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One reason I don't use OpenDNS.com or Google DNS is that it means I might not hit the optimal CDN for me. Maybe they have improved things but last time I used it, I often ended up hitting CDN end points that were not optimal. For example, downloading MSDN content was slow. If I switched to my internet service providers DNS servers, I would hit a more optimal CDN end point that was faster. I had a similar experience with Netflix.

Note my example with MSDN took place a while ago so it might be replicable today.



It might be worth trying again, at least in theory, you should get correct CDN endpoints whatever happens. I suppose there might be an exception to this if a CDN has edge nodes within your ISP though. There's a bit more detail at https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/faq#cdn


My solution is to use my provider's DNS servers first and Google DNS after those.




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