What web browser do you use? (dial-up)
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Ketchuplover

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 10:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm using msn explorer. I'm just curious as to what y'all are using & what you like and don't like about it.

Draheid

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, KL, I'm not on dialup and haven't been for a very long time however, I would still use my preferred browser which is Netscape 7. Even more advantageous for me on dialup I think since my main preference for it involves the use of 'Tabs' and 'Group of Tabs'. I have about a dozen pages I keep open in as many tabs all the time. I simply click one button on my toolbar and all 12 tabs open simultaneously. If I were on a dialup, I'd click that button and go for a cup of coffee while all 12 pages load for me.

I also recommend either disabling auto-loading of graphics or use a firewall with the added option of blocking most graphic advertisements. This will allow pages to load much faster since it doesn't require downloading all the graphic images until you specifically request them.

Hope that helps.

Max

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have cable modem and use MSIE, whatever the latest version is (i've lost track).

Here's a related question: I just got a laptop and want to have dial-up access when I take it with me on the road. Any suggestions for what dial-up ISP offers the best service for the buck?

Disclaimer: I really, really don't like AOL. :)

Eliz87

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 12:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I have Roadrunner and I use Internet Explorer, I think it's 6.0.

Kstme

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 12:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
We have aol 8.0, Real One and Cox cable. All three work through our cable. I use the aol most often. Maesin uses Real One. The dh uses Cox. ALL use Explorer.

As long as I can do what I want, when I want I don't have a preference. Sometimes I use all three if I'm doing research.

Draheid

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 06:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Max: Check with your cablemodem service provider to see if they don't have some backup/add-on dialup service available that you could use. Most have something similar, and some even include a small amount of dialup time as part of your subscription. If that's not the case, you might want to look into Netzero or earthlink as alternate dialup providers.

Hope that helps.

Sasman

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 07:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Max, we have DSL thru earthlink; as Draheid suggests, earthlink provides a dialup number for when you're not connected thru the normal DSL.

BTW I use IE only because I am so used to it, but again Dra is correct, Netscape does off advantages and is not MS (a big plus in my book).

hth

Draheid

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 07:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, in case anyone thinks I haven't tried other browsers to come to my preference, I also have Netscape 4.79, IE 6.0, and MSNTV (aka WebTV) Emulator installed that I use on occasion for testing. My typical desktop though, has 3 Netscape 7 browsers open at any given time. One currently has 16 tabs (different pages), another has 5 tabs, and the third I use when researching things. I also almost always right-click any links I find such as on a search site, and open in new tab. This helps keep my working desktop a little less cluttered.

Probably TMI, but thought I would share anyway. :O

Crossfire

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 08:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Internet explorer is a solid browser that works 'good enough' in just about every situation but feature wise it has fallen behind just about everything these days.

Like Draheid, I am a huge fan of tabbed browsing, grouped tabs are pure heaven for those of us who keep many pages active.

To get these features, I choose between Mozilla Firebird, or browsers built on the IE engine.

Up until recently, that meant using Netcaptor (not free), now I am using Avant (free). Having quick access to multiple tabbed and grouped pages with auto refresh so I know immediately when someone posts in N&V, quick access to turn off annoying fluff like flash animations and scripting is also a big draw not to mention built in popup blocking.

MS has fallen behind in pretty much every single one of those areas. All it really has going for it these days is that most web developers make sure their pages work properly in IE, and the plugins. And that is why I use IE derivatives to get the best of the old and the new.

Seamonkey

Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 04:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I use BYOA (bring your own access) AOL 9.0 on top of roadrunner.. use the AOL browser most but also use MSIE standalone.

Twiggyish

Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 04:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
MSIE 6.0