Is Firefox better then IE

[toot033]

I'm getting a little fed up with IE and have heard good things about Firefox. Is it as good as they say? Also, if I switch to it, can I import my favorites from IE to it and is it difficult to configure?
Thanks in advance for any and all info!

[SpiritWarrior]

You are using IE7 right? Ir is better IMHO and more mainstream than Firefox and the new IE kinda looks like Firefox.

[Bozos of Bones]

Simple answer: yes, Firefox is better than IE.

[SpiritWarrior]

Oh, and plus you can't do alot of things on Firefox like online banking etc. as they won't accept other browsers. Some stores won't let you shop online without IE. Many online virus scanners won't work with FireFox which can be a problem if it is a last resort because a virus locked you out of your own programs (hapopend to me last year and that's why I dumped FF). I found that IE7 has everything FF has and is more compatible. If you do get FF I would always keep IE somewhere just in case. Don't make it your default browser either.

[Larry_OHF]

Originally posted by SpiritWarrior: Oh, and plus you can't do alot of things on Firefox like online banking etc. as they won't accept other browsers. Some stores won't let you shop online without IE. Many online virus scanners won't work with FireFox which can be a problem if it is a last resort because a virus locked you out of your own programs (hapopend to me last year and that's why I dumped FF). I found that IE7 has everything FF has and is more compatible. If you do get FF I would always keep IE somewhere just in case. Don't make it your default browser either.

I am with SpiritWarrior on that because I do bank online, shop online, etc. and I have to have IE to do those things.

[Felix The Assassin]

Originally posted by SpiritWarrior: Oh, and plus you can't do alot of things on Firefox like online banking etc. as they won't accept other browsers. Some stores won't let you shop online without IE. Many online virus scanners won't work with FireFox which can be a problem if it is a last resort because a virus locked you out of your own programs (hapopend to me last year and that's why I dumped FF). I found that IE7 has everything FF has and is more compatible. If you do get FF I would always keep IE somewhere just in case. Don't make it your default browser either.

I am totally aginst IE, and conduct ALL of my banking online with Firefox! That's right, my bank, 401K, credit card statements and bill paying service, ebay, paypal, expedia, electric bill, phone bill, mortgage, and traditional money laundering movements between accounts, all conducted with Firefox. The only thing Firefox cannot do at the moment (in my experience) is emulate IE on the M$ website, play .wmv files online (like Fox Sports), and do OS updates.

Sorry Spirit, but your stock is going down! I'll let the foundation know M$ is losing a recruiter!

[Ilander]

Firefox is becoming more and more compatible (always was compatible most places), as html is being standardized, and those thing microsoft decided to add to the standard disappear...as such, it works at all the online stores and banks I frequent...

I can watch stuff on Youtube, or listen to streaming audio, or whatever.

Actually, I can't remember the last time that I needed to open IE, because microsoft's web site is increasingly compatible with firefox, as well.

Plus, you can get plugins for firefox (I highly recommend Adblock!) that make it easier to use, even more secure, and more comfortable.

[Harkoliar]

meh.. i find both useful. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[SpiritWarrior]

Originally posted by Felix The Assassin: quote: Originally posted by SpiritWarrior: Oh, and plus you can't do alot of things on Firefox like online banking etc. as they won't accept other browsers. Some stores won't let you shop online without IE. Many online virus scanners won't work with FireFox which can be a problem if it is a last resort because a virus locked you out of your own programs (hapopend to me last year and that's why I dumped FF). I found that IE7 has everything FF has and is more compatible. If you do get FF I would always keep IE somewhere just in case. Don't make it your default browser either.

I am totally aginst IE, and conduct ALL of my banking online with Firefox! That's right, my bank, 401K, credit card statements and bill paying service, ebay, paypal, expedia, electric bill, phone bill, mortgage, and traditional money laundering movements between accounts, all conducted with Firefox. The only thing Firefox cannot do at the moment (in my experience) is emulate IE on the M$ website, play .wmv files online (like Fox Sports), and do OS updates.

Sorry Spirit, but your stock is going down! I'll let the foundation know M$ is losing a recruiter! [/QUOTE]Well many banks still won't recognise it and reject it. Either your bank took the time to talk and register with the FF admins or their security is low - which is a bad thing in itself for online banking. Ebay took awhile to accept FF also, during that while one couldn't ebay with FF if they "against IE" like you. Paypal was the same. Is it more compatible now than it was then? Sure. But when you really need it to work it doesn't. I got a virus last year that knocked out all my access to applications. I had to access the internet via run commands to bring up the browser. FF was my default browser at the time, and when I finally got to an online scanner it wouldnt let me use FF with it. Of course, all my access was locked out so I couldn't change my browser at all. If you get any kind of Desktop hijacker it can do this and give you problems. After that I deleted FF and never looked back. Until it replaces IE it isn't worth the risk or the hassle. Fast browsing isn't an issue for me. IE7 is liquid fast and rarely are the times any of us on broadband are sitting around waiting for pages to load anyways. Repent while you can and all will be forgiven.

[Hivetyrant]

Originally posted by SpiritWarrior: quote: Originally posted by Felix The Assassin: quote: Originally posted by SpiritWarrior: Oh, and plus you can't do alot of things on Firefox like online banking etc. as they won't accept other browsers. Some stores won't let you shop online without IE. Many online virus scanners won't work with FireFox which can be a problem if it is a last resort because a virus locked you out of your own programs (hapopend to me last year and that's why I dumped FF). I found that IE7 has everything FF has and is more compatible. If you do get FF I would always keep IE somewhere just in case. Don't make it your default browser either.

I am totally aginst IE, and conduct ALL of my banking online with Firefox! That's right, my bank, 401K, credit card statements and bill paying service, ebay, paypal, expedia, electric bill, phone bill, mortgage, and traditional money laundering movements between accounts, all conducted with Firefox. The only thing Firefox cannot do at the moment (in my experience) is emulate IE on the M$ website, play .wmv files online (like Fox Sports), and do OS updates.

Sorry Spirit, but your stock is going down! I'll let the foundation know M$ is losing a recruiter! [/QUOTE]Well many banks still won't recognise it and reject it. Either your bank took the time to talk and register with the FF admins or their security is low - which is a bad thing in itself for online banking. Ebay took awhile to accept FF also, during that while one couldn't ebay with FF if they "against IE" like you. Paypal was the same. Is it more compatible now than it was then? Sure. But when you really need it to work it doesn't. I got a virus last year that knocked out all my access to applications. I had to access the internet via run commands to bring up the browser. FF was my default browser at the time, and when I finally got to an online scanner it wouldnt let me use FF with it. Of course, all my access was locked out so I couldn't change my browser at all. If you get any kind of Desktop hijacker it can do this and give you problems. After that I deleted FF and never looked back. Until it replaces IE it isn't worth the risk or the hassle. Fast browsing isn't an issue for me. IE7 is liquid fast and rarely are the times any of us on broadband are sitting around waiting for pages to load anyways. Repent while you can and all will be forgiven. [/QUOTE]I know how you feel Spirit, my banks warn user not to use FF as well and most don't work, which doesnt bother me because I generally use IE7 anyways.