Google recently announced it's new Google Public DNS service. This announcement intrigued me. Google claims that this service will provide a faster Internet experience. However, others claim that the speed improvement is just the bait to get people onboard--that the real reason is to allow Google to capture huge datasets of browsing behavior (without abusing or compromising our personal information). This information could benefit Google's search algorithms and I'm sure it would also help with its advertising business as well. Despite the possible ulterior motives, I think it may be worth seeing if the speed benefit is real.

I'm considering using this new service, for grins if nothing else. How about you? I'd love to hear your experiences with the Google Public DNS (or others like OpenDNS for that matter). How was the configuration process? Did you use Google's free phone support? Do you notice a speed increase?

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