Why does logging on to Firefox take so long?

When I first log on in the a.m., it takes so long I think it isn't doing it and hit the icon again, and again. Finally it does log on but then I have 3-4 Firefoxs on the bottom of the screen. Why can't it log on after one attempt and not wait for 4-5 minutes?

I'm having this issue as well but no answers I encounter make any sense to me.
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First iCloud back up.
Full Wi-Fi signal.
Backing up contacts, bookmarks, texts, 10 apps and calander only.
Pictures, videos and notes have all been deleted.
I got an estimate of 4 hours to back up. Cancelled and did a soft reboot, which made the estimate time vary constantly from 15 minutes to three hours when I started again. The progress bar never made it a third of the way in an hour's time so I gave up. I can only hang out at McDonald's for their wi-fi for so long.
Oddly, I checked my storage like suggested above and had 2.3MB in my camera roll...even though I had nothing in it. I shut that off anyway.
BOth Apple and AT&T support were not helpful.

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