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Offline mrclose

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I am more than impressed! :beer:

I have Verizon FIOS with a 500/500Mbps internet connection and thought my speeds were pretty good.
(I did have the 940/880Mbps connection because Verizon gave us a trial run!)

I didn't keep the higher speeds because we are short on money as it is and $80.00 a month ... just for the internet is more than we want to pay.

What I am impressed with is Cloudflare's new tool called 1.1.1.1

Even with the better than average connection that I have, pages would still tend to load slower than I liked.

After changing my DNS settings to Cloudflare's recommendations, I am zipping along!

Pages load instantly!


The tool reportedly erases browsing histories after 24 hours and allows for ultra fast internet speeds

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Cloudflare has released a free website performance and security tool called 1.1.1.1., billed as “the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service.”

At a time when prying eyes seem to be popping up everywhere, hackers are having field days, and the net neutrality rules are being tossed aside by the Trump administration, having someone ride in on a white horse might just be the answer consumers were looking for.

Cloudflare plans to stake its reputation on the promise that 1.1.1.1.  will be “the internet’s fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service.” The company vows to wipe clean all logs of DNS queries within 24 hours.

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/new-dns-service-promises-faster-speeds-and-increased-security-for-internet-users-040218.html

If you want to go directly to Cloudflare's website the url is: https://1.1.1.1/
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Offline DB

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Google DNS at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 are very fast and reliable. It also should be pretty good at protecting against dangerous sites.

But...

No doubt Google collects information about the sites you go to. Chrome may do that anyway.

NAT routers that can do 800 Mb are pretty expensive are they not? Connection speed doesn't matter that much if the router is the bottleneck.

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NAT routers that can do 800 Mb are pretty expensive are they not? Connection speed doesn't matter that much if the router is the bottleneck.

When I went to the higher speeds (From DSL to FIOS) Verizon provided the FIOS Quantum Gateway router.
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