slowday444 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 This is probably the third time I've tried it (and the longest, about a week now) in the past two years. They imply it finds sites faster. Download testing is basically a crap shoot with all the variables going on in cyber space at any given time but I really don't ever see any speed increase, although that might be because I normally test close to 5 MBPS and at that rate things kind of even out. Their servers are 500 miles away, my ISP 60. I suppose it has some security benefits. I posted this on Wilders also. Your opinion appreciated! http://www.opendns.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeCee Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I tried it for a while a couple of months ago. There was no remarkable (if any) difference in speed, so i decided not to use it. Also there was a problem with Ad-aware (SE) updates, although there was a workaround for it. -"I suppose it has some security benefits" -I think only security benefit is, that it got phishing filter. It's not a big benefit though, since most browsers got build-in one now a days. Path Copy TeraCopy Unlocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDemolition Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 i use it. haven't noticed a performance drop or increase but i still use it. i like its autocorrection feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I've been using it for a few months and haven't noticed any difference in speed. I like the shortcuts feature. I haven't had any problems with it and haven't seen a reason to switch back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I used to use it till they introduced the shortcuts feature and at the same time had a fallout with Google, at which point the Firefox address bar stopped working properly. Currently I type, for example, 'Play' in the address bar it automatically takes me to www.play.com. With Open DNS it always takes you to their guide page. I and others have discussed this at length on their forums but they stubbornly refuse to do anything about it so I dumped them. Funnily enough I have literally just yesterday tried them again to see if the above issue still existed and it does so it was goodbye ODNS from me again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunerz Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I've noticed a faster response in looking up websites. DNS here is crapshot. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 24, 2008 Currently I type, for example, 'Play' in the address bar it automatically takes me to www.play.com. With Open DNS it always takes you to their guide page. I and others have discussed this at length on their forums but they stubbornly refuse to do anything about it so I dumped them. I didn't know that. I've used it for so long, I never realised the non autocomplete was anything other than normal. Can't say anything about the difference in speed as it's impossible to do an immediate A & B comparison. By the time you change your internet settings, I think it's pretty hard to compare with the previous settings, unless the difference is remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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