The new browser, though not complete, is a giant leap forward for Netscape. The first difference most users will notice about the new Netscape is improvement in page load times.
Pages spring up much faster than in older versions.
Obviously your Internet connection speed is the largest factor in load times and no browser can overcome a bandwidth shortage, but the effect is noticeable at almost any connection rate. Unlike IE, which displays very generic, non-descriptive error messages, Netscape has more specific error messages. There are many other features of the new browser beyond the scope of this newsletter. It should be noted that this is a preview release and therefore will contain some bugs that will be corrected prior to its final release. Those customers currently beyond the range for standard residential DSL types should be pleased to hear that new, longer range DSL types will be available from IDC in upcoming months.