..n is as gud as mozilla..
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nehagarg
@nehagarg (93)
• India
20 May 07
yeah that is there..mozilla is anytime more reliable than IE7..you need to shut down many times..then the message "report error" which comes everytime is too irritating..
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Erilyn
@Erilyn (3020)
• United States
18 May 07
Up to this point I was using IE7, lately though I am having too many issues with it. firefox definitely is more stable, I haven't had it shut down on me yet!
arunsonnet
@arunsonnet (111)
• India
18 May 07
Firefox sure is better than IE7. Firefox is safer than IE and it was the first one to introduce tabbed browsing which was lately introduced in IE7. It has cool extensions like adblock,dejaclik,grease monkey etc.
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arunsonnet
@arunsonnet (111)
• India
18 May 07
but the only downthing is its startup time.
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Erilyn
@Erilyn (3020)
• United States
18 May 07
One of the things I have noticed with firefox is that if I have more than one tab open it times out a lot before I can get to the site or page I am trying to get to. I think it has a lot to do with me being on dial up. I am prolly not going to be happy till I can get high speed lol.
Vijay Ganesh
@vijayganesh (843)
• India
18 May 07
Its Firefox for sure. Even though Firefox loads a bit later, but its more stable than Explorer. Its most likable feature is it has so many add-ons that can be installed. Its themes are superb. And its loading criteria is much better than Explorer. The features of it is much more easier than Explorer. So the Firefox is much stable than Explorer. Have a nice day.
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Erilyn
@Erilyn (3020)
• United States
18 May 07
I am starting to see your point lol. I am enjoying it much more than explorer. Less issues it seems. Hopefully once I get high speed it will run even better!!
tshirtscene
@tshirtscene (491)
• New Zealand
18 May 07
I prefer firefox hands down. The reason is cleaner interface, great tabs, and not so sluggish as ie is. I also love the extensions that firefox have.
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Erilyn
@Erilyn (3020)
• United States
18 May 07
Now that I am really playing with it I would have to agree. Although it does run slower on my PC than explorer does. I think it because I am on dial up, I can't wait till I can get high speed!! They say I should be able to get it soon, I hope so.
ritwikghoshal
@ritwikghoshal (405)
• India
18 May 07
i will advise you to use firefox as it's more secured and provides a faster browsing.
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Erilyn
@Erilyn (3020)
• United States
18 May 07
I didn't use it previously because it took too long to open a window for me. But it is much better waiting the little extra time rather than having the window shut down on me when I am trying to do something lol. Plus I love having spell check now!!
alpine_007
@alpine_007 (1469)
• Pakistan
18 May 07
i think that internet explorer is really good and user friendly and better for windows, but fire fox is also good.
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Erilyn
@Erilyn (3020)
• United States
18 May 07
I used to think that way too, plus I am one of those type of people "stick to what you know" my fiance uses firefox on occasion, and now that explorer is having its issues, I decided to really start using it and I like it better so far. we'll see how it goes though!
arunsonnet
@arunsonnet (111)
• India
18 May 07
Firefox has better user friendly interface than IE7.
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@hawk234 (6)
• China
19 May 07
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