Comments on: My ISP is a DNS Sellout!

By: bmbufalo

bmbufalo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:28:23 +0000

I have switched over to OpenDNS for almost a month and love it! I don't even have roadrunner but it has really been nice. Mistyping addresses is almost a thing of the past! Thank you!

By: Why you should use OpenDNS. | The OSM Blog

Why you should use OpenDNS. | The OSM Blog — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:03:54 +0000

[...] Furthermore, there are companies like Road Runner which redirect you to spammy sites when you typo domain names instead of just reporting an error and letting your browser show a 404 or [...]

By: bmbufalo

bmbufalo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:28:23 +0000

I have switched over to OpenDNS for almost a month and love it! I don't even have roadrunner but it has really been nice. Mistyping addresses is almost a thing of the past! Thank you!

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:53:54 +0000

Good stuff. Thanks for taking the time out to comment!

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:17:09 +0000

It took me about 3 days before I switched to OpenDNS. I've been using it with RoadRunner now for about a year and thank god I don't have to see that terrible page anymore.

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:15:59 +0000

Oh no, your router picks up the DNS server IPs via DHCP. So if you typo typing in a web URL and you aren't getting results similar to my first screenshot, then your ISP hasn't 'sold out' yet. Which is great, but there are still some reasons to use OpenDNS, such as potentially faster lookups, configurable filtering of certain types of sites (like porn, malware, etc).. anyway, you can visit their site if you want more info.

Thanks for your comment!

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:11:46 +0000

I hear ya. I just switched my personal router over to OpenDNS, might as well practice what I preach, eh? So far so good.

By: Rahsheen

Rahsheen — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:06:42 +0000

Awesome read, I had no clue this project existed. I haven't had any issues yet, but I have Comcast, so It's only a matter of time. Or maybe my router keeps me from seeing all that crap.

By: tsudohnimh

tsudohnimh — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:31:20 +0000

I've seen 2 ISPs in our market add this to their service within the past 3months and I hate it. The results are fixed. I've yet to see the same results when trying a Yahoo search. It can also be a pain doing network testing.

I second the positive vote for OpenDNS. I've been using it for over a year now and love it. It is much faster and offers tons of options.

I fear we are seeing the wave of the future