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Open DNS

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Has anyone tried using Open DNS or Google DNS?

And if so did you notice any improvements in connections or webpage security?
 
grip said:
Has anyone tried using Open DNS or Google DNS?

And if so did you notice any improvements in connections or webpage security?
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Use it all the time. It is the easiest way to avoid your ISP using DNS to prevent you getting on websites, which sadly is common world wide.
 
PeteEU said:
Use it all the time. It is the easiest way to avoid your ISP using DNS to prevent you getting on websites, which sadly is common world wide.
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So it's true that those times when I can't pull anything up on a link it's probably an ISP block? The world's governments and companies are becoming control freaks. Supposedly, Open DNS has better security against malicious websites? Which would be cool because the only viruses I get anymore, I know are from some imbecilic jerk who's written the script into their page.
 
grip said:
So it's true that those times when I can't pull anything up on a link it's probably an ISP block? The world's governments and companies are becoming control freaks. Supposedly, Open DNS has better security against malicious websites? Which would be cool because the only viruses I get anymore, I know are from some imbecilic jerk who's written the script into their page.
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If it happens all the time on the same website.. then maybe yes. An easy way to check is via Anonymouse.org or similar and of course Down For Everyone Or Just Me -> Check if your website is down or up?

For example in Denmark the court system banned Piratebay.org so all ISPs are obligated to block the site. They dont really agree with this or any censorship, so they do it via DNS. So switch to open source and volia you got Piratebay.org again. Of course it only works if the ISP uses DNS blocking.. in the UK they use different methods to block piratebay, because the ISPs are for censorship there.
 
PeteEU said:
Use it all the time. It is the easiest way to avoid your ISP using DNS to prevent you getting on websites, which sadly is common world wide.
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We had an issue a few years back where our ISP's DNS service kept going down. After we moved and have a different ISP, we haven't had that issue. I have thought about using a 3rd party DNS service, but there's no need to at the moment.
 
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