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Quality of OpenDNS?
I know that this might be confusing with all my OpenID talk, but I just stumbled on a concept called OpenDNS. The concept is simple that instead of using the official DNS system which is closed property, you would use the open DNS servers of the OpenDNS network.
The advantages are numerous, and I quote from the OpenDNS site:
Why is OpenDNS safer than what I’m using now for DNS?
OpenDNS intercepts phishing attempts. OpenDNS customers will be warned if they attempt to visit a phishing site.
Why is OpenDNS faster than other DNS servces?
Two things make OpenDNS faster than similar services. First, OpenDNS runs a really big, smart cache, so every OpenDNS user benefits from the activities of the broader OpenDNS user base. Second, OpenDNS runs a high-performance network which is geographically distributed (see network map) and serviced by several redundant connections. OpenDNS responds to your query from the nearest location. That means we’re very fast (and extremely reliable, to boot).
Why is OpenDNS smarter?
We fix typos in the URLs you enter whenever we can. For example, if you’re using OpenDNS craigslist.og will lead directly to craigslist.org.
When you try to go to a website that won’t load, instead of a browser error we show you OpenDNS Guide and help you get to where you want to go.
Now my really big question is: can I trust these guys? What is the quality of their service and is it really worth the trouble? Soon I will be getting my proper internet connection here and it might be interesting to set the router to OpenDNS but I would really like to know what others think first.
Cristiano,
You can read what blogs have to say about us.
http://www.opendns.com/about/blog_buzz.php
You can read what the press have to say about us.
http://www.opendns.com/about/press_coverage.php
Our system status is open to the world at http://system.opendns.com/
I know we’re trustworthy, but you probably wanted to hear that from people who don’t work for OpenDNS.
Seriously, what else can we do to convince you?
Cheers,
John Roberts
OpenDNS
Thank you for personaly commenting on this post, but you were right to understand that I would like the opinion of someone NOT mentioned on your page. It’s not like I don’t trust your service, but it is more that I will have to wait for my new router to try it out.
For now I just would like some other people’s opinions.