Your Preferred Internet Browser?

[bdenner]

Just seen Georges thread on Firefox having come off another forum completely unrelated to Thailand where they have a Poll running on preferred Internet Browsers. Firefox is the outstanding front runner with 80% of the vote with IE a very poor 2nd with less than 10%. I can’t find a similar Poll here so I thought I’d post it just to see if there is any relationship in the outcome.

I use Firefox exclusively but may try Google Chrome to give a chance.

[InSiSongkram]

Firefox all the way for me used it for years its so much faster than IE. Users just don`t like changing and get stuck in their ways.

[JUDAS]

Firefox. I agree it does seem faster.

[ignis]

Firefox for me, used it for years its faster than IE, and until the new I.E only Firefox had tabs and skins I like to use..

[grtaylor]

I like the whole concept of add-ons in Firefox, so that you can choose which "bells and whistles" you want!

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[Rabeang]

Firefox gets my vote too. I've been using it for about a year now and I'm never going back.

[george]

I have converted to Google Chrome, as its faster than FireFox. As second browser I'm using Opera, which can mimic IE for some internet sites that requires IE (some banks and others).

[grtaylor]

I have converted to Google Chrome, as its faster than FireFox. As second browser I'm using Opera, which can mimic IE for some internet sites that requires IE (some banks and others).

Firefox has an add-on called "IE Tab" which does exactly that, too.

[Crossy]

Interestingly, my internet banking (Raiffeisen in Luxembourg) ONLY works with Firefox

[londonthai]

firefox, because it doesn't hang out on me as IE did.

experimenting with chrome, but it doesn't have google toolbar with page rank/search the site/spellchecker/autofill/highlight - and is not perfect yet with some funtions.

just have tried downloading chrome on another mashine - error in dawnloading the second time.

[DaveBKK]

Safari, followed by Firefox. I like the add-ons on Firefox, but it's sure a kludge on the Mac.

[siamshot]

Opera since ver.2 I don't remember how many years ago.

There's just not another browser as good as Opera although Firefox is near.

Also everything we are using in Firefox nowadays - Opera has had it first...

[siamshot]

... not to forget IE, the worst crap of software ever written...

[Sarge]

Safari because I can .... because I Mac

[stumonster]

firefox with foxmarks ( which now does passwords )

[Lite Beer]

Google Chrome. It does seem quicker.

[grtaylor]

firefox with foxmarks ( which now does passwords )

Foxmarks is amazing, given that I have five computers I use regularly. I would never be able to keep my bookmarks up-to-date otherwise.

[Gary A]

I'm NOT a big Apple fan but must say that Safari with Ad Muncher added is a really good combination. The more I use it the better I like it. I do like Chrome too, but it is a Beta and DOES have some glitches. Maybe when Chrome has a final release, I'll give it another shot. Ad Muncher also works great with Chrome.

[dingdongrb]

I'm in love with Google Chrome!!!! :D :D

Since using it a few months I have only had it crash twice (had many other things opened) and when I opened it back up I did a 'restore' where is opened all the pages back up...... nice!!!!

[NHJ]

firefox all the way with different extensions including adblock and noscript to get a good browsing speed without the annoyance of ads.

[kingwillly]

firefox for sure

[mezzoninny]

Right now I'm using a combination of Opera, Safari, Chrome, IE and Firefox.

Firefox has a tendency to suddenly screw up on the 3 or 4 computers I've been through. Once it just crashed for no reason, and lost all of my bookmarks. The other time the toolbars became permanently messed up, and could not be fixed by uninstall/reinstall. I'm not comfortable with Firefox being my only web browser.

Safari is a mess of endless spinning rainbow beachballs (Mac users will know what I mean).

So right now Opera is in fact my favorite, I jump between IE, Opera and Chrome depending on which websites will take which browsers.

[Gary A]

I have downloaded and installed Opera 10. It looks good and seems fast. I have found no glitches yet. Normally glitches occur in anything new but so far I have seen none. It now has a built in spell checker which is an improvement. I have IE 7, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and now the new Opera. Actually all are pretty good. IE 7 and Firefox are by far the slowest.

