Posts made by chawoobie

@daria19: I won't give up on Opera that fast. After 116 versions, it is hard to give up, but I need something more reliable right now. Looking forward to getting back to Opera.

As sad as it is for me to say, I'm about to switch browsers after using Opera since build 1! For the past 4 - 5 months, I have been finding increased incompatibilities with sites (mainly financial) that I use regularly. My bank, PNC, does not seem to like Opera, and I have had to etiher use a user-agent switcher (doen's always work) or another browser to access the site. Also, on Charles Schwas and Wells Fargo, when I log in it suggests that I use an up to date browser like Chrome, Edge, Firefox even though I am using the latest version of Opera. I can still log in with Opera after ignoring the prompt.

What is puzzling, is that I have tried DuckDuckGo, Vivaldi, and Brave, as well as more mainstream browsers like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox with no problem. It seems to me there is some sort of user-agent issue with Opera (?) that is causing these problems, since DDG, Vivaldi, and Brave are recognized and accepted.

I've been patiently waiting for a fix, but it is getting more frustrating by the day. I will keep Opera on my computers and check back periodically, but I need a browser I can ely on. Right now, it looks like it will be Brave.

Still no joy when it comes to trying to load certain sites: PNC Bank, xfinity stream, others. Have to use Chrome for these sites. Hopefully, this problem will be resolved soon, or I will be changing browsers.

No joy! I still can't log into PNC bank using Opera! Interesting, if it helps, is that whenever I try to log in, the same PNC home page opens. If I use any other browser, the home page varies with different banking/investing themes. Not sure what that means, but interesting. I'm also running into occasional problems with several other sites, as well. I'm about to give up.

@burnout426: Thanks. I'll give it a try.

@mawagner0 Sadly, no! Chrome still works, DuckDuckGo, Firefox, Brave but not Opera!

Still no joy with PNC Bank and Opera! I just downloaded Brave browser and was able to log on with no problem! I am using Chrome for bank business and that works fine. There must be some setting in Opera that is messing wtih my PNC Bank login, but I'm running out of ideas! If it wee a program, extension, or app, I would expect the same problem with Chrome and Brave, but they work fine.

@tastodd: Yes. Did a complete uninstall, using Revo uninstaller, then a reinstall - same problem. It could be something with my profile, but I'm at a loss as to what to try next.

@daria19: FYI. When I go to my bank website with Chome, I open the login page, enter my username and password, and the site opens. With Opera I go to the login page, enter username and password, then some 10 second authorization takes place, then I have to reenter my username and password on another page, then it rejects the login.

@daria19: No. I'm not using a VPN.

@daria19: Daria - Yes they work fine in Chrome, which is why I don't understand why they don't work in Opera.Maybe six months ago or so, I had no problems. I don't want to switch from Opera as I've been using it since the beginning.

As much as it saddens me, I am getting to the point where I am considering switching my default browser from Opera to something else. I have been using Opera as my default browser since the first build came out in the 90's, so this isn't an easy decision, but I am finding more and more sites that won't recognize Opera, or say that I need to use an up-to-date browser.

I bank with PNC, and for years have been able to do so with Opera but ,in the past few months, have been unable to do so. Speaking with PNC has been no help as they don't list Opera as a supported browser. Now, in the past few weeks I am having trouble with Charles Schwab, Wells Fargo, and xfinity.

It just seems to be getting worse and worse, and I have tried everything I can think of to resolve the problem without success - I am quite knowledgeable when it comes to computers. I just want to have one browser that works for everything I do - switching browser for financial sites is not an acceptable option to me. It would seem that this would be a fairly easy fix for Opera to do with user-agent strings or something, as most UA extensions are out of date.

I'd be more than happy to try other fixes or have Opera fix this, as I have been loyal to Opera from the first release until now.

@chawoobie: I spoke too soon. Still can't log into PNC bank with Opera. I have to use a different browser.

@daria19: Daria - Looks like all is well, so far, in the .144 build!! I'm now able to log into PNC bank with no problem!

Thanks!

@daria19: I'm still having trouble with PNC bank. User-agents switchers all seem to have outdated user-agent strings, so they don't seem to work. I can use Firefox browser with no problem - it has a different user-agent string. Question: is it an Opera issue - needing to modify its default user-agent string, or is it a PNC bank issue - needing to recognize the Opera string as legitimate? Or is it a more complicated isssue?

Has anyone else been noticing an increase in sites that Opera doesn't work with? I've been using Opera since it was first introduced many years ago, but in the last few months I'm finding sites that do not recognize Opera. Since it uses the Chrome engine, I would think there wouldn't be problems.

So far I'm having problems with PNC bank, xfinity, PayPal, and Charles Schwab. I'm wondering if there is some setting I am overlooking or some conflict with anti-virus and secuity software.

@daria19: PNCbank.com
Charles Schwab
Sometimes xfinity.com

I have tried using user agent switchers, but lately even those don't solve the problem!

It seems I am finding more sites that don't recognize Opera as a legitimate browser. I've been an Opera use since its first release. First, my bank - pnc.com, failed to recognize Opera. I've spoken with PNC on multiple occasions and they suggest I use a different browser! I don't want to change browsers just to do my banking. I also find that Charles Schwab suggests that my browser might not work on their site, and that I should consider using a different browser. I ignore this warning and everything seems to be fine. Today, when I logged into xfinity to check the TV schedule for tonight, it also suggested I use a different/supported browser.
Is there anything that can be done to fix this, or might there be something else I am overlooking that is causing these problems?

@leocg Problem Solved! After pestering PNC bank repeatedly on X, they finally stopped blocking Opera!! I can now log in just fine without using user-agents or a different browser.

@leocg I feel like I shouldn't still have to do this, given that we are now in Build 112. Unless it is PNC blocking since it doesn't recognize Opera as an approved browser! How difficult can that be?

PNC says it isn't their problem.