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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 6:03 pm
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Originally Posted by GinFizz
I've had similar problems with Firefox for more than a year now. And because I have a Chinese version of Windows with an English overlay opening a new Google search window defaults to the Chinese version of the com.hk site.

As far as I recall somewhere below the search bar on the left there is a "use Google.com in English" link, but I'll try the "google.com/ncr" method when I get back to China later this week.
While i am not an IT expert, I have problems with Firefox on my 2 dell laptops here. In the office we have 6 computers, a mix of dell, Apple, & China IBM.
-They all seem to be abet different, i assumed it was the age/software issues, but now ?...

- as moondog said, the core problem is speed in china, which can vary on the time of day. i avoid 9 am & 5 pm (china time) internet use if possible durring week days.
- & any fiscal transactions are done on a hard line, never with wireless !.
- BTW, Dell ebay has some great prices on older laptops with all the US software... I have bought several that way & brought them here to China, & then the Dell service hotline will redirect you to India if calling from China.
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