What does everyone think of OpenDNS?

[Thetech]

What does everyone think about OpenDNS? I was thinking about changing from my Isp's DNS to OpenDNS but I was wondering what the general opinion on it was.

 

[cmetz]

Well intentioned but clueless.

 

[Thetech]

Originally posted by: cmetz
Well intentioned but clueless.

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I better post this just incase anyone doesn't know what I'm talking about.Opendns


Why should I use OpenDNS?
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 services?

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.

If we're not sure what to do with an error, we provide search results for you to choose from.
Does using OpenDNS cost me money?

No. OpenDNS is free to use.
How does OpenDNS make money?

OpenDNS makes money by offering clearly labeled advertisements alongside organic search results when the domain entered is not valid and not a typo we can fix. OpenDNS will provide additional services on top of its enhanced DNS service, and some of them may cost money. Speedy, reliable DNS will always be free.

 

[JackMDS]

I already read reports about few problems that caused by the fact that you add an additional proxy to the surfing process.

Still waiting to hear of any real functional advantage beyond selling points.

I have a 3Mb/sec. DSL and the pages come on faster than my visual cognitive capacities as is So another few msec (if at all) would not make any different.

On a positive note, at least there is No claim that download of files would be faster than what my connection can tolerate as is.

However, it might be too early in the Game, stay tune the next few months would decide.

 

[amdskip]

I've been using them ever since Insights dns servers messed up. Seems to work ok to me.