Alternative browser to safari

does anyone have a view on alternative browsers to safari?  I am having trouble opening webpages, I have updated all the software as of today, reset safari and dont have any extensions.  I am new to MAC, I have a Mac Air with Windows for Mac and previously used Firefox or Google Chrome on my PC.  I dont want to stuff it up.  Gurus Help?
thanks guys.

Rule of thumb is to have another browser installed in case you have problems with Safari.
Firefox works fine on Mac OS X > Download Firefox
As for Safari pages not opening, try this DNS server.
Open System Preferences > Network > Advanced > DNS
Click + and type:
208.67.222.222
Click + again and do the same.
208.67.220.220
Click OK.
Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
These tutorials might come in handy since you are new to Mac >  Apple product tutorials

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