[sensei]

I'm on Firefox but lately, it has a nasty habit of crashing or stalling whenever I start downloading files. It eve crashes even if I am not doing anything. I have removed most of the unimportant extensions but it still crashes.

Any ideas?

[grtaylor]

I'm on Firefox but lately, it has a nasty habit of crashing or stalling whenever I start downloading files. It eve crashes even if I am not doing anything. I have removed most of the unimportant extensions but it still crashes.

Any ideas?

Works fine for me, including when downloading - not had it crash at all . . . . .

[bobbin]

I guess I am odd man out on this as I prefer IE7. Does tabs better than Ff.

I have Firefox as a backup browser but months seem to go by without using it.

Opera, which gets a lot of press for being the innovator, is a non-starter for me. The way it handles bookmarks drives me crazy. Constantly sliding from one box to the next. Argh!

Chrome? Don't want to use a beta. Come back to it when there is a final.

[grtaylor]

I guess I am odd man out on this as I prefer IE7. Does tabs better than Ff.

I have Firefox as a backup browser but months seem to go by without using it.

Opera, which gets a lot of press for being the innovator, is a non-starter for me. The way it handles bookmarks drives me crazy. Constantly sliding from one box to the next. Argh!

Chrome? Don't want to use a beta. Come back to it when there is a final.

I wasn't happy with the Tabs in either IE or FF, but there is an add-on to Firefox called "Tab Mix Plus" which really improves it with many extra options.

[george]

Here is the thaivisa users stat

TOP Browser Versions on Thaivisa.com December 2008
	NAME, percent
1.	MSIE 7.0			36.45
2.	Firefox 3.0.4		26.89
3.	MSIE 6.0			16.66
4.	Firefox 2.0.0.18		4.28
5.	Safari 525.27.1		2.08
6.	Chrome 0.4.154.29 Safari 525.19	2.08
7.	Chrome 0.4.154.25 Safari 525.19	0.89
8.	Firefox 3.0.3		0.89
9.	Safari 525.20.1		0.87
10.	MSIE 8.0			0.81
11.	Firefox 3.0.1		0.78
12.	Opera 9.62			0.72
13.	Safari 525.26.12		0.50
14.	Safari 525.22		0.49
15.	Firefox 2.0.0.14		0.38
16.	Firefox 3.0				0.38
17.	Opera 9.61			0.33
18.	Mozilla 5.0			0.30
19.	Firefox 3.0.2		0.22
20.	Safari 525.20		0.20

[Samuian]

since ever... admirer of firefox!

easy, light, fast, controls in the hands of the user, at ease... no muck!

[dingdongrb]

Here is the thaivisa users stat

TOP Browser Versions on Thaivisa.com December 2008
	NAME, percent
1.	MSIE 7.0			36.45
2.	Firefox 3.0.4		26.89
3.	MSIE 6.0			16.66
4.	Firefox 2.0.0.18		4.28
5.	Safari 525.27.1		2.08
6.	Chrome 0.4.154.29 Safari 525.19	2.08
7.	Chrome 0.4.154.25 Safari 525.19	0.89
8.	Firefox 3.0.3		0.89
9.	Safari 525.20.1		0.87
10.	MSIE 8.0			0.81
11.	Firefox 3.0.1		0.78
12.	Opera 9.62			0.72
13.	Safari 525.26.12		0.50
14.	Safari 525.22		0.49
15.	Firefox 2.0.0.14		0.38
16.	Firefox 3.0				0.38
17.	Opera 9.61			0.33
18.	Mozilla 5.0			0.30
19.	Firefox 3.0.2		0.22
20.	Safari 525.20		0.20

One could assume that IE is at the top of the list as this is the browser that most PCs come equipped with and I would tend to believe that most TV members are not canny enough to be able to download a free browser from the Internet and load it on their PC......