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Title: Firefox woes
Post by: Nickbat on 04 November 2010, 13:16:27

I have been using Firefox for ages. Last week, it automatically updated itself and, since then, it has become incredibly slow and has also been fallen over on numerous occasions.

The problem is not with sites like OOF, which loads as before, but rather with commercial sites, where FF spends hours waiting for things like "ad.uk.doubleclick.net" to load.  >:(

Has anyone else experienced difficulties?  :-?

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 04 November 2010, 13:26:16

checking the net , seems like you are not lonely..

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: Chris_H on 04 November 2010, 13:36:23

At the risk of bringing problems on myself...  not yet.

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: aaronjb on 04 November 2010, 13:41:01

I was about to declare 'No problems here!' ... and then I realised I'm using Chrome ;D  :-[

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: waspy on 04 November 2010, 13:47:52

IE8 has been peeing me off for a while now >:( :(

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 November 2010, 13:49:43

Block all the ad sites, then. Adblock plus and NoScript plugins required, IMHO.

Kevin

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: MV6Matt on 04 November 2010, 14:06:23

.......Stopped using FF at beginning of year - prefer Chrome now.
It would crash with out explanation, freeze or hang immobile......

Use IE8 other wise.

My son still uses FF for online games and that doesn't seem to be a problem...........

Have to use IE7 at work.........

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: waspy on 04 November 2010, 14:09:54

Just downloaded GC. See how that goes :-/

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: Nickbat on 04 November 2010, 14:29:18

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Block all the ad sites, then. Adblock plus and NoScript plugins required, IMHO.

Kevin

Thanks, Kevin. :y

I've installed those and there does seem to some improvement, but still not as fast as it was before the upgrade, I think.

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: wingman on 04 November 2010, 16:19:21

As others I use Chrome which I have found to be fastest of the lot so far. I also use Firefox from time to time but IE8 is a real PIA as far as I'm concerned

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: Banjax on 04 November 2010, 17:21:27

try Safari for a week, I find Chrome and Firefox torturous...............as slow as a week in the jail to coin an old phrase :y

Title: Re: Firefox woes
Post by: Nickbat on 04 November 2010, 22:39:50

I am trying out Firefox 4.0 Beta and the problems of slow loading have disappeared.

Indeed, it seems to be fast!  :y