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mr__ed
Explorer
Oct 12, 2020

I needed to add an extra browser

I use two browsers on my PC(running Windows 10 Pro), Microsoft Edge and Vivaldi. I've been leaning towards Vivaldi lately, although Edge is fine. I was attempting to log in to my banking website today and it wouldn't accept my password. I tried using both browsers to no avail. I called customer service and was told they were having trouble with those browsers. It was then recommended I try Firefox instead. So I went ahead and installed it. Sure enough, I logged in without difficulty. It's the first time I couldn't log in with my usual two browsers. I suppose it's only a temporary situation, but I'll keep Firefox for future use if necessary. It's a good idea to have more than one browser, anyway, just in case your usual one gives problems. In my case, I needed a third. :)
  • Edge has a lot of problems. Chrome by far is the best as is FireFox.
  • Firefox is more concerned for your personal privacy than any other browser that i know of. If there's a better alternative, I'd love to hear about it.
  • Fire fox my laptop , Chrome on my Android tablet and phone, i also have Samsung browser,
    Over the years i have tried may different ones
    On Windows and Android
  • wnjj wrote:
    I’ve never heard of Vivaldi until your post (not that I go looking for browsers much). If one of your main browsers doesn’t even make the top 10, it kind of doesn’t count when it comes to compatibility with websites as they likely never tested to it. If it continues to gain acceptance it will become more widely supported.

    https://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

    As much as I’m not a big fan of The Google, Chrome is now the most widely used and therefore most likely to avoid those kind of issues.


    Vivaldi is an Opera spinoff and has pretty good reviews. I'm familiar with Chrome and understand it's a good browser, but have concern over reported privacy issues. I also agree with others on this thread about Firefox. I've used it before and agree that it's good, but I've settled on Edge and Vivaldi. I like to experiment a little. Another browser I like is Brave. To each his own.
  • Edd505 wrote:
    FireFox for years on multi computers with no issues.


    Ditto on that tho I seems like I had to use Chrome once or twice to fix some particular website issues. Poorly coded websites. I was quite irritated with FF when they canned their CEO for political reasons and used Chrome but I eventually came back to get the extensions that I was used to using.

    Otherwise I'm at the point of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.' and am no longer interested if niche browsers.
  • Firefox is BY FAR my go to browser. Great product. Hate Edge! IE and Chrome are my #2 browsers.
  • wnjj's avatar
    wnjj
    Explorer II
    I’ve never heard of Vivaldi until your post (not that I go looking for browsers much). If one of your main browsers doesn’t even make the top 10, it kind of doesn’t count when it comes to compatibility with websites as they likely never tested to it. If it continues to gain acceptance it will become more widely supported.

    https://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

    As much as I’m not a big fan of The Google, Chrome is now the most widely used and therefore most likely to avoid those kind of issues.

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