Is 1.1 1.1 the fastest DNS?

Is OpenDNS free or paid?

Is that your personal decision?

I always like to get paid software. But, there are free ones as well.

I think it is the same software and you pay to avoid ads etc . You can use it with a one time signup.

I tried downloading from the Windows Marketplace, but when I went to install, it was taking forever to set up the license key. I decided to wait for the actual download instead. Just like when you have to buy the software from your retailer, the initial download can be slower than the actual installation when it is on your computer.

If you go through their Web site, they also offer a 7 day trial with one-hour of Internet time before you get charged for that day, so you know what you are getting into for yourself and your family. My friend has used it to get better security for his kids, since after his older son's school year, they moved from one school to another.

I just went to this page: and I signed up for free. I don't really care if you charge me, because I'm a web surfer and it's more of my own curiosity, I would just want to see how things work.

Thanks so much everyone! I've been on here a little bit today reading up about OpenDNS and seeing what they have to offer. Thanks to all for the suggestions! I chose to wait for the actual install for now, too. I did read reviews online of others who said they got the "trial" version on their computers before, and so I just wanted to know what I was dealing with. I got the "premium" edition through the Windows Marketplace which, again, I am trying to be careful about the pricing of.and I did a search through the community forum and there is so much info already, I'm not sure if it would help me, or not. I still have some things to read through as far as concerns such as my own setup, because it might not be the same for all, at least based off this community experience.

Just wanted to say Thank You! I've finally gotten it working.

Is 1.1 1.1 the fastest DNS?

We all like speed, and the faster we can retrieve websites and web pages from our DNS servers, the better.

DNS has a few main functions, and of those functions, some help us to be able to answer the whois question.

The whois query is an important one as it helps us identify hosts that are reachable from the domain in question. It would be extremely hard for a network to function without this functionality.

Here are two graphs showing 1.1 speed against Google's 8. The graphs are drawn using the WHOIS tool at DNSDB with the results being averaged over multiple time periods.

The graph on the left shows the speeds while the graph on the right shows an average of the speeds over the selected time periods. The time period you select will depend on how quickly your machines move around the world, but typically you will want at least five days, preferably 10-20.

I also used the tools from the graph on the left to draw the 'Speed' line. Here are the results: The numbers are not really very interesting because there is a lot of noise in them. But I can see that most of the points in blue or green are above 0.1ms, which is pretty much unnoticeable to the human eye. However, with the Speed Line on, most of the points are clustered between 0.0 - 0.15ms. This is much more noticeable, and the clustering is much more orderly.

The other interesting thing is that the red (or orange) points have more clusters around them, which seems to indicate the red lines are more concentrated in the 0.3ms to 2.9ms period than the green lines.

What seems to be going on is that when 1.1 did the whois work, it spent a lot of time answering questions and returning answers. The result was that 1.1 took a lot longer to do the whois requests and responses than other DNS servers.

So the answer to the whois question then came down to whether 1.1 was able to move on in the process of answering the questions, which I think it is, because that is the only way it can become faster.

What is the free address for OpenDNS?

Is this the default gateway for the router?

What is the difference? You need to setup the OpenDNS app on your device first. For example, using iOS 7 and iPhone 4S, you can navigate to this page: After logging into your account, you'll be taken to the setup wizard. Just follow the steps to setup DNS. After setup is complete, you will see OpenDNS status indicator at the bottom of the screen. From this screen you can add any websites as custom DNS or view the current settings.

Is OpenDNS no longer free?

We have heard some rumours recently about OpenDNS changing their service model to be paid for.

As you know we use the OpenDNS service and it is a fantastic service that I believe we all appreciate.

When I first heard the rumour of them increasing their subscription price I panicked a bit because there was only a one month contract left to go on the current service. Fortunately they've confirmed that they won't be increasing their subscription price. This is a great news to me, because I think that most people are unaware of the prices they are paying for their free DNS services. The new pricing options are outlined below.

In the past a premium DNS service was paid for by signing up for a year with the service provider and the price then increased every year by around 20%. While I know that many people would have been happy to pay the higher price I felt it was always a bad deal for me because I never had any intention of being a long term customer.

At the end of the year my subscription price would become significantly more than it had been at the start. Since I know that I am not going to be a long term customer, it has always made more sense to just keep a free DNS service up and running at home.

The reason I like OpenDNS so much is that it gives me such a lot of flexibility. It allows me to change my settings quickly and easily without needing to contact the service provider first. It allows me to use it as an additional security service in addition to our regular router security settings. I can set OpenDNS to allow access to particular websites and I can then allow or deny these sites to connect to the internet without having to remember to change the settings each time I want to access the site. The best thing is that these changes are made without me having to contact OpenDNS first.

While OpenDNS doesn't give me any direct benefit in terms of online security they do give me an extra level of protection from malware infection. This is especially useful for me as I often have a PC connected to my router but not connected to the internet.97 per month for unlimited PCs.

Premium subscriptions continue to be free for one year after the initial purchase